Christopher Silvester reveals how this biography of Robert Maxwell is a skilfully constructed page-turner

In an attempt to ‘decolonise the curriculum’, California may vote to promote the celebration of pre-Christian deities who often performed human sacrifice

Christopher Silvester explains how censorship has suppressed Nigerian films that have won international acclaim

Christopher Silvester explains how English history could have an important part to play in Trump’s impeachment

Contrary to what left-wing commentators might think, Steve Bannon’s podcast is no haven for fascists or white supremacists

If Boris deserves the credit for getting Brexit done, then Marina Wheeler QC deserves some of the credit for getting Boris to back Brexit in the first place

Chloé Zhao is the first Asian woman likely to be nominated in the Best Director category for Nomadland, says Christopher Silvester

A new Netflix release has been trailed as a masterpiece, with myriad claims to Oscar recognition, says Christopher Silvester

Steve McQueen’s dramatisation of the 1970 trial of the Mangrove Nine is a triumph

Two new Czech masterpieces