Elizabeth Taylor
A beguiling star who loved melodrama
Taylor’s hunger for money, flashy gizmos and flashier gewgaws found its echo in Burton’s need to forsake the classics
Missing a slam dunk
Cleopatra is not a terrible movie, but this failed Hollywood history is
Diva and the Dane
The Motive and the Cue at the National Theatre delves into the relationship of an acting power couple.
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
Could there be a Reform revolution?
Reform’s Welsh Conference brimmed with optimism — but can that be translated into success?
Developing nations will be forced to choose
Sitting on the fence between China and the USA is unsustainable
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
William Warham
A champion of the English Church unfairly eclipsed by his great rivals Wolsey, Cranmer and Cromwell
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
The Critic guide to glass ceilings
On the self-made men (and women!) of the Labour Party
Consent isn’t everything
Protections against violent sexual encounters are being dismantled
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles