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LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022
Glass Onion, Matilda, Triangle of Sadness
London Film Festival

LFF eats the rich: 7 films tackling inequality at the London Film Festival 2022

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid
Keanu Reeves and Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula
horror

30 years on, Bram Stoker’s Dracula is still the most beautiful film committed to celluloid

This England: Does Kenneth Branagh let Boris Johnson off the hook?
Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in This England
TV

This England: Does Kenneth Branagh let Boris Johnson off the hook?

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead
Big Issue books editor Jane Graham's definitive list of the must read books you need to add to your reading pile this season
Books

Must read books this autumn: An essential list to brighten the short, dark days ahead

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress
Mrs Harris goes to Paris
film

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris review: Lesley Manville swaps drudgery for a dream dress

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths
Theon Cross is featured on Blue Note Re:imagined II
Music

Blue Note Re:imagined II goes back in time to forge future paths

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised
Trans flag eyeshadow
Book reviews

Morbid Obsessions review: A safety blanket for the marginalised

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
happy people at pride
Book reviews

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow

In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration
Lady Leshurr and Rosie Jones abseil the National Lift Tower in Northampton for Channel 4's Trip Hazard
TV review

In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: 'Hopepunk' novel imagines a positive future for humanity
silhouette against the universe
Book reviews

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: 'Hopepunk' novel imagines a positive future for humanity

What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee's 'upturned fairytale'
A refugee boat
Book reviews

What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee's 'upturned fairytale'

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher
Three silhouettes on stage
Book reviews

Acting Class by Nick Drnaso review: Misfit drama students and one increasingly erratic teacher

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream
florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Don't Worry Darling
Film review

Don't Worry Darling: A dystopian take on the American Dream

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
Mexican border
Book reviews

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick
Crimes of the future
film

Crimes of the future: Surgery is the new sex in Cronenberg's latest ick-flick

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we're more connected than ever
Woman on a balcony
book reviews

An Exciting and Vivid Inner Life review: Exploring loneliness when we're more connected than ever

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Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best'
Arcade Fire in Glasgow
Review

Arcade Fire tour: ‘Just some humans doing our best'

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years
rainbow street crossing
book reviews

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years

Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year
bare trees
book reviews

Venomous Lumpsucker review: The most original – and horrifying – novel of the year

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond
gardening hands
Book reviews

Tasting Sunlight by Ewald Arenz review: Two damaged souls healed by a beautiful bond