Let It Be review – reissued Beatles film takes long and winding road to eventual acclaim

Reviled by the band when it came out and widely thought of as miserable, the film – restored to its original format – actually offers light and insightful moments

Shreya Ghoshal review – masterful Indian singer has a voice like billowing silk

The Bollywood legend says she wants to manifest a homely feeling, and – despite a 12,000-strong crowd – she does so with quips, warmth and a richly varied setlist

Renaissance: a Film By Beyoncé review – sparkling, party vibe with backstage insights

The singer’s new release offers not only the dazzling professionalism of the stage show but also plenty of behind the curtain action

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film review – a cacophonous testament to megastardom

The concert film captures 2023’s biggest pop culture event with breathless fervour and crystal clarity – honing in on the details easily missed in the live show

Joe Hisaishi review – expertly conjuring the Studio Ghibli spirit

Following pandemic-related delays, the longtime Hayao Miyazaki collaborator helms a highlight reel of his most iconic work – including a sneak preview of a new theme

John Farnham: Finding the Voice review – a gushy account of Australian music history

This eulogistic documentary has Farnham’s blessing, but we learn very little about the man himself as everyone else reflects on his career

Barbie: The Album review – a dream house of pop royalty gets all dolled up

Dua Lipa and Charli XCX bring high camp to this Mark Ronson-produced movie mixtape that climaxes with the sugary filth of Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s Barbie World

Barbie the Album review – a cynical exercise in corporate synergy

It falls to Sam Smith, PinkPantheress and Charli XCX to provide moments of flair on a relentlessly branded tie-in soundtrack that wears thin very quickly

Julia Holter: The Passion of Joan of Arc review – strikingly contemporary, piercingly loud live score

The mercurial composer’s brilliant score perfectly captures the raging agony and beatific ecstasy of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s silent movie masterpiece

Eiko Ishibashi review – tantalising reworking of Drive My Car soundtrack

The composer and multi-instrumentalist is joined by a single saxophonist, reinterpreting her mesmerising soundscapes as delicate duets

Rihanna: Lift Me Up review – good girl gone drab?

Her first single in six years is a breezy, lightweight ballad for the new Black Panther film – the sound of money not artistry

Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp: 18 review – a dull display of colossal self-pity

The perfunctory covers on this collaborative album serve to show just how bad Depp’s own songwriting is, as he rants about how awful it is to be him

Steve Reich: Reich/Richter review – intricate riffs on the rhythms of painter’s abstract film

The patterns of a work by Gerhard Richter inspire one of Reich’s most impressive recent pieces, elegantly performed in 2020

Sinfonia of London/Wilson/ Chiejina review – a remarkable debut for Vertigo orchestra

The first live concert for the Sinfonia, which once recorded the Hitchcock soundtrack, was exceptional, featuring the exquisite voice of Francesca Chiejina

Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil review – a pop music doc of shattering candour

The trauma and even duplicity of US pop singer Demi Lovato, who suffered a near-fatal relapse into drug addiction, is shown in unflinching detail by film-maker Michael D Ratner