Entertainment
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‘Must see’ movie: Monkey Man
Dev Patel stars as a revenge-minded man scheming and jabbing his way through a chaotic, highly charged city in India -
‘Must read’ book: Cahokia Jazz – Francis Spufford
Murder and mystery in a fictional city in a rich slice of detective noir -
Movie of the year: Maestro
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan’s chemistry Is pitch-perfect in Maestro -
Album of the year: Javelin – Sufjan Stevens
The Detroit indie hero returns to singer/songwriter mode for magnificent, riveting and gorgeous songs of sacrifice -
‘Must read’ book: Prophet Song – Paul Lynch
This year’s Booker Prize novel imagines a fascist Ireland. Yes, it can happen anywhere -
Classic album covers : Smash Song Hits – Rodgers and Hart
Not so much a Classic Album cover, more the story of the invention of a whole new genre -
‘Must see’ movie: May December
Wickedly funny yet really unsettling, May December walks a tonal tightrope with compelling style -
Classic album covers: Purple Rain – Prince
Sound and vision: Prince and The Revolution's Purple Rain -
Listen to this! Black Bayou – Robert Finley
Late-blooming Southern troubadour’s bawdy, swamp-infused fourth album is his best -
‘Must read’ book: Bournville – Jonathan Coe
The changing face of postwar Britain is brilliantly captured by Jonathan Coe -
‘Must read’ book: The Fraud – Zadie Smith
A dazzling depiction of Victorian colonial England where truth is an illusion -
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Listen to this! the record – boygenius
A gorgeously melancholic rumination on identity, self-discovery, love and loss in the iPhone era -
‘Must see’ movie: Theater Camp
There’s no people like show people in this hilariously affectionate look at young performers with stage fever -
Classic Album covers : Rainbow Ffolly Sallies Fforth – Rainbow Ffolly
The first band to release an album before releasing a single - Bucks boys Rainbow Ffolly. A lost masterpiece -
‘Must read’ book: The Bee Sting – Paul Murray
The epic family novel is alive and well in the masterful hands of Paul Murray -
‘Must see’ movie: Oppenheimer
That rarest of films: a sophisticated and bracing movie that’s made for adults and makes nobody say, “I’ll wait till it’s on streaming.” -
Listen to this! The Great White Sea Eagle – James Yorkston, Nina Persson and the Second Hand Orchestra
A special collaboration of tender, gentle moments that results in an enchanting and meditative listen
