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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (Docplay) – movie review

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) is a respectful documentary chronicling the life of Jiro Ono, the most famous sushi chef…

Lost Girls (Netflix) – streaming review

True crime fans have found a home in Netflix, which is firmly the go-to streaming platform for documentaries and movies…

Gigaton (Pearl Jam) – music review

It’s too easy to look at a band (long established as an arena-filling commercial force) in its 30th year with…

Precious You (Helen Monks Takhar) – book review

Rocketing towards certain destruction, Katherine and Lily are two women that have little in common and nothing that they are…

Wolf Hall (Stan) – streaming review

Wolf Hall dates from a few years ago (2015) but this quality limited series is streaming now on Stan, and…

New music round-up

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 3 April 2020. When…

Onward – movie review

Frozen meets Shrek in Onward, the latest adventure from the Disney-Pixar stable. The hype around this film has been understandably…

American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins) – book review

American Dirt opens with a scene that is as shocking as it is gripping. Eight-year-old Luca is going to the…

The Professor (iTunes, Google Play) – streaming review

Let me start in a cheeky and derogatory tone. Let’s take Jack Sparrow, promote him to be an eloquent university…

Locke and Key (Netflix) – streaming review

To save the parents out there from having to wildly scrabble around for the remote when inappropriate content comes onto…