With The Killer, will David Fincher return to his former greatness?
The keepers of the Fincher flame have been disappointed in recent decades
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Tuesday
Monday
What does Dune: Part Two’s postponement mean for the movies?
Audiences want to go and see films, but the writers’ strikes are denying them the chance
Everyone must watch this One America News rap song
A white rapper from South Florida is changing the game
Friday
Red, White & Royal Blue leaves you feeling infringed upon
Some part of it may live in my brain forever. That seems unjust
Monday
The rise of the comic murder mystery
The perfect comfort viewing in these rather more treacherous times
Friday
Apple’s foray into streaming
Apple TV+ will not be the next Netflix, and that is the whole point
Finding the warmth in Alfred Hitchcock’s filmography
When I look at the Hitchcock movies, I don’t see icy detachment. Instead what strikes me is their intimacy, gentleness and passion
Here Lies Love is too scared to be serious
The musical is like the disco ball that spins above its audience: beautiful but fractured. And, at its core, hollow
The death of Superman
How Hollywood killed the American hero
The demands and joys of contemporary art
Artist Alberto Guerrero’s career has been driven by a desire to look for what is behind everything that we perceive at present
Thursday
Roman Polanski at ninety: what will be his legacy?
Over the last forty-five years he’s become a sort of human Rorschach test
Monday
Oliver Anthony and the sorry state of Rolling Stone
The once-great magazine’s coverage of the viral country star is embarrassing
Monday
Why didn’t William Friedkin get much credit when he was alive?
There’s more to the late director than The Exorcist and The French Connection
Thursday
The Real Housewives of the Picket Line
Reality TV stars have been Hollywood’s fallback option of late. During these writers’ and actors’ strikes, that could change
Tuesday
Paul Reubens lived life on his own terms
His strange talent was one that Hollywood could never quite handle
Monday
Cardi B is dangerous with a mic — literally
Throw something at the rapper and she will retaliate…
Barbenheimer, strikes and Hollywood’s uncertain tomorrow
The future of cinema is up for grabs
Wednesday
The dishonesty of Netflix’s Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate
Its conflation of small-‘c’ conservatism and fascism is not only morally dubious but historically dishonest
Tuesday
Allan’s big moment: discontinued doll’s price rises thanks to Barbie
The eBay value of Ken’s friend is skyrocketing
Elon Musk slams Barbie, echoing the right’s lamest pundits
Aren’t the joyless dullards meant to be on the left these days?