Cinema
Long-form television it is, then
The home of mid-budgeted literate films aimed at adults is no longer at the cinema
The Passion of Ken Loach
Expelled from the Labour party, Loach can once again present himself as a rebel
Out of Africa
To get a handle on African cinema, watch Mandabi
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 30
Is this 1991 blockbuster an underrated masterpiece or kitsch nonsense?
Sequel opportunities
What does Amazon’s purchase of MGM mean for cinema?
A life in focus
Director Betrand Tavernier was able to admire both blacklisted directors and those who named names
Is Hollywood bullying the next #MeToo?
New revelations about Hollywood producer Scott Rudin are a sad but unsurprising indictment on the entire industry and its practices
Nomadland takes the hat-trick
From digital streaming to diversity, Christopher Silvester rounds up the longest ever awards season
The men with the megaphone
A new history of movie directors is full of insight, felicitous phrases and subtle put-downs
Letter to Brezhnev: a lesson for today?
The 1985 film directed by Frank Clarke is a homage not only to Liverpool, but to hope, risk, and love
Leave our pubs alone
New public health proposals are missing the pint
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
The case for Badenoch
She has a chance to capitalise on Starmer’s weakness
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
Scruton and the roots of modern conservatism
Roger Scruton’s intellectual journey from Peterhouse, to a London college full of left-wing firebrands, from sophisticated intellectual soirées in Holland Park to a “bohemian blur” in Essex and a squalid Fleet Street pub
Landscapes of allusion and illusion
On the architecture of recreation
The afterlife of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko
Reflections on forty years since his death shook communist Poland
A bleak midwinter
For fans watching QPR struggle for the past two decades, it feels like the club is cursed
