TVIf you only watch one, make it \u2026Gis\u00e8le Pelicot: The Newsnight Interview<\/p>\n
BBC iPlayer<\/p>\n
Gis\u00e8le Pelicot on Newsnight. Photograph: BBC<\/p>\n
Summed up in a sentence A perfectly judged questioning of the feminist icon and source of hope to women around the world \u2013 in which her innate dignity shines through.
What our reviewer said \u201cSitting, perfectly calm, effortlessly poised, even when occasionally moved to tears \u2026 Mme Pelicot cuts an extraordinary figure. You can only gaze in admiration at her strength and grace.\u201d Lucy Mangan<\/p>\n
Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018These men think they\u2019ve done nothing wrong\u2019: the philosopher who tried to understand Gis\u00e8le Pelicot\u2019s rapists<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026Girl Taken<\/p>\n Paramount+<\/p>\n Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans in Girl Taken. Photograph: Clapperboard TV\/Paramount +<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A deeply engaging, psychologically complex thriller about a family dealing with a kidnapped daughter. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Dinosaur<\/p>\n BBC iPlayer<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Refreshing, groundbreaking and full of gags, this Glaswegian sitcom\u2019s return is very welcome indeed. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n FilmIf you only watch one, make it \u2026The Secret Agent<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Wagner Moura stars as an academic on the run in Brazil\u2019s murderous 1970s as he attempts to escape corrupt politics in a novelistic study of corruption in high and low places. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018I\u2019ve been advised not to say certain things\u2019: The Secret Agent makers on Oscars, dictators and death threats<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restIf I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You. Photograph: If I Had Legs LLC\/PA<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Rose Byrne stars as a psychotherapist nearing breakdown after a series of crises upend her life, as well as the long-term issues of caring for a sick child. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading The mother of all meltdowns: Rose Byrne on playing a parent cracking up in her taboo-busting new film<\/a><\/p>\n Wasteman<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Brutally violent Brit prison drama with David Jonsson as an addict trying to avoid trouble inside, and Tom Blyth as the inmate aiming to take over. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018Every role I do, I\u2019m going to be a Black man first\u2019: David Jonsson on winning Baftas, rebooting Alien and leaving TV\u2019s hottest show<\/a><\/p>\n A Knight\u2019s Tale<\/p>\n In cinemas now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Rerelease of the postmodern medieval romp starring Heath Ledger and with Queen on the soundtrack. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom\u2019: how we made A Knight\u2019s Tale<\/a><\/p>\n Man on the Run<\/p>\n In cinemas now; Prime Video 27 Feb<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Documentary directed by Morgan Neville focusing on Paul McCartney\u2019s immediate post-Beatles years, forming Wings and settling into domestic life with wife Linda. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018The world said I was dead \u2013 in so many ways I was\u2019: Paul McCartney on the lost years after the Beatles<\/a><\/p>\n BooksIf you only read one, make it \u2026A World Appears by Michael Pollan<\/p>\n Reviewed by Edward Posnett<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The bestselling author of The Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind explores the nature of consciousness. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018I\u2019m the psychedelic confessor\u2019: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restOur Better Natures by Sophie Ward<\/p>\n Reviewed by Lara Feigel<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Andrea Dworkin is a character in a portrait of power, freedom and revolutionary ideas in 1970s America. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara<\/p>\n Reviewed by Sana Goyal<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence An intricately researched, immersive novel about 19th-century colonial exploration in Tibet. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Leaving Home by Mark Haddon<\/p>\n Reviewed by Alex Clark<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The Curious Incident author looks back on a loveless childhood in a memoir that includes many of Haddon\u2019s own illustrations. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Further reading \u2018To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked\u2019: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood<\/a><\/p>\n You may have missed \u2026Endling by Maria Reva<\/p>\n Reviewed by Marcel Theroux<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A Ukrainian caper about endangered snails and \u201cmail order\u201d brides is disrupted by Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in this witty, Booker listed novel. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n AlbumsIf you only listen to one, make it \u2026Mitski: Nothing\u2019s About to Happen to Me<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Mitski. Photograph: Lexie Alley<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Whether retreating from fame or heartbreak, the US musician writes gorgeous songs about the appeal of disconnection, flecked with horror and humour. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Pick of the restHen Ogledd: Discombobulated<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Hen Ogledd. Photograph: James Hankins<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence Featuring taunts in Welsh, \u201cbard rap\u201d and spirited jigs, the British quartet\u2019s ragged, rich music underpins their vision for change. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The first ever recordings of JL Bach\u2019s cantatas, preserved thanks to distant cousin JS Bach. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Hedera: Hedera<\/p>\n Out now<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence The Bristol-based folk ensemble travel widely on their first album, exploring global influences with sparkling, springlike warmth. Read the full review<\/a><\/p>\n Now touring Raye<\/p>\n Touring the UK to 2 March<\/p>\n Raye. Photograph: Aaron Parsons Photography\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Summed up in a sentence A big, bold show from the singer, who has entered her self-proclaimed \u201cdramatic era\u201d.
