The Critics

War destroys everything

Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror

How to mainline true crime

People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information

Discomfort Zone

I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch

Brussels, capital city of Surrealism

In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places

Scary cute

CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley

The worm (re)turns

Dune: Part Two is in cinemas — and it’s more of the glorious same

How to win at Chopin

Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics

Mad for this fresh take on King Lear

Farber’s casting and concept feels assured

Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful

Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction

The erotic art book banned by a pope

A rich tale of great artists, pornography and the papacy has made I Modi one of the most fabled of all books