The Critics
Forgotten films
Streaming services contain a wealth of overlooked foreign-language war stories
To catch a culture thief
A vast global market in stolen and forged art and artefacts has only grown in the context of the pandemic, but technology and international policing may be catching up
Ring of fire
The ENO’s production of The Valkyrie may lack flames, but it is convincing nonetheless
High-voltage Haitink recalled
Bernard Haitink, who died last month, was a conducting master
Hot Valks live!
While belly-laughs are not frequent, there’s terrific fun to be had in this massive soap-opera-style family melodrama
Lana chameleon
Pitchfork was one of a whole ecosystem of taste-making blogs which laid claim to being the ones who had made del Rey
Let them eat filberts
The new owner of Antoinette’s jewellery will not just get exquisite gems but a provenance that is equally perfect and poignant
Horrors of war
Christopher Silvester on two extraordinary films from Eastern Europe shown at the London Film Festival
Rogues’ Gallery
Now that the BBC has a taste for turning its own scandals into prime time ratings, I’ve wasted no time pitching similarly eye-catching ideas
Jumbo soars in uneven Hamlet
Anne McElvoy gives kudos to Cush Jumbo, who has a star’s ability to rise above the inadequacies and shine bright