The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Sebastian, Four Mothers, Restless, and The Most Precious of Cargoes
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Troubling times travel
SUSAN DARLINGTON recommends a gripping near-future chronicle of a city on the edge of conflict
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JOHN GREEN explores the argument that psychiatry needs to move away from the idea of just seeing and treating the individual
SYLVIA HIKINS applauds a polemic against “cleanfluencers” and considers radical alternatives to current inequalities of housework
RUTH AYLETT admires the blunt honesty with which a woman’s experience is recorded, but detects the unexamined privilege that underlies it
IAN SINCLAIR draws attention to the powerful role that literature plays in foreseeing the way humanity will deal with climate crisis
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DENNIS BROE notes what happens to content when the streaming giants incorporate AI and deregulation into their economic models
SET in Leeds “in the near future,” The Good Book tells the story of a society that's on the brink of civil war.
The first project for Slung Low’s Leeds People's Theatre, the 30-minute film continues its commitment to community engagement.
The back story, in which Queen Bear seized power a decade ago by claiming to carry the spirit of King Arthur, is told in succinct one-liners by local people.
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