Jane Ferguson
Editor, Review
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The Observer Review is a must-read section, unique in the Sunday newspaper marketplace, that delivers an intelligent, incisive, and lively take on our cultural world, and how we live today.
Since the days of Kenneth Tynan and Clive James, The Observer has been known for its top team of critics and this reputation continues today with the legendary film critic Philip French; Kathryn Flett on TV and Kitty Empire on pop; the award-winning Miranda Sawyer on radio, and style guru Stephen Bayley on architecture and design.
Our lively Books section counts among regular contributors the award-winning biographer Hilary Spurling, Adam Mars-Jones and Peter Conrad.
Outside arts and books, vibrant, agenda-setting writing has included Rachel Cooke on Blair's babes ten years on; Gaby Wood on America's first YouTube election; Ed Vulliamy on bonding with his teenage daughter through music; Mark Kermode on learning to love TV and Simon Garfield on height as a measure of personal success. Our high-profile interviews, from Hollywood heavyweights such as Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio, to cultural lions including Philip Roth and Stuart Hall, examine what makes today's most talked about figures tick. And lively interactive features - such as our quest to find the 50 funniest films ever - involve readers on the page and online, making their contribution to the freshness and success of the section.
The Observer Review is a must-read section, unique in the Sunday newspaper marketplace, that delivers an intelligent, incisive, and lively take on our cultural world, and how we live today.
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