Anwen Crawford is the Monthly’s music critic and the author of Live Through This.
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With his new album, ‘Damn’, Kendrick Lamar cements his status as the world’s reigning hip-hop artist
Kendrick rising
The documentary is a powerful examination of the OJ Simpson trial within the context of race relations in the US
Race, celebrity and power in ‘OJ: Made in America’
Barry Jenkins’ film turns the universal coming-of-age story into something very specific and intimate
The surprising ‘Moonlight’
Emily Witt’s ‘Future Sex’ and Sheila Rowbotham’s ‘Rebel Crossings’ approach the concept of free love from different perspectives
Climax isn’t the point
Ken Loach’s ‘I, Daniel Blake’ shows the heartless, punitive nature of the modern welfare system
Sanctions and allowances
Australian hip-hop artist Tkay Maidza brings a lifetime on the move to her debut album, ‘Tkay’
A survival guide for outsiders