Colin Spencer obituary Writer and artist whose cookery column for the Guardian also dealt with the ethics of agriculture and food production The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Julian Sands in A Room With a View: the soulful heart of a brilliantly romantic film Sands’ performance in the EM Forster adaptation gave a focus to dreamily tragic teenagers who aspired to a more meaningful existence The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023
Julian Sands obituary Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
The Long Form by Kate Briggs review – motherhood and meaning A day in the life of a mother and her newborn baby unfurls an investigation into how we find structure and meaning in the world – and in the novel The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
Ronald Blythe obituary Nature writer whose 1969 book Akenfield, a portrait of a rural life rapidly disappearing from view, was acclaimed as a classic The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023
Is My Policeman based on a true story? Real-life novelist who inspired tragic tale My Policeman tells the tale of a decades-long same-sex affair between a police officer and museum curator, but the story is actually inspired by real-life events Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022
My Policeman review – poignant tale of a love triangle inspired by EM Forster’s own Michael Grandage’s adaptation of a novel inspired by Forster’s famous ménage à trois conjours a mood of British postwar repression and guilt The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
Review: Tony-winning ‘The Inheritance’ is better in Los Angeles than on Broadway LOS ANGELES — Hats off to the Geffen Playhouse for pulling off with exquisite panache a most difficult double-header in “The Inheritance,” Matthew López’s two-part, Tony-winning gay drama. Los Angeles Times · Oct 19, 2022
Every Version of You by Grace Chan review – would you want to live in the metaverse? Set in the 2080s, this Australian debut maps the sci-fi question in a quiet, romantic drama – asking what ties us to the world and each other The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2022
Edinburgh art festival 2022 review – sunstruck blockbuster steals the show A Greek chorus of clay busts, an audience with some molluscs and a magnificent show of impressionist masterpieces captivate The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022
Alan Cumming: ‘Men have a difficult time controlling our desire’ Alan Cumming has worked with Stanley Kubrick and the Spice Girls – now he’s starring in a dance show about Scotland’s most famous poet. He talks to Sarah Crompton about male desire, why Marvel films confuse him, and casting for the new James Bond The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2022