The Critics
The best of The Rest Is …
Sequel podcasts are emerging with the inevitability of sprouts from an old potato
Face to face with history
Holbein at the Tudor Court brings the English Renaissance court back to vivid life
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
The curious case of the “Gaylor” affair
Whatever the framing, the sexuality is the story
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
High art or high camp?
Elektra, Royal Opera House
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing