A range of new cultural releases have been reviewed this week, covering television, film, and books. Among the TV highlights is the Spanish series 'La Mesías', described as a "wild, darkly funny" mega-hit about estranged siblings who discover their other siblings have formed a viral Christian pop band. It is available to watch on Mubi.
In cinemas, 'Late Fame' features Willem Dafoe as an ageing bohemian. The film, an adaptation of an Arthur Schnitzler novella, depicts an older poet being embraced by a younger group of hipsters.
For readers, Emma Cline's novel 'Switzy', a Booker-longlisted portrait of a man's final days as he travels to a euthanasia clinic, has been reviewed. Other notable book reviews include Hermione Lee's "astute and tireless biography" 'Anita Brookner: Art and Life' and Gordon Brown's 'The Future Starts with Us'.