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2023 in Culture

  • Hostile environment … Godland

    Best movies of 2023 in the US: No 9 – Godland

    This majestic tale about a Danish priest’s mission to build a parish on the Icelandic coast is a powerful reminder of man’s relationship with nature
  • Taking wild risks … Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis in Blue Lights

    The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 7 – Blue Lights

    This thrilling cop drama about three rookies on the beat in Belfast is raw, relentless – and has one of the most devastating TV deaths in years
  • The making of an art protest masterpiece … Nan Goldin in All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.

    Best films of 2023 in the UK: No 9 – All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

    Laura Poitras’s powerful documentary follows artist Nan Goldin on a successful crusade to publicise America’s opioids crisis
  • Purely human … Olivia Rodrigo.

    The 50 best albums of 2023, No 10 – Olivia Rodrigo: Guts

  • An inevitable question … Anatomy of a Fall

    Best movies of 2023 in the US: No 10 – Anatomy of a Fall

  • ‘Human powder keg’ … Kane Robinson as Sully in Top Boy

    The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 8 – Top Boy

  • Tiny, eccentric, exotic … Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

    Best films of 2023 in the UK: No 10 – Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

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    The best children’s and YA books of 2023

    From a bear who stockpiles dreams to a sisterhood of knights via a tiger sea captain, our critics pick their favourite titles for children and young adults
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    The best books of 2023

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    The best fiction of 2023

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    Five of the best music books of 2023

    A celebration of dance music, a homage to the Cure, a deep dive into Black punk and more
  • ‘Utterly heartbreaking’ … Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar in The Sixth Commandment

    The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 9 – The Sixth Commandment

    This flawless drama sees Timothy Spall put in the best performance of his career. It is a masterclass in respectful true-crime TV that rewrites the rules of the entire genre
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    Five of the best translated novels of 2023

    Javier Marías’s final book, a love affair in 1980s East Berlin, reincarnation in France, a story of obsession and a South Korean romp
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    The best memoirs and biographies of 2023

    The rise of Madonna, Barbra Streisand in her own words, plus the stormy relationship of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor are among this year’s highlights
  • Belfast in 1981, as seen in Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland.

    The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 10 – Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    This unforgettable history of the Troubles is the documentary series of the year. The astonishing, soul-baring interviews are both a warning call, and a beacon of hope
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    Best children’s books of 2023

    Dream-seeking bears, a pancake-making lion, an ingenious guide to rewilding and more
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    Five of the best sport books of 2023

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    Five of the best food books 2023

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    Best poetry books of 2023

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    Best ideas books of 2023

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