TS Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral review – gather in wonder at David Suchet’s excellent archbishop

The poet’s 1935 verse drama has its eccentricities but the meticulous star plays Thomas Becket with a Shakespearean relish

Alone With a Book by Tessa Hadley review – an acclaimed writer’s cultural prescription

This collection of essays from the beloved novelist is full of gem-like insights on art and books

Gilgamesh by Simon Armitage review – an ancient epic is brilliantly translated for our times

The poet laureate’s visceral take on the legendary Mesopotamian hero’s wild adventures is a tour de force

Life Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger review – does this sequel measure up to The Time Traveler’s Wife?

More than two decades on, the passion that ignited Niffenegger’s debut has all but evaporated from this confused follow-up

Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser review – the deep roots of a contemporary movement

A biographer’s affecting account of prominent critics of Zionism, from Hannah Arendt to Nan Goldin

Emperor of Nothing by Blake J Harris review – the definitive portrait of Larry David

The Seinfeld creator went from luckless standup to multi-millionaire – but what’s his secret?

The Penelopiad review – move over, Odysseus! Margaret Atwood lets Penelope’s maids run riot

Atwood’s adaptation of her own novella is revived with Amelia Bullmore as a wry Penelope but it’s the eight-strong chorus who pull the story’s threads

Look Back review – Kore-eda’s ode to friendship, manga and artistic success

Two obsessive artists team up to achieve their dreams, but then their aspirations diverge

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Heights by Ian Rankin; The Mortons by Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier; Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings; The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald by AJ West; Inheritance by Gillian Slovo

Make Me Well by Xand van Tulleken – an eye-opening takedown of wellness myths

The engaging TV doctor dismantles the spurious science behind modern day snake oils, from collagen to turmeric

The Face of Horror review – a future cult classic delights with playful spin on Hammer horror

Anna Biller’s intricate tribute to the British 1960s genre plays melodrama for laughs and pulls it off wonderfully in a medieval tale based on a Japanese ghost story

Klara and the Sun review – Taika Waititi’s manic pixie dream robot sci-fi is a sentimental mess

The director of Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Jojo Rabbit turns Kazuo Ishiguro’s AI fable into a twee, tiresome tale of love and grief

Palestine book by Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled from Random House before release

Authors withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October

Vermeer by Andrew Graham-Dixon audiobook review – a sharp and authoritative guide

The author offers intriguing insights into the way this Dutch artist worked, including fresh perspectives on The Girl With the Pearl Earring

Faust review – FW Murnau’s silent masterpiece is a devilishly dazzling vision

The 1926 film of Goethe’s tragic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil remains a spectacular feat of German expressionism