An intelligent, finely judged Golden Globes
This has been the first year that the judging panel of the Golden Globes has been expanded
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
December 29, 2023
The Spectator’s Music of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some venerable guests — offer their picks
December 28, 2023
The Spectator’s Films of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some special guests — offer their picks
December 27, 2023
The Spectator’s TV of the Year 2023
Our writers — and some esteemed guests — offer their picks
December 25, 2023
Sean Young has lessons to share
She was canceled before cancel culture existed
December 20, 2023
Will ‘accessibility’ ruin ballet?
Books and ArtsIn the most exquisitely beautiful —and painful — art form, elitism is the show
Jerry Miller’s tale
Books and ArtsMoby Grape could have been a contender but never quite were
The bold new vision for Edinburgh’s National Galleries of Scotland
Books and ArtsThe 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
Books and ArtsWith a presidential election this year, it is time to contemplate the iconic work of John Trumbull afresh
December 18, 2023
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
December 11, 2023
The Golden Globe nominations are serious-minded and impressive
Barbie , Oppenheimer and Succession dominate
December 6, 2023
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
December 4, 2023
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
November 28, 2023
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
November 21, 2023
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
November 16, 2023
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
November 14, 2023
The birth, death and rebirth of American Psycho: The Musical
Books and ArtsIn the year 2023, improbably as always, the musical proved a success
Have we misunderstood David Fincher?
Books and ArtsThe director’s continuing ability to challenge, provoke and entertain is a marvel
Comic Con with a Shakespearean twist
Books and Arts‘Even when the story is dark, Superman still stands for something — and we need more good guys like that’
Admit it — you love Rudy
An interview with the director David Anspaugh as his new cut is released
November 13, 2023
The Killer is a black-comic masterpiece
As ever with David Fincher, formalism is very much to the fore
November 9, 2023
SAG strike resolution: what happens next?
It is now inevitable that there will be a log-jam in post-production facilities
November 7, 2023
Internet poet Rupi Kaur boycotts White House Diwali celebration for Palestine
Like her poems, the move makes little sense
How Marvel lost its way
The MCU’s Midas touch appears to be dimming
November 2, 2023
‘Now and Then’: the Beatles are back
If you thought the rivalry between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles died in 1970, you were wrong
October 29, 2023
Rest in peace Matthew Perry
If his legacy ends up being that of ‘tragic Friends actor dies young,’ that is an enormous shame
October 24, 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon captures the singular sensation of outside-ness
The movie is a hallucinatory masterpiece
