7 Jan 2022 - 12:05am

Licorice Pizza: a forgettable nostalgia flick What's wrong with enjoying things one last time?

Ann Manov

20.12

How we destroyed The Matrix Incels and trans activists are both fooled by its myth

Dorian Lynskey

11.12

Why satire gave up on politics Power is no longer wielded by our hapless politicians

Dorian Lynskey

10.12

This is Tolkien’s world The Lord of the Rings is more than nostalgic medievalism

Dominic Sandbrook

09.12

Inside the trans publishing purge Children's authors are silenced for telling the truth

Josephine Bartosch

06.12

Albert Speer’s egomania Who cares that Nazis can be charming?

Ann Manov

30.11

Why writers loved to feud Today's bright young things are too wet for a scrap

Julie Burchill

29.11

Oliver Stone’s seductive conspiracies The director's JFK obsession was initially enticing

Dorian Lynskey

24.11

The importance of Freddie Mercury After his death, gay society became more reckless

Philip Hensher

19.11

Mary Gaitskill teaches us to embrace complexity The writer understands that love is a living nightmare

Ann Manov

15.11

Pop psychology has killed the villain Profit is more important than the menace of evil

Dorian Lynskey

08.11

Leonard Cohen was enslaved by Eros He elevated sex to the sublime life force of creation

Maurice Glasman