Jane Ferguson
Editor, Review
“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.”
The Review is the cultural heart of the paper, keeping our readers up to date with everything that is happening in the arts.
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 by the legendary film critic Philip French, Kathryn Flett on TV and Kitty Empire on pop. New additions to the critical team are the award-winning Miranda Sawyer who becomes our radio critic and Luke Jennings who will write about dance.
To help our readers negotiate the cultural landscape we have introduced a critics’ choice and 'Email the Experts', a regular feature in which readers can ask our critics for advice. Love the Arcade Fire and wondering what similar bands to try? Only half an hour to look round the National Gallery, and want recommendations on what to see? Need to ferret out Tim Robbins' more obscure movies? Our team can help.
Outside arts and books, vibrant, agenda-setting writing has included Tim Adams on the extraordinary success of Nuts magazine; Lynn Barber behind-the-scenes at London Fashion Week and Peter Conrad on the phenomenon of Kate Moss. Our high profile interviews, including Gordon Brown, Nicole Kidman and Grayson Perry examine what makes today's most talked about figures tick.
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.
Every Sunday with The Observer
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 by the legendary film critic Philip French, Kathryn Flett on TV and Kitty Empire on pop. New additions to the critical team are the award-winning Miranda Sawyer who becomes our radio critic and Luke Jennings who will write about dance.
To help our readers negotiate the cultural landscape we have introduced a critics’ choice and 'Email the Experts', a regular feature in which readers can ask our critics for advice. Love the Arcade Fire and wondering what similar bands to try? Only half an hour to look round the National Gallery, and want recommendations on what to see? Need to ferret out Tim Robbins' more obscure movies? Our team can help.
Outside arts and books, vibrant, agenda-setting writing has included Tim Adams on the extraordinary success of Nuts magazine; Lynn Barber behind-the-scenes at London Fashion Week and Peter Conrad on the phenomenon of Kate Moss. Our high profile interviews, including Gordon Brown, Nicole Kidman and Grayson Perry examine what makes today's most talked about figures tick.
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.
Every Sunday with The Observer
