Review

David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens' epic novel
Eddy Payne as David Copperfield at the Jermyn Street Theatre.
Theatre

David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens' epic novel

Porn Play review – this isn't just theatre, it's a wake-up call
Theatre

Porn Play review – this isn't just theatre, it's a wake-up call

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
Books

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors
Books

The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi review – a strange, engrossing literary hall of mirrors

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
Film

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
Books

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture
Books

The Expansion Project by Ben Pester review – a surreal dismantling of corporate culture

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity
Books

Blood Book by Kim de l’Horizon review – extended meditations on non-binary identity

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Film

Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money
Books

A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap review – give them some money

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga
Books

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by Keith Cameron review – an uplifting Manic Street Preachers saga

Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory
Books

Relearning to Read by Ann Morgan review – eye-opening and revelatory

100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound
Books

100,000 Birthdays by Cynthia Rogerson review – as fun as it is profound

Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
Lucy Sweet

Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans
Film

The Mastermind review – Kelly Reichardt lays out the worst-laid plans

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog
Books

Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood review – evoking our collective Covid brain fog

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The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects
Books

The Other Girl by Annie Ernaux review – grief's rippling effects

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world
Books

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged and vaudevillian world

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story
Film

Good Boy review – tails of the unexpected in a ghostly shaggy-dog story

The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager
Books

The Colonel and The King by Peter Guralnick review – behind the myth of Elvis and his manager

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