I like his smooth, dark brown complexion that glistens in all lights; his smile, which can flash from sardonic to warm; those soulful, expressive eyes

My favourite thing is her ‘steel magnolia’ voice: on first impression, slightly tremulous, but carrying an undercurrent of something hard

Her whole vibe is ‘aggressively gentle hippy’ with an edge

Nobody’s voice swoops more elegantly and mournfully

Who would have thought that a romantic comedy-drama with original songs would be a canny commentary on the narrow categories we put women in?

Her voice is absurdly, moodily sexy: a sound that makes you raise your eyebrows

He always seems coiled and controlled, fleshing out minor TV and movie roles until he fills the screen

Her voice is the sound of my youth, my city and my heart

I first saw Stone Superbad. The film has many flaws, but she is not one of them

The songwriter was a special talent even as a teenager, and his soulful voice will be desperately missed

Yoon’s award-winning debut novel, Everything, Everything, will be on the big screen this summer

His face is cute and elastic, making it a perfect vessel for comedy

How a TV series that began life with a terrible name turned into the finest British romantic comedy in years

Her jokes can be uncomfortable, but then they come from uncomfortable situations

I knew these ‘teens’ weren’t like me in many ways, but they gave me a lexicon with which I could navigate my own life

I watched an arena of people swoon over her. It was difficult not to join them

His face has undergone such a journey from the 90s drama This Life through seven seasons of The Walking Dead

I remember watching the Goodies video slack-jawed with wonder

Such is her power to inhabit her characters that I buy her performance in every role

He puts on a damn good show you can’t help but join in. You’re smiling, dancing. It’s all good

It has a marvellously preposterous premise: a woman goes for a checkup and comes out artificially inseminated with a stranger’s baby

What did we, the human race, do to deserve the excellence of Beyoncé

To call his films important makes them sound dour and worthy, but it never feels like that

There is no gaze more compelling on television

Whitehead is on a roll: President Obama included his latest book, The Underground Railroad, on his summer reading list

I’ll be cheering her new show Divorce in October, when her long TV hiatus will be over