The Spectator’s Films of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some special guests — offer their picks
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Thursday
Wednesday
The Spectator’s TV of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some esteemed guests — offer their picks
Monday
Sean Young has lessons to share
She was canceled before cancel culture existed
Wednesday
Will ‘accessibility’ ruin ballet?
In the most exquisitely beautiful —and painful — art form, elitism is the show
Jerry Miller’s tale
Moby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
The bold new vision for Edinburgh’s National Galleries of Scotland
The galleries are not only an aesthetic pleasure to visit but a fine and salutary reminder of the greatness of Scottish art
Radical in the Rotunda
With a presidential election this year, it is time to contemplate the iconic work of John Trumbull afresh
Monday
In praise of Wonka
Its director Paul King should be added to the list of sacred-cow directors who can do no wrong
Keef at eighty (Yes, really)
Celebrating the Stones icon
Monday
The Golden Globe nominations are serious-minded and impressive
Barbie , Oppenheimer and Succession dominate
Wednesday
Of course Taylor Swift deserves to be TIME’s Person of the Year
If it carries on like this, she’ll be the Person of the Decade — and who knows what after that
Monday
Can The Crown redeem itself in its final hours?
We could be looking at the worst-received finale to a major television show since Game of Thrones
Stereophonic is a love letter to creation
It’s the story of a mid-Seventies rock band coming to terms with success
Tuesday
When you Wish upon a star: is the Disney shine fading?
It’s yet another example of focus-grouped, play-it-safe un-adventurousness by the House of Mouse
Tuesday
Sir Ridley Scott and the subtle art of not giving a damn
There is a refreshing new emphasis in his films on black comedy and absurdism
Thursday
The Crown season six: a regal return to form?
The newest episodes deal with the final weeks of Princess Diana and the aftermath of her death
Tuesday
The birth, death and rebirth of American Psycho: The Musical
In the year 2023, improbably as always, the musical proved a success
Have we misunderstood David Fincher?
The director’s continuing ability to challenge, provoke and entertain is a marvel
Admit it — you love Rudy
An interview with the director David Anspaugh as his new cut is released
Monday
The Killer is a black-comic masterpiece
As ever with David Fincher, formalism is very much to the fore
