Jangled & Tetchy : Arts reviews with a bite

Art

Portraits!

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Consequences of likeness

7 November 2026
Art

Painting the French Riviera

The Royal Academy of Arts, London

Côte d’Azur seen by artists

27 October 2026
Book

The anniversary

Andrea Bajani

Family as a dutiful addiction

18 October 2026
Film

Isabel (2026)

Gabe Klinger

On female ambition and wine

12 October 2026
Film

Hot Water (2026)

Ramzi Bashour

A gentle well-rounded road movie

9 October 2026
Theatre

Antigone exits

Minerva Theatre, Chichester

Clarity undermined by oversimplification

5 October 2026
Film

De Gaulle: Liberté (2026)

Antonin Baudry

Considerably less compelling than Résistance

3 October 2026
Theatre

Man to man

Royal Court Theatre, London

Swinton mesmerises as defiant survivor

24 September 2026
Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

Sadler’s Wells, London

True revelation

20 September 2026
Film

De Gaulle: Résistance (2026)

Antonin Baudry

Sensational cinematic patriotism

13 September 2026