Pick of the restBuried With Michael Sheen<\/p>\n
BBC; available now<\/p>\n
Buried With Michael Sheen. Photograph: BBC\/Wall to Wall<\/p>\n
Summed up in a sentence The actor searches for answers in a two-part investigation into \u201cforever chemicals\u201d dumped in Welsh quarries in the mid-20th century.
What our reviewer said \u201cIt proves to be a story that keeps throwing up moments and characters for which a scriptwriter would congratulate themselves.\u201d Jack Seale<\/p>\n
Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing<\/p>\n Netflix; available now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A harrowing and sobering sequel documentary that pours through the on-going Boeing aviation safety scandal after the death of a whistleblower. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Little Bird<\/p>\n Sky Atlantic\/Now; available now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Evocative period drama based on the true story of Indigenous children who were forcibly taken from their families by the Canadian government. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018Little Bird: this beautiful, moving Canadian drama will fill you with visceral anger\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026Star City<\/p>\n Apple TV; available now<\/p>\n Star City. Photograph: Apple<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence An alternate reality where the USSR won the space race is explored further in this Soviet-centred spin-off to For All Mankind<\/a>. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n FilmIf you only watch one, make it \u2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Hannah Einbinder as Kris Williams and Gillian Anderson as Billy Presley in Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Photograph: Ryan Plummer Photography\/PA<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Gillian Anderson stars in queer slasher spectacular in which a young indie film-maker Kris tracks her down for a remake of a beloved horror, to find fantasy and reality collapsing. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018I was born without self-esteem\u2019: Hannah Einbinder on Hacks, her buzzy queer horror \u2013 and being Hollywood\u2019s most outspoken star<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restStop! That! Train!<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n RuPaul and Matt Rogers in Stop! That! Train! Photograph: World of Wonder\/PA<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence RuPaul-led zany comedy features a whip-smart drag queen cast and a refreshingly kooky twist on the summer movie caper. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Studio Ghibli\u2019s 1989 coming-of-age story by master animator Hayao Miyazaki is a lovable and sunny fantasy that boldly broaches the issue of female sexuality. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading Ghibli\u2019s midlife crisis: as beloved Japanese studio turns 40 will the magic fade?<\/a><\/p>\n Coyote Vs Acme<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence After being shelved as a tax write-off, this Looney Tunes reboot returns and redraws hapless hunter Wile E Coyote as the Erin Brockovich of the cartoon world. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading Something Wile E this way comes: how the Looney Toons reboot movie came back from the dead<\/a><\/p>\n Now streamingOver\/Under<\/p>\n On digital platforms from Monday 24 August<\/p>\n Anastasia Veronica Lee and Emajean Bullock in Over\/Under. Photograph: Bulldog Film Distribution<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Beautiful coming of age story of female best friends set across five summers, navigating the ups and downs of adolescence and bodily changes. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n BooksIf you only read one, make it \u2026 Photograph: APLife of M by Rachel Cusk<\/p>\n Reviewed by Clare Clark<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A teasing novel about a writer with a film star friend whose career echoes Natalie Portman\u2019s. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the rest Reviewed by James Meek<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The Guardian\u2019s chief culture writer on how art endures in the midst of extreme violence. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018The war leaked into every lesson\u2019: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege<\/a><\/p>\n Agrippa by Robert Harris<\/p>\n Reviewed by Sam Leith<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Bloodshed and rivalry in ancient Rome, as seen by Octavius\u2019s right-hand man. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef<\/p>\n Reviewed by Oliver Bullough<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The bizarre story of a psychedelic toad guru. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n How I\u2019ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle<\/p>\n Reviewed by Andy Beckett<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The leftwing comedian remembers his life in protest. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026The End of Everything by M John Harrison<\/p>\n Reviewed by Michel Faber<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence This Booker-listed novel from the sci-fi master imagines mysterious aliens in a decayed future England. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n AlbumsIf you only listen to one, make it \u2026Lambchop: Punching the Clown<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Kurt Wagner AKA Lambchop. Photograph: Graham Tolbert<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence More than a quarter of a decade since their breakthrough critical moment with country\/soul masterpiece Nixon, Kurt Wagner et al continue to push themselves towards new sounds on album 17. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restGaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Parab\u00f3lico<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Gaia Wilmer Large Ensemble: Parab\u00f3lico album cover. Photograph: Sunnyside Records<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The Brazilian saxophonist and composer, known for reimagining the works of her country\u2019s virtuosos, transforms the songs of singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Now touring \u2026Ariana Grande<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cThis isn\u2019t a horror film, but you\u2019ll struggle to find many movie scenes more nightmarish than Freefall\u2019s reconstruction of the January 2024 incident when a door plug blew out mid-flight and several passenger oxygen masks malfunctioned.\u201d Ellen E Jones<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cLittle Bird is an impressive and heartfelt work, tender and moving. It cleaned up at the Canadian Screen awards, winning 13 gongs. For it to be ignored globally would be a crime.\u201d Patrick Smith<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cAs much as it will offer space history fans a deep dive into the \u2018what if?\u2019 possibilities surrounding the intoxicating fundamental premise, it offers a broader audience something equally fascinating.\u201d Lucy Mangan<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cDirector Jane Schoenbrun unveils a very enjoyable display of transformative ecstasy and submissive rapture, treating us to a bizarre pop-cultural black mass of fiercely believed-in trash and kink.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s a 90-minute madcap riot that deserves a spot in drag comedy herstory alongside White Chicks and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, stuffed full of mostly welcome celebrity cameos and sharp innuendoes, with every frame chock-full of a 30 Rock episode\u2019s worth of visual gags.\u201d Owen Myers<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cLike the classic My Neighbour Totoro<\/a>, this seamlessly works elements of fantasy and mild crises into an everyday children\u2019s story, though this one serves more as a primer for womanhood.\u201d Steve Rose<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cThe pure fanatical oddity makes this watchable.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIn the hands of a different director this all might have come across as twee or even icky, but here the actors\u2019 astonishing naturalism and ease in front of the camera make this an exemplary coming-of-age story, dramatic enough to hold interest but never veering into melodrama or patronising didacticism.\u201d Leslie Felperin<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cCusk writes with crisp acuity about the frictionless existence of the celebrity, the corrosive effect of fame on family relationships, the blend of purity and cynicism that delimits a person forged in the forcefields of power and pretence.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Ukrainian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/325.jpg\")
Ukrainian Lessons by Charlotte Higgins<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cHiggins says that her time in Ukraine \u2018unanchored\u2019 her. \u2018It altered and enlarged the way I saw things, as if I had been given different eyes.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cEveryone is betraying everyone else, raising armies, marrying each other\u2019s children, forming and breaking alliances. It\u2019s hectic.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cI challenge any reader not to see this highly enjoyable book as a parable for so much that\u2019s wrong with the current economy. Everything from the undeserved authority of charlatans to the rampant exploitation of the natural world.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cSayle richly conveys the mix of enthusiasm and doubt which anyone who goes on demos will recognise.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt shows us a society that has long since forgotten Trump, social media and Middle Eastern genocides, and yet it burrows deep into our psyches to expose the terrifying insecurity of life right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s an album that lures the listener in with the warmth and intimacy of its sound, but ultimately leaves you unsettled.\u201d Alexis Petridis<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cWilmer\u2019s Ship of Theseus-style project celebrates the remarkable depth that remains to be explored and renewed in these decades-old works.\u201d Ammar Kalia<\/p>\n