Film Review
Reboot camp
In the desperate hunt for stories, adaptations are now all-dominant
This England
We should celebrate the glorious wartime cinematic masterpiece that Churchill wanted to ban
Violent delights
It’s 30 years since Pulp Fiction hit cinemas, and what a time it was to be young
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
Long story short
Movie length seems to have become a way for directors to tell us what serious people they are
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Saltburn and the significance of sound
Why has Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “Murder on the Dancefloor” caught the world’s attention again?
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
Returning affairs
The Goldfinger is an action thriller of the mind
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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 rise and fall of Star Trek liberalism
We should celebrate real-world achievement rather than identitarian fantasy
Orbánism is not dead
The veteran Hungarian prime minister is going but his agenda lives on
On travellers and trail hunting
Left-wingers have bizarrely irrational double standards when it comes to protecting culture
Averting irrational egalitarianism
How to stop ideological anti-racism damaging our institutions and our country
The sleep of reason
Sir Mark Rowley’s forgotten police thriller reveals the assumptions, anxieties and moral universe of Britain’s managerial elite.
Hope and stories
Bicinia (Claves)
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
The last true Kapellmeister
Chaotic in all things except music, where he demanded precision and gave his all
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Don’t kowtow to cry-bullies
Why Kezia Dugdale can’t apologise enough
When imitation is more then just flattery
An informative and entertaining history of plagiarism in its many forms