Film Review
Sci-fi satire Mickey 17 misses the mark
There is a good short film here, inside a long bad one
Bob Dylan biopic: tangled up in true
Afterwards, we can explain to them why it’s got all the details completely wrong
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
Back in the arena
If you liked Gladiator, you’ll like Gladiator II
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Cardinal win
Conclave is a political drama and a closed-room mystery rolled into one
Femcel fantasies
“The Substance” is an accidentally revealing film
Eerie decadence
“Blink Twice” accelerates from black comedy to dark drama
A bore film
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is not just ahistorical, it is dull
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
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The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
How the Southport riots broke Starmer’s government
A combination of authoritarianism and hypocrisy proved fatal
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
Not exiles, but stayers
White South Africans are not abandoning their home
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
A moment of profound national unseriousness
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch know that the world faces crises — but are they part of the crises?
Green eggs and flam
A fine way to make herbes omelette
Time for change?
A new book might overstate the durability of Trumpian politics
How to build a Europe of the peripheries
Resetting Britain’s relations with the EU should not mean being beholden to France and Germany
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
Anti-gambling campaigners need a reality check
Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
The ephemeral Farage
Nigel Farage’s appearance in Parliament was as rare as it was undistinguished