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The Artful Dodger: David Thewlis on being a different kind of Fagin

The English actor shares why his Fagin is not the scoundrel of the Dickens novel.

Bigger than the Beatles: Graham Reid’s best albums of 2023

Funny year in music, wasn’t it? Sometimes it seemed like yesterday once more.

Songs of the week: New tracks by Reb Fountain, Voom & Adrianne Lenker

Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.

Will the UK music charts deliver a Christmas fairytale finish?

There's a good chance that 36-year-old Fairytale of New York will finally make it.

Review: Peter Gabriel completes lunar mission

Intricately detailed listening, i/o is layered with interesting sounds and deep thoughts.

Sarah Watt: “The most offensive movie I have seen in years.”

An outlandish, underwhelming musical from Larry Charles.

Russell Brown: Facing the music

Local artists struggle to get their voices heard as mainstream media ditch concert reviews

Veteran director Ken Loach says goodbye to a lifetime of political cinema

Director Ken Loach's farewell film is a story of hope in an English mining town.

BBC star and 'new Attenborough' with Russell Brown on the experience of autism

Chris Packham: "If you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person."

Maestro memories: When Dame Kiri Kanawa told Leonard Bernstein to stub it out

With biopic Maestro due, Dame Kiri shares her memories of the legendary Leonard Bernstein.

TV preview: Outback noir bestseller Scrublands gets small screen treatment - but has big-screen aspirations

There's a reason NZ action star Jay Ryan has been cast as the buffest priest you'll see.

Review: Hunger Games origin story leaves you wanting more

Even without Jude Law, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is entertaining and intriguing.

Review: Saltburn outlandish dissection of British upper class

Mr Ripley meets Brideshead in tense, titillating and terrifyingly funny Saltburn.

Folky valentines: Reviews of new Erny Belle and Cat Power

Erny Belle confirms her early promise and Cat Power plugs and unplugs Dylan.

Review: Napoleon biopic is hardly revolutionary, but it sure is fast

Those less than au fait with century French history won’t mind the battle.

Harpist Mary Lattimore finds a niche among the world’s indie musicians

From pop's left field, a hard-to-classify harpist is coming our way.