TVIf you only watch one, make it \u2026The Beauty<\/p>\n
Disney+<\/p>\n
Summed up in a sentence Ryan Murphy is back to his best with a horror series about a lethal sexually transmitted virus which also makes people beautiful \u2013 resulting in numerous scenes of exploding supermodels.
What our reviewer said \u201cA return to bingeable Murphy goodness (and a harking back, subject-wise, to arguably some of his best work, Nip\/Tuck).\u201d Lucy Mangan<\/p>\n
Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restSteal<\/p>\n Prime Video<\/p>\n Sophie Turner in Steal. Photograph: Ludovic Robert\/Prime<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Sophie Turner stars in a twisty financial thriller that will leave you breathless. It\u2019s also clever enough that it might just make you think as well Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018It\u2019s very embarrassing\u2019: Sophie Turner on rage, romance and the horror of watching Game of Thrones<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026The Black Swan<\/p>\n BBC iPlayer<\/p>\n Amira Smajic in The Black Swan. Photograph: Wingman Media\/TV2 Denmark<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A heart-stopping Danish investigation about a mob lawyer turned whistleblower whose astonishing revelations absolutely rocked Denmark when it launched. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n FilmIf you only watch one, make it \u2026No Other Choice<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Lee Byung-hun in No Other Choice. Photograph: AP<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence State-of-the-South-Korean-nation satire from Park Chan-wook in which an unemployed paper worker hatches a cunning plan to murder his way back into the job market. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading Park Chan-wook: \u2018I haven\u2019t mellowed my violence\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restMercy<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Chris Pratt in Mercy. Photograph: Justin Lubin\/PA<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in a sci-fi thriller set in 2029 about a cop accused of murder who has 90 minutes to clear his name. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n H is for Hawk<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Claire Foy in H Is for Hawk. Photograph: Roadside Attractions\/Everett\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Claire Foy stars as a grieving academic who trains a goshawk in this film based on Helen Macdonald\u2019s bestselling nature memoir. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading The crying game: what Hamnet\u2019s grief-porn debate says about women, cinema \u2013 and enormous hawks<\/a><\/p>\n Saipan<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Steve Coogan and \u00c9anna Hardwicke in Saipan. Photograph: Aidan Monaghan<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy\u2019s epic spat becomes amusing psychodrama in this retelling of the Man Utd star\u2019s infamous walkout before the 2002 World Cup. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018We are no longer apologising\u2019: \u00c9anna Hardwicke on Ireland\u2019s cultural confidence and what it\u2019s like to play Roy Keane<\/a><\/p>\n Now streamingCosmic Princess Kaguya!<\/p>\n Netflix<\/p>\n Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Photograph: Netflix<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Anime adapted from a Japanese folk tale about a princess who has run away from the moon. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n BooksIf you only read one, make it \u2026Departure(s) by Julian Barnes<\/p>\n Reviewed by Alex Clark<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Barnes\u2019s final book is an autofictional exploration of love, ageing and mortality. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018We remember as true things that never even happened\u2019: Julian Barnes on memory and changing his mind<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restEverybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough<\/p>\n Reviewed by John Simpson<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A jaw dropping expose of global money laundering from Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez to Bicester Village. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n On Censorship by Ai Weiwei<\/p>\n Reviewed by Sukhdev Sandhu<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The provocative artist argues that China isn\u2019t the only country imposing limits on creative expression. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry<\/p>\n Reviewed by Melissa Harrison<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A dazzling puzzle box of a debut about a medieval king and a modern-day curator. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026Gunk by Saba Sams<\/p>\n Reviewed by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence This story of a messy three-way relationship set around a grotty nightclub has been longlisted for the Dylan Thomas prize. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading Writer Saba Sams: \u2018I wanted it to be sexy and really messy\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n AlbumsIf you only listen to one, make it \u2026Tessa Rose Jackson: The Lighthouse<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Moving from dream pop to acoustic clarity, the Dutch-British songwriter delivers her most personal record yet where loss is transformed into something quietly powerful. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restMegadeth: Megadeth<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Tuneful yet overlong, Dave Mustaine and co\u2019s final album is a recap of their strengths, flaws and familiar grudges. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading Megadeth announce they are retiring: \u2018Don\u2019t be sad, be happy for us all\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Bach: Sonatas & Partitas<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence \u201cThese performances of Bach\u2019s solo works are elegant and persuasive \u2013 balancing a modern tone with an alert awareness of period style. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Ari Lennox: Vacancy<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence On her latest LP, the R&B star balances jazz-soaked tradition with flashes of unruly humour and a surefire viral hit.
What our reviewer said \u201cA wild ride through layers of deceit, shifting alliances and varying degrees of necessary preposterousness before depositing us, hugely entertained, safely at the conclusion.\u201d Lucy Mangan<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cA nail-biting series, and one that emphasises the real-world impact that television can make.\u201d Hannah J Davies<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cPark Chan-wook\u2019s new film brings his usual effortlessly fluent, steely confidence and a type of storytelling momentum that can accommodate all kinds of digressions, set-pieces and the occasional trance-like submission to mysterious visions.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s ingenious and watchable stuff, with cheeky twists, although the final escalation to full-on action mayhem is maybe a step too far towards pure absurdity.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cFoy is clearly doing this for real: she has obviously learned to handle a goshawk \u2013 and her scenes have a tremendous authenticity. With this bird, there can be no \u2018acting\u2019.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201c\u00c9anna Hardwicke conveys Keane\u2019s tense, opaque quality: his mutely provocative air of entitlement, his clear belief in himself as a star in a different league from his fellow players, and his inability to resist briefing the press.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cA trippy, high-energy, techno anime set in the near future, half of it in a virtual reality world \u2013 and TikTok-ifed with emojis and stickers exploding all over the screen.\u201d Cath Carke<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cOne of Barnes\u2019s cleverest and most humane talents has been to allow us to feel things, ordinary things both trifling and important, about our own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cOliver Bullough is one of Britain\u2019s finest investigative reporters. He is thorough, his sources are impressive, and he has a lovely, easy style which takes us through some of the darkest features of the world\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cOn Censorship is at its liveliest when Ai ponders artificial intelligence. Friends who mention his name to ChatGPT are reportedly told, \u201cLet\u2019s talk about something else.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cTo read this novel is to be richly entertained but forced to sit with frustration: we want clues, we want certainty, and Perry withholds it, instead making us watch our own minds scrabble about, compulsively putting together the scattered pieces of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cSams knows that the people with the best stories are the barmaids, the bouncers and the dish pigs, not the privileged students who patronise the club.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cHer approach to the subject is inquisitive, poetic and refreshing\u201d. Jude Rogers<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cRather than a full-blooded return to the genre their early albums helped birth, it effectively offers listeners a career-summarising redux.\u201d Alexis Petridis<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cThere\u2019s a generous body to his sound and a tasteful restraint when it comes to decoration\u201d. Clive Paget<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cLennox\u2019s third album is far and away her most fun.\u201d Shaad D\u2019Souza<\/p>\n