On Cinema
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
Napoleon sold short
On Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the challenge of biopics
My war stories
The role of the war film in British cinema
Wall St wolves
On money, morality and motive in three films
Sound of a free press?
How did a film wishing to highlight the sexual exploitation of children become a culture war?
Acting his age
What happens to film franchises when action heroes age?
We don’t need another (super)hero
The shrinking world of the superhero franchise film.
The wild north
On screen savage battles, middle-aged villains, decline and disease are reviewed by Robert Hutton
Into thin Air
A pro-capitalist cinematic curiosity
Killer roles
The Dungeons & Dragons romp-com
Don’t idolise Roger Scruton
Our reverence for the late thinker must not limit our imaginations
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
When geek culture was good
A celebration of Spaced
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Which country?
Our rural landscape is much misunderstood
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s path from sophisticated soirées to a squalid Fleet Street pub
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
Draining the swamp
Residents are hopeful that the mayor’s grip on Venice might at last be easing
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Are we being misled on Georgia?
Claims of electoral fraud are serious — but they have not been substantiated
