Twenty years on from The Sopranos
‘People have been calling me Big Pussy for 20 years!’
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Friday
Monday
I could watch Marie Kondo forever
The way Kondo does it is really quite inspirational. And relatively painless
Moral preening and identity politics were the big winners at the Golden Globes
The answer to the race conundrum was to split the difference between the minorities, and give most of the awards to white actors
Sunday
Feeling lucky, pops?
The Mule reviewed
Saturday
Louis C.K. is not OK
Dinosaurs like the comedian steadfastly refuse to acknowledge there are 689 genders now
Sunday
The critics are wrong about Holmes & Watson
Holmes & Watson reviewed
Thursday
The power behind the power behind the power
Vice reviewed
Sunday
Christmas music is hell on earth…
…apart from one song
Monday
Christmas at the cinema with Donald Trump
‘We can say Merry Christmas again’ — and again, and again
Sunday
Hail Mary
Mary Queen of Scots reviewed
Saturday
Let’s admit that comedy is problematic
Godfrey Elfwick is deeply troubled by Konstantin Kisin’s reaction to a London university’s perfectly reasonable request
Friday
How much did Churchill owe to Shakespeare?
An exhibition in Washington explores the Bard’s influence on the British Prime Minister
Monday
Why has late night swapped laughs for lusting after Mueller?
Going after Trump is the least subversive act in comedy
Hollywood loves a remake, but do we?
Once more, with feeling
Sunday
Is Roger really what Ailes the American republic?
Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes reviewed
Friday
Kevin Hart isn’t funny
Academy Awards viewers have dodged a bullet
Thursday
The height of hypocrisy: why on earth is Bohemian Rhapsody up for a Golden Globe?
It’s a mediocre vehicle that promotes Queen’s back catalog and some contemporary virtues
Tuesday
Steven Van Zandt: Teachers make great audiences, probably because they never get out
Education is now the most important thing to me, and I don’t want anyone thinking it has something to do with politics
Why won’t the Blues Grammy recognize African American artists?
First, they came for the Blues…
Monday
Court with its pants down
The Favourite reviewed
