Film
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Must-Miss TV
Your regular Critic round-up of the hottest shows and films.
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
Megalomania
Megalopolis is a gaudy, self-indulgent mess
The coming of age
On the anxieties and ambiguities of adulthood
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
The strange history of Keir Starmer and assisted suicide
How long, and to what extent, has the prime minister supported legalisation?
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
Just the tonic
Rediscover the forgotten treasure of Australia: fortified wines
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
A constructive opposition
The age of Badenoch is off to a suitably farcical start
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
The self-destruction of the centrists
Chaos looms for the Conservative Party
Ministry of Silly Thoughts
Wes Streeting made the grave error of consulting the British people
What does it mean to be Christian?
We are in danger of reducing faith to the shallow depths of personality and politics