What our reviewer said \u201cThere are enough twists and reveals as the episodes unfurl to let the show retain its thriller title, but Girl Taken gives a lot more than that.\u201d Lucy Mangan<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cAt first sight Dinosaur treads the same ground as every other British sitcom about loving yet dysfunctional families, regional quirks, a good dose of farce, and the requisite cringingly cute will-they-won\u2019t-they storyline. But all this so-called normality is undercut by Nina\u2019s autistic perspective.\u201d Chitra Ramaswany<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIts visual brilliance, sensual big-city intrigue, shaggy-dog comedy, gruesome lowlife walk-ons and epically languorous mystery combine to create something special.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s a terrific performance from Byrne as someone who as mother and therapist must present at all times as keeping it together, but who in fact is losing it every day.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cSome of the tropes are familiar, but this film sidesteps the cliches with the committed acting and fierce storytelling punch.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s somehow very entertaining, and its bizarre, in-your-face anachronisms are carried off with such insouciance, such cheerful effrontery, that you can\u2019t help indulging them.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cYou might find yourself wondering why we are going over this ground again, but it\u2019s a watchable film, and there is always something mesmeric in McCartney\u2019s face: cherubic, and yet sharp and watchful.\u201d Peter Bradshaw<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cPollan\u2019s great gift is being able to parse complicated ideas in pain-free prose \u2013 and it\u2019s always fun being along for the ride with him.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cWard seems to be dramatising her own ambivalence about whether to rage against the loss of revolutionary activism and try to revive it, or to accept that loss and focus on justice in our personal lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cFor years, the British train, coax and bribe Indians to cross over, conducting surveying expeditions on their behalf; they also venture into the \u2018Forbidden Kingdom of Tibet\u2019 in thinly veiled disguises.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cAlongside the evident joy he finds in acts of creation, in personal relationships and in activities such as running, there is damage that the book suggests he needs to examine and catalogue, to somehow fix in place.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cRather than feeling distracting or tricksy, the author\u2019s intervention heightens the impact of the story, giving it a discomfiting intensity and a new, more intimate register. We all have skin in the game at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cThe album\u2019s 35 minutes are variously thought-provoking, wrenching and lol-inducing listening. If misery loves company, then Mitski\u2019s company is worth keeping.\u201d Alexis Petridis<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cThe collectivism is in the music itself: ragged yet richly populated arrangements of guitars, sax, trumpet and more, with plenty of guests (including children on flute and vocals).\u201d Ben Beaumont-Thomas<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cJohanna Soller\u2019s conducting is incisive yet flexible, while her splendid lineup of fresh-voiced soloists basks in sumptuous sound thanks to some scrupulous engineering. A remarkable rediscovery.\u201d Clive Paget<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cWhen so much music fusing global traditions can drain it of its specificity, this is an album that masterfully twists together its influences, intensifying their colours.\u201d Jude Rogers<\/p>\n
What our reviewer said \u201cIt\u2019s testament to Raye\u2019s skills as a vocalist, and her formidable band, that she can switch gears so seamlessly, turning the vast arena from a whispered croon one moment into a Europop dance party the next.\u201d Daniel Dylan Wray<\/p>\n