Arts/Music/Film

Hilary Mantel, Ali Smith and Tsitsi Dangarembga completed landmark series, Martin Amis turned to autofiction and Elena Ferrante returned to Naples – plus a host Continue Reading

The word “unprecedented” was thrown around a lot in 2020. And in many ways, yes, it was a year of firsts. We went through summer Continue Reading

“Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “Nomadland,” and “First Cow” have been named the best films of 2020 in IndieWire’s annual critics poll. By Zack Sharf The Continue Reading

British espionage writer John le Carré has died aged 89, following a short illness, his literary agent has said. The Spy Who Came In From Continue Reading

Review: A loving and extensive exploration into the late artist’s most raw and personal record The Lowdown: Few creative efforts ever reach the finish line Continue Reading

This mini-album, this “project”, may be the first new music from Midnight Oil in some two decades, but its genesis goes back almost two decades Continue Reading

Noah Hawley’s fourth run finds the showrunner at his most ambitious by Jenn Adams The Pitch: Like the first fall of snow in an open Continue Reading

Sarah Paulson is brilliantly menacing as Nurse Ratched in Ryan Murphy’s latest Netflix series, which melds the 1975 film with his American Horror Story hallmarks Continue Reading

On the 30th anniversary of the release of ‘Goodfellas’, Ed Power revisits the shocking and uproarious Scorsese classic that revitalised the gangster genre and transformed Continue Reading