Review

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word
Books

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor's final word

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
Film

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
Books

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Books

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
Books

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Books

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024
TV

Boybands, Mr Bates and an 80s bonkbuster: The ultimate guide to the best TV shows of 2024

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Best books of 2024

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game
Film

Grand Theft Hamlet: Why these unemployed actors staged a Shakespeare play inside a video game

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Film

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Books

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
Books

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos
Band Aid recorded Do They Know It's Christmas? in 1984
TV

The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? review – spine-tingling scenes alongside camp and chaos

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024
Music

BBC 6 Music's Deb Grant: These are the albums, gigs and books that brought me joy in 2024

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse
Books

Juice by Tim Winton review – asking big questions after the apocalypse

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona
TV

New Martha Stewart documentary shows fragility beneath the Darth Vader persona

Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?
Film

Seven Samurai is the daddy of all action films. So why have I never watched it until now?

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera
Claire Jackson

I committed a cardinal sin at the Wexford Festival Opera

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling
Books

Gliff by Ali Smith review – ingenious and warm anti-establishment storytelling