Leila Latif

Culture

Brilliant music, books, art and TV to have on your radar in May

This month’s most exciting cultural happenings include a Beninese musician’s pop-star-packed album, an exhibition examining the work of Icelandic star Björk and a film told from the perspective of a plucky hen.

Culture

The star maker’s long game: Why casting director Nina Gold is the film industry’s new standard

She has casted ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘The Crown’, ‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Hamnet’, for which she is up for an Oscar.

Culture

The unmissable films, exhibitions, books and music for September 2025

September’s best cultural offerings include a blockbuster photography exhibition in New York, an animated Pakistani drama and a beloved UK pop band’s swan song.

Film

Hollywood is undergoing an economic revolution. Is cinema’s future on course for a plot twist?

Is Hollywood’s age of infantilisation coming to an end? Economic shifts suggest there’s cause for optimism. Cue drama.