What the Dickens!
150 years since Dickens’s death, Alexander Larman evaluates the memorialised writer’s questionable politics
The geek shall inherit the earth
How a studio was bullied into releasing the first cut of an unsuccessful film
Why does The Shining still scare us?
A large part of its appeal revolves around a simple fact, it is utterly terrifying
It ran in the family
Alexander Larman reviews Fall of the House of Byron, by Emily Brand
‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ at 40: A book that can change your life
Alexander Larman recalls the glee and disbelief at one of literature’s most beguilingly horrible figures
Can Christopher Nolan save the cinema-going experience?
It is not just Nolan’s reputation that is on the line if Tenet is released in July
Can theatres survive the crisis? And should they?
How can theatres come out of this, asks Alexander Larman
Abnormal People
The TV adaptation that reflects the falsity of campus novels
A Radical Proposal: Book reviews should review books
Give us more judgement, more opinions and more criticism
‘The Sun Wot Won It’?
When has media coverage really influenced politics?