On Cinema
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
A bore film
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is not just ahistorical, it is dull
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
The Lost Gardens of London
The war between city and greenery is eternal; the concrete and asphalt seeks open land to engulf
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Why the Democrats cannot be populists
It goes against the managerial nature of the party
The dangerous fallacy of “self-deterrence”
The concept makes little sense and could create serious risks
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
