In Review
Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit – a show with a ‘particular, piquant flavour’

Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit – a show with a ‘particular, piquant flavour’
‘Comprehensive’ exhibition in Chichester seeks to re-evaluate painter’s career
16 Jun 2022
Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s sanitised but watchable punk drama

Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s sanitised but watchable punk drama
Disney+ is show ‘so lacking in anarchic spirit it could be a Coldplay biopic’
16 Jun 2022
Jurassic World Dominion: ‘dismal’ script stifles Dern-Neill-Goldblum reunion

Jurassic World Dominion: ‘dismal’ script stifles Dern-Neill-Goldblum reunion
Disappointing sixth instalment of the dinosaur franchise is an ‘extinction-level event’
16 Jun 2022
Men: a twisted country house horror 

Men: a twisted country house horror
Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear star in a ‘playfully twisted affair’ set deep in the English countryside
10 Jun 2022
When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope

When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope
Easthope’s memoir of her experiences as a disaster manager is ‘gripping and filled with compassion’
10 Jun 2022
Borgen: Power & Glory – the return of Birgitte Nyborg

Borgen: Power & Glory – the return of Birgitte Nyborg
The hit Danish political drama is back with a ‘gripping reboot’
9 Jun 2022
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen

Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen
This must-see show features 18 paintings covering a crucial period when Munch’s work shifted markedly
9 Jun 2022
TV review: Everything I Know About Love

TV review: Everything I Know About Love
This ‘love letter to female friendship’ may make older viewers feel like ‘an anthropologist on Mars’
8 Jun 2022
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor

Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
This is an ‘unceasingly agonising, yet always irresistible’ work
3 Jun 2022
Podcasts of the week: from true crime to a true-crime drama

Podcasts of the week: from true crime to a true-crime drama
Featuring Killer Book Club, RedHanded, Criminal, Radioman and Lady Killers With Lucy Worsley
2 Jun 2022
Radical Landscapes: a ‘rich and often superbly strange’ exhibition

Radical Landscapes: a ‘rich and often superbly strange’ exhibition
This Tate Liverpool show offers ‘social and political history by other means’
2 Jun 2022
Legally Blonde on stage: ‘far wittier’ than the film

Legally Blonde on stage: ‘far wittier’ than the film
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is host to this ‘smart show about brains as well as beauty’
1 Jun 2022
Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts – an elegant tribute to the Queen

Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts – an elegant tribute to the Queen
Directed by the late Roger Michell, this documentary is ‘insightful, mischievous and assembled with panache’
1 Jun 2022
The Westminster: a rather enjoyable modern hotel in London

The Westminster: a rather enjoyable modern hotel in London
With its splendid location, this is a comfortable base to explore the best of the capital
31 May 2022
Tried and tasted: 50 of the world’s best whiskies

Tried and tasted: 50 of the world’s best whiskies
Take a global tour of the whisky world – from Scotland and Romania to Finland and France
31 May 2022
My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum: a ‘daringly sumptuous’ show

My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum: a ‘daringly sumptuous’ show
This ‘Rolls-Royce of a revival’ gives the classic musical a modern feel
27 May 2022
Five Love Affairs and a Friendship by Anne de Courcy: a ‘racily enjoyable book’

Five Love Affairs and a Friendship by Anne de Courcy: a ‘racily enjoyable book’
Nancy Cunard’s ‘roller-coaster life’ is the focus of this biography
27 May 2022
Top Gun: Maverick - Tom Cruise makes a thrilling return

Top Gun: Maverick - Tom Cruise makes a thrilling return
This ‘absurdly’ entertaining sequel is an ‘edge-of-your-seat, fist-pumping spectacular’
26 May 2022
The Time Traveler’s Wife: a ‘problematic’ adaptation of the hit novel

The Time Traveler’s Wife: a ‘problematic’ adaptation of the hit novel
Book was made into a 2009 film – and now Apple TV+ has had a go
26 May 2022
Reframed: The Woman in the Window – a thoughtful and ‘tightly structured’ exhibition

Reframed: The Woman in the Window – a thoughtful and ‘tightly structured’ exhibition
Dulwich Picture Gallery show mixes bona fide masterpieces with ‘intriguing oddities’
26 May 2022
Podcasts of the week: war reporters, hard news and big interviews 

Podcasts of the week: war reporters, hard news and big interviews
Featuring The Line of Fire, The Ezra Klein Show and The Backstory with Andrew Neil
20 May 2022
The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight: an ‘endlessly readable’ book

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight: an ‘endlessly readable’ book
Story explores psychic ‘precognition’ surrounding 1966 Aberfan disaster
20 May 2022
Inspiring Walt Disney: a ‘scholarly’ show that raises the stakes for curators everywhere

Inspiring Walt Disney: a ‘scholarly’ show that raises the stakes for curators everywhere
Exhibition pairs drawings from Disney’s animations with rococo works from the Wallace Collection
20 May 2022
Film review: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Film review: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The multiverse is back in this divisive cult hit
19 May 2022
Conversations with Friends: a disappointing adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel

Conversations with Friends: a disappointing adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel
Story follows a ‘love square’ between four millennials, who inhabit arty circles in Dublin
19 May 2022
Roti King Battersea: a masterful Malaysian eatery 

Roti King Battersea: a masterful Malaysian eatery
This casual roti restaurant outclasses its developed-to-death Power Station home
18 May 2022
Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel: an impressive country house

Mercure Gloucester, Bowden Hall Hotel: an impressive country house
Set in 12 acres of its own parkland, the hotel’s location is hard to beat
18 May 2022
Film review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Film review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
More Marvel mayhem starring Benedict Cumberbatch
13 May 2022
Walter Sickert at Tate Britain: a ‘riveting’ retrospective

Walter Sickert at Tate Britain: a ‘riveting’ retrospective
‘Superbly curated’ exhibition underlines fact that Sickert was a very ‘uneven’ painter
13 May 2022
The Staircase: Colin Firth ‘steals the show’ in this HBO Max drama

The Staircase: Colin Firth ‘steals the show’ in this HBO Max drama
Dramatisation of hit true-crime series is ‘cold and shaking and surreal and grim’
13 May 2022
Book of the week: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown

Book of the week: The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
The narrative is studded with ‘delicious’ details that make it ‘disgustingly entertaining’
13 May 2022
Oklahoma!: a ‘stunning reinvention’ of a beloved classic

Oklahoma!: a ‘stunning reinvention’ of a beloved classic
Reinterpreted for a small band, the music has a homespun folksiness that works ‘brilliantly’
12 May 2022
Wing Wing ‘chimaek’: fried chicken, beer and a large side of K-pop 

Wing Wing ‘chimaek’: fried chicken, beer and a large side of K-pop
Forget bibimbap or barbecue, chimaek is the king of all Korean cuisines
12 May 2022
Northcote: the original Lancashire gastro powerhouse

Northcote: the original Lancashire gastro powerhouse
This luxury hotel and restaurant is still going strong 15 years since winning its Michelin star
11 May 2022
Tried and tasted: 15 of the best British craft beers

Tried and tasted: 15 of the best British craft beers
Raise your glass to some of the UK’s top breweries
10 May 2022
University Arms, Cambridge: modern luxury with academic undertones

University Arms, Cambridge: modern luxury with academic undertones
Enjoy the city’s scholastic atmosphere from this scenic perch
10 May 2022