Film
Let there be love
Filmmakers have fallen out of love with romantic movies, but it’s time to bring back passion to the picture house
“Problematic” art
This kind of adolescent tripe passes these days for thought
A festival for women — and men?
You cannot address the underrepresentation of women by including men
Ghostbusted
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is heroically pointless
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Ironic fascism
Taboo-breaking counterculture paved the way for the return of the very fascism it claimed to subvert
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?
Ferrari and the terrible joy
Michael Mann’s Ferrari shows how ambiguity and contradiction fuels us
Row, row, row your boat
“The Boys On The Boat” is wholesome but unconvincing
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
The ongoing fiasco of European defence
Starry-eyed talk of continental cooperation obscures the grim reality of competing interests
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
The joy of pets
Pet ownership is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it also lifts the soul
Let’s change the cultural meaning of the penis
Our genitals do not entitle us to anything
How not to investigate the origins of Covid
Wuhan: How the Covid-19 Outbreak in China Spiralled Out of Control by Dali L. Yang
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
The new Irish hate speech law will do more harm than good
New legislation endangers liberty and will not address political division
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?
Matthew Parris and the illusion of independence
Those in flight from human dependency are the ones who cannot be realistic
How to win at Chopin
Giving marks to people playing Chopin is no different from deciding on medals in gymnastics
