How long has Hollywood been out of ideas?
What’s changed in recent years isn’t the instinct to take safe bets on already popular content — it’s that those bets are no longer paying off
Barbie
Thursday
Tuesday
Why Ted Sarandos — and his son — should be disciplined
They think watching Lawrence of Arabia on an iPhone is acceptable
Monday
The Super Bowl trailers bode for a poor year of cinema
Half these films will flop — and most of the rest will underperform
Monday
Has Barbie been snubbed at the Oscars?
The wisdom, or otherwise, of the snub reminds us it is an impossibility to please all of the people all of the time
Tuesday
Oscar nominations 2024: Oppenheimer dominates
It’s hard to remember when there was such a good clutch of intelligent, adult-oriented films being recognized
Monday
An intelligent, finely judged Golden Globes
This has been the first year that the judging panel of the Golden Globes has been expanded
Thursday
The Spectator’s Films of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some special guests — offer their picks
Monday
The Golden Globe nominations are serious-minded and impressive
Barbie , Oppenheimer and Succession dominate
Monday
Is Taylor Swift ushering in a new era for movie theaters?
The Eras Tour ’s success may indicate a path back to profitability for movie theaters, if not movies themselves
Monday
Tom Ford is back (without Tom Ford)
What is his fashion house without him?
Monday
Sex Education: it’s time class was dismissed
The suspicion remains that the wokery at the show’s heart is being celebrated rather than satirized
Wednesday
The cult of cleverness
Cleverness is overrated
Monday
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
Thursday
The hijab is not a feminist symbol
In some parts of the world, it’s a conscious choice; in others, a suffocating mandate
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?
Monday
Oppenheimer and the triumph of Christopher Nolan
The director has made a lot of people a lot of money, so he is allowed to do what he likes
Monday
Why has Barbie been made?
The movie’s trailer looks every bit as awful as might have been anticipated
