Film
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
Is it still a wonderful life?
The values Frank Capra celebrated seem to be fading in our times
Enjoyable destruction
Godzilla Minus One may not be especially profound but it is great fun
Napoleon sold short
On Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the challenge of biopics
Beneath Disney’s Hood
Robin Hood marked the beginning of a steep decline for the much-loved brand
My war stories
The role of the war film in British cinema
Michael Powell: an auteur who loved to work with others
In our age of the Saw torture-porn franchise, Peeping Tom still has the capacity to disturb
Gove away
Sentimental tributes to the outgoing Tory overstate his political virtues
I love a “dream home” nightmare
What disasters will strike the family next? You almost expect a tsunami
Sweet vengeance could turn sour
Anti-Conservative right-wingers should be careful what they wish for
Superunintelligence
Have we witnessed the rise of ShappsGPT?
Alastair Campbell’s gender neutral nonsense
Alastair Campbell might not care about single-sex spaces, but women do
Why are our politicians afraid of politics?
The depoliticisation of policy should concern us all
The best we can hope for
Brilliant psychologist Daniel Kahneman died this year
A guide to British electoral vocabulary
From “adviser” to “woman”, here is what it really means
Moroccan gold
Enjoy some of the finest food ever eaten at the exquisite Farasha Farmhouse
The new Ottomans
The fall and rise of Istanbul under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority
