Reviews

Film of the week: The Crime is Mine

Prolific French filmmaker François Ozon’s new film relies on Isabelle Huppert to elevate its charm, but misses a chance for a perfect crowd-pleaser.

Book review: The Schoolgirl, Her Teacher, and His Wife

A fresh and careful perspective on one of the nation’s most notorious cases

Film of the week: Shayda

Noora Niasari’s feature debut, aided by one of the best performances of the year, effectively unpacks a difficult subject without emotional manipulation

Book review: What about men?

Comedian and commentator Caitlin Moran follows her humorous feminist manifesto with a tongue-in-cheek look at the strange world of men.

Film of the week: The Creator plus ticket giveaway

Gareth Edwards escapes the Star Wars Universe to bring a new, original and exciting sci-fi romp aimed to please everyone yearning for new original stories….

Book review: Night Side of the River

Book review: The Wager

A mostly forgotten maritime misadventure is transformed into a newly thrilling saga of hubris, nemesis and treachery on the high seas

Film of the week: A Haunting in Venice

Kenneth Branagh’s third Poirot feature is a fun gothic whodunit that gets to elevate the original story but, more importantly, liberate the filmmaker from his…

Film of the week: Scrapper

An impressive feature debut, Scrapper charmingly merges the British tradition of ‘kitchen sink drama’ with magic realism.

Book review: Tom Lake

Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake is a delightful tale of a mother recounting a long-ago romance to her adult daughters