Inside the traditional art revolution
Books and ArtsThe cultural hegemony of contemporary abstract art is slowly beginning to crack
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Tom Cruise must run to save the world
He runs because that is what he is there for, because it is who he is, because he is a creation meant always to be in motion
July 14, 2023
What’s happening with the SAG-WGA strike?
We may be seeing the death throes of cinema as we know it
July 12, 2023
Little-known singer keeps hating on Taylor Swift’s ex Matty Healy for clout
More people know Rina Sawayama for her rants about microaggressions than her (actually pretty good) music
July 10, 2023
Napoleon heralds the return of the man’s movie
The recreations of the battles of Austerlitz and Waterloo, among others, look peerless
July 8, 2023
How does Kathleen Kennedy still have a job at Lucasfilm?
Time for Disney to give her a gold dial of destiny
July 7, 2023
How movie execs are ruining comedies
Workaholics star Adam Devine says that studios regularly ask ‘Yeah but why should we make this movie now?’
The new Rock Hudson doc shows the fun side of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed also presents a beautiful portrait of the gay man behind his straight character
July 5, 2023
Sound of Freedom goes where mainstream Hollywood doesn’t dare
It shares with Taken a belief that vulnerable, impressionable children should not be allowed out of their parents’ sight, for fear of the worst happening
June 28, 2023
Can James Gunn deliver a pro-American Superman?
David Corenswet has been cast as the iconic DC Comics hero, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane
With Flamin’ Hot, Hollywood again makes a hero of the businessman
Remember when Big Business was the bad guy?
June 27, 2023
Glamorous is prestige TV’s first post-woke show
While And Just Like That… is heavy-handed, a rival show teaches, but never preaches
June 26, 2023
Is Amber Heard staging a subtle comeback?
Exiling yourself to a new country for privacy can be an effective PR strategy
June 21, 2023
Is Kamala Harris the new Tina Turner?
The VP has published a tribute to the ‘Proud Mary’ singer in Rolling Stone
June 18, 2023
The history of a Britney Spears masterpiece
Books and ArtsBlackout laid the foundation for the EDM revolution, Lady Gaga’s self-referential debut album and the rest of the past fifteen years of pop
Taking in Good Night, Oscar and New York, New York
Books and ArtsGood Night, Oscar takes us back to a time when, for better or worse, both foibles and felonies were targets for humor
What the Old Masters can teach us about contemporary life
Books and ArtsIn many of their most enduring images, the Old Masters did not shy away from asking ‘Why?’ in the face of suffering and trauma
The surreal life of Leonora Carrington
Books and ArtsThe artist and writer’s life is the story of the twentieth century in microcosm
June 17, 2023
To honor Cormac McCarthy, release the Thornton Cut
Billy Bob Thornton still has his cut of All The Pretty Horses . It’s time the world got to see it
June 15, 2023
The Flash and the downside of hype
This is not an isolated example of hype over achievement
June 14, 2023
Pat Sajak’s next big spin
He will likely focus his retirement on promoting Hillsdale College, where he’s board chairman
June 13, 2023
The Sign in Sidney Brunstein’s Window is never comfortable
The play deals with so many hot-button issues it is hard to keep up
June 10, 2023
Georgia O’Keeffe wants you to take your time
The new exhibition at MoMA relies on viewers being willing to hone in on detail
June 8, 2023
The expendable Expendables: how has Hollywood’s least essential franchise persisted?
It is unclear who the target audience of these desperately unnecessary films is
June 7, 2023
I’m a forty-year-old male Swiftie. No, I’m not ashamed
Taylor Swift is the finest tune crafter of the last generation — maybe even the last two
June 5, 2023
Can Armie Hammer stage a comeback?
The LA County DA’s office said he will not be charged with any crimes
Taylor Swift dumps British man, again
1975 singer and controversial podcast guest Matty Healy has been cast onto the slag heap
June 4, 2023
The Idol and the art of smut
Sam Levinson knows he’s not an academic or intellectual
June 3, 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dodges all the MCU virtue-signaling
The animated Sony sequel is darker, but nonetheless a Marvel to behold
