films
A PRIVATE LIFE
Jodie Foster returns with considerable charm
Stephen Troussé
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A galaxy of stars
Paul wonders if it's too late to stop now...
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Ambient dreams in rainbow arches
Paul says goodbye to Linda on a fine spring day
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Tokyo Story
Paul gets his wings clipped in Japan
films
THE LAST VIKING
There’s something of Preston Sturges or the Coen Brothers to Jensen's screwball tale of sibling reconciliation
top-10s
Ankle-deep in ducks
McCartney, McKellen, Rohrwacher and Barthelme star in our top 10 for 29 May 2026
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To meet you in the falling rain...
Paul finds a new direction at the end of the world
music
Cathedral swoopings
The honeyed, potent swoon of the Cocteau Twins
music
Rich conceptual orrery
A review of the Magnetic Fields reissued 69 Love Songs, and a Q&A with Stephin Merritt
music
The last days of disco
Pet Shops Boys in the rock and roll years
music
Scary monsters
Dry Cleaning explain how art and humour are our best defence from techbro supercreeps
moz
Losing in front of your home crowd
Heaven doesn’t seem to be your home