BFI
’Verse averse
The idea that there are multiple universes and that it might be possible to “‘versejump” is surely one way of explaining the cinematic urge
Dutch courage
Christopher Silvester on a war movie with no rousing patriotic music or violence, but nevertheless filled with unexpected delights and discoveries
The Incredible Sulk
Nigel Farage is all about entertainment — not difficult questions
How cinemas can save themselves
Watching films at the cinema should be a communal experience
Great big rain showers
C Schumann/Grieg: Piano concertos (Signum)
Sorry is the hardest word
In the wake of the Cass Report, the hordes are now looking for a face-saving way to recant
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Well-behaved Beethoven
Beethoven: Triple concerto and British folksongs (Decca)
Why did the Eye look away?
Surely a title known for investigative journalism would be concerned by a series of trans scandals
Can we balance re-enchantment and reality?
We should not throw out the civilisational baby with the consumerist bathwater
Populism on the march
As populism advances on both sides of the channel, we ask if it can make the shift from insurgent movement to governing project