Thriller
A sharp satire perfect for Critic readers
We should be giving copies of this magazine away at every screening
Taking on ISIS and Eichmann
Covering a French spy thriller, a documentary on Eichmann and a British government drama
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Paper trail
Thrillers from Finland to Afghanistan
Diamond geezers in Antwerp
From crime dramas to political thrillers, Adam LeBor reviews television from across the world
TV crime spree
From Washington to Belfast via a conspiracy thriller, Adam LeBor reviews the latest television drama.
Pains and pleasures of anticipation
The best sort of debut isn’t actually the author’s first book
Awful states
Two political thrillers reveal the intimate cruelties of life under dictatorship
Final frontiers
Adam LeBor on two TV series that are set in border regions, that feature engaging female characters and that are beautifully filmed
Murders for late May
From psychological character studies to witty and fast-paced detective novels, Jeremy Black rounds up the best crime fiction for late Spring
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
The wrongs of Proudman
Criticism does not amount to discrimination or abuse
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
England’s forgotten football dystopia
The beautiful game is not fit to be a national religion
The opportunism of anti-police activists
Continued agitation around the death of Chris Kaba is inexcusable
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
Cleaning up the town
As cities grew, so did the need for reform and sanitation
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
EDI corrodes the rule of law
Embedding EDI in the work of barristers makes for bad law, not a good society
