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H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve
H is for happiness
Film

H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve

The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill
Books

The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill

Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart
The main action takes place over a single night in a swanky restaurant on the top floor of Hotel Cartagena in Hamburg
Books

Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart

Minari makes America seem like a land of opportunity again
Minari
Film

Minari makes America seem like a land of opportunity again

Creation Stories: As with Oasis, you might find you prefer the early stuff
TV

Creation Stories: As with Oasis, you might find you prefer the early stuff

Comedians are turning to podcasts to find people to show off to
Alexei Sayle at The Soho Theatre. Image credit: Photo by Donald Cooper/Shutterstock
Culture

Comedians are turning to podcasts to find people to show off to

SAS: Red Notice is an Andy McNab rollercoaster with some cracks and creaks
Film

SAS: Red Notice is an Andy McNab rollercoaster with some cracks and creaks

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining
The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu is set in a dystopian version of Edinburgh. Image credit: Semaka / Pixabay
Books

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny
This is no ordinary family, as the mother implores her children to eat her body upon her death in Shalom Auslander’s Mother for Dinner. Image credit: Engin Akyurt / Pixabay
Books

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down
Books

Thin Places by Kerri Ní Dochartaigh: Heady, bright and difficult to pin down

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive
Ewen Bremner’s portrayal of Alan McGee is unveiled at the Glasgow Film Festival.
Film

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: Slightly slimmed-down and impressive

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler
The Dark and the Wicked is a chilling new twist on the family dynamic.
Film

The Dark and the Wicked review: Another deeply upsetting nerve-jangler

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: Restless and rare talent
Patricia Lockwood came to fame as a Twitter ninja. Image credit: PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay
Books

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: Restless and rare talent

The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back
The owners is released on February 22. Image credit: Supplied
Film

The Owners: Horror that doesn't hold back

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'
Film

Sophia Loren: 'Little by little, you see the light at the end of the tunnel'

Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on
Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay is out on February 18.
Books

Bessie Smith by Jackie Kay: Contemporary and urgent 25 years on

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WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it
TV

WandaVision is not for everyone, but god I loved it

We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured
Conor O’Callaghan’s We Are Not in the World has a “seemingly unremarkable premise” which sees Paddy drive a truck around Europe. Image credit: Public Domain Pictures / Pixabay
Books

We Are Not in the World by Connor O’Callaghan: Prose to be savoured

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’
Tom Hanks in News of the World directed by Paul Greengrass
Film

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’

Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it
Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi
Books

Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi: There isn't a biography quite like it

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