The Critics

Films offer windows into the British and American political processes

Musical and artistic brio can transcend the “problematic”

Reverse snobbery is the order of the day

This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more

Everything sacred and beautiful must be dragged through the mud

A provincial folk artist offers an alternative view of Georgian society

What disasters will strike the family next? You almost expect a tsunami

An excess of technology burdens a cerebral adaptation

The philosophical side of the painter of “matchstalk men” adds to his charm

She makes your average rapper look like a Quaker