Review
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
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Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch review – a beautiful and affecting debut novel
Catalan poet and author Pol Guasch's sharp and succinct prose cuts straight to the heart of every thought and emotion
The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
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The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
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One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz review – an understated and empathetic coming-of-age story
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim review – tension-filled horror debut delivers
Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age
Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation is an eerie prediction of our surveillance age
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
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Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – Parisian feminism through the ages
Kinds of Kindness show it's not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
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Kinds of Kindness show it's not enough to accept alienation under capitalism – we must love it too
Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
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Deliver Me by Elle Nash review – transgressive thrills
Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
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Freakslaw by Jane Flett review – dark comedy set on the edge of the mainstream
Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
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Blur: To The End review – poignant new music film shows a band of brothers reunited
Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag
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Why Sasquatch Sunset is so much more than just a gross-out comedy in Chewbacca drag
After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
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After the pandemic years, audience are more appreciative of intimate musical experiences than ever
Netflix's Hit Man is what we used to call 'a good time at the movies' – but times have changed
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Netflix's Hit Man is what we used to call 'a good time at the movies' – but times have changed
All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
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All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
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The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
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The Great White Bard by Farah Karim-Cooper review – a new way of seeing Shakespeare
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
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Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi review – electrifying, experimental writing
The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
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The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan review – a droll insight into a year of loss
The Garfield Movie review – we're not feline the tubby orange tabby's full CGI makeover
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The Garfield Movie review – we're not feline the tubby orange tabby's full CGI makeover
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
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The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard review – the moral conundrums of coming of age
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
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Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger review – a captivating and original gothic novel
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
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These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere review – love in the face of hate
Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace
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Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace
Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
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Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout review – finding defiant beauty amid devastation of war
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
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