Daughter (Lydia Loveless) – music review

Daughter (Lydia Loveless) – music reviewDaughter (Lydia Loveless) – music review

In the nearly four years since Lydia Loveless’ last album, Real, the country-rock singer/songwriter has divorced her bass player husband,…

Miss Juneteenth – movie review

Miss Juneteenth – movie reviewMiss Juneteenth – movie review

Turquoise Jones (Nicole Beharie) works hard – in a bar and at a mortuary – to keep her head above…

The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman) – book review

The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman) – book reviewThe Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman) – book review

The British crime fiction industry is a little obsessed with the elderly solving crimes. Going back to the seemingly doddering…

Either Side of Midnight (Benjamin Stevenson) – book review

Either Side of Midnight (Benjamin Stevenson) – book reviewEither Side of Midnight (Benjamin Stevenson) – book review

Benjamin Stevenson's first book featuring documentary maker Jack Quick was a revelation, particularly when considered again, in hindsight, from the…

Sputnik – movie review

Sputnik – movie reviewSputnik – movie review

Director Egor Abramenko delivers a creepy creature-feature with Sputnik. It starts with two cosmonauts planning to return to Earth, but…

New music round-up

New music round-upNew music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 2 October 2020. Platinum-selling…

The Babysitter: Killer Queen – movie review

The Babysitter: Killer Queen – movie reviewThe Babysitter: Killer Queen – movie review

The Babysitter: Killer Queen is a hybrid of gory horror, coming-of-age tale and black comedy. It's the sequel to 2017’s…

On the Rocks – movie review

On the Rocks – movie reviewOn the Rocks – movie review

Much ado about nothing; or a quirky film of substance? My strong inclination about On the Rocks is toward the…

Maybe We Could (Kllo) – music review

Maybe We Could (Kllo) – music reviewMaybe We Could (Kllo) – music review

These cousins from Melbourne, Kllo (rhymes with “flow”) return with a follow-up to their 2017 electro-pop debut, Breakthrough. As described…

Enola Holmes – movie review

Enola Holmes – movie reviewEnola Holmes – movie review

Victorian-era detective fiction gets turned on its head in Nexflix's charming Enola Holmes. Based on the YA novels of Nancy…