Books + Reviews
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A young woman returns to the university town where she grew up in this biting satire of precarity and privilege
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The British-Ugandan writer looks back at his creative journey into a social landscape still defined by colonialism and inequality
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3 out of 5 stars.The acting is generous and the tale is timeless – but many production details feel bafflingly bare, at odds with the story’s warmth
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4 out of 5 stars.Robert Zemeckis’s re-released fantasy is entirely ridiculous, hokey-sentimental and politically naive, but it’s superbly paced and expertly acted
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This enthralling, cinematic study of the occupation and recapture of the French capital reads like an epic thriller
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The fourth in this brilliant and painfully funny series finds our self-destructive millennial heroine nominated for an art award – and grappling with gen z sensibilities
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The academic’s page-turning volume of essays – a study of intellectuals who sought to improve the politics and societies of their day – makes you feel a little more learned than you did before
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In this erudite book with broad appeal, the renowned critic moves deftly from insightful analysis of pivotal artists and songs into the wider social history of the era that changed culture