Culture

Poussin’s reputation as an ‘austere landscapist’ is only half the story, proves this National Gallery show

In this mammoth and meticulous biography, Roberts presents a compelling case for the defence of King George III

Critics believe it has become too ‘woke’ and a rebel alliance has been formed

Charlotte Higgins dives into the teeming, fractious history of the UK’s most prestigious fiction award

‘Psychological terror’ too slow to materialise, though when it does arrive it is ‘brute, unrestrained and blood-curdling’

What the critics say about this year’s new movie releases

Jesse Armstrong’s hit TV drama is as ‘bitingly brilliant’ as ever

This is a perfect staging point to explore Spanish capital’s Golden Triangle of Art

Featuring Science Clear+Vivid, Insult My Intelligence, In Our Time and Why Do I Feel?

Jonathan Franzen’s new book is an absorbing look at the ‘last, confused years of the Age of Aquarius’

Ignore the outside world and immerse yourself in these life-changing novels

Adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s final book of trilogy pulls off ‘extraordinary achievement’ in ‘making history live’

Herbert Art Gallery show features work by five fashionable ‘collectives’ committed to various social causes

Pop star Jesy Nelson embroiled in appropriation row following release of first solo music video since quitting Little Mix last year

The author is refusing to sell rights to Israel-based publisher to print her latest novel in Hebrew

Brutal survival drama portrays fictional victims of South Korea’s soaring household debt

Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories?…

Paxman’s history of coal is told with ‘characteristic panache’

‘Refreshing’ show curated by Yinka Shonibare brings together 1,382 works created in every medium

This ‘hypnotically’ watchable show presents an alternative history of the 20th century

What the experts said about the film franchise’s latest blockbuster

Featuring Power Corrupts, Siblings in Session, Scratching the Surface, Circular with Katie Treggiden and 99% Invisible

An ‘engrossing, warm and insightful’ guide to Labour’s evisceration in its traditional heartlands

The journalist, broadcaster and screenwriter picks his favourite books

Is new Wallace Collection show simply ‘pale, stale and male’ or an ‘exhilarating’ testament to a ‘dazzlingly bold’ artist?

007 producer says she sees Daniel Craig’s successor as male

What the film critics said about Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond

Singer found guilty of sexually abusing multiple fans during 30-year career

This exhibition depicts ‘a nicer, less cruel side to Freud than the one that is usually served up’

Channon’s diaries are a ‘great work of literature’ by a less than great human being

Featuring Kitchens, The Dropout, and 9/12

Investors are betting heavily that the ‘boom’ in music streaming ‘still has a long way to go’

Marty, the Doc and the DeLorean hit 88mph at the Adelphi Theatre