Antony Hegarty is one of the most mesmerising and electrifying artists of the past decade. The Mercury Award-winner's fourth studio offering, Swanlights, rips holes in your soul.

Prolific British television writer/director Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince) is behind this sumptuous thriller set at the beginning of World War II.

In her new book, award-winning novelist Kelly Ana Morey has created a world out of research, imagination and a touch of personal experience that captivates and disturbs.

Rating: 3.5/5 Verdict: A little drama, a little farce, a little humour, an easy film to enjoy and forget

Rating: 2/5 Verdict: Cast tries hard, but lame script

Rating: 5/5. Verdict: Likes this.

Herald entertainment editor Russell Baillie spends a last night with an old friend.

Rating: 5/5 Verdict: McCartney's finest solo album, now expanded ... and expanded again

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Rating: 4/5 Verdict: Promising directorial debut but it doesn't get much more depressing than this

Rating: 4/5 Verdict: Another instalment from rock's most fertile mind.

Rating: 4/5 Verdict: Second album from hip-hop soul diva looks to the future

Rating: 4/5 Verdict: A brutal but beautiful collection from reformed industrial pioneers.

Rating: 4/5 Verdict: A new and smokin' hot take on country.

Trick or treat? Rufus Wainwright slowly pads his way to the grand piano.