Can Armie Hammer stage a comeback?
The LA County DA’s office said he will not be charged with any crimes
Alexander Larman
Alexander Larman is an author and books editor of Spectator World, our US-based edition
Monday
Monday
Succession gets the satisfying finale it deserves
The Roys bow out in style
Sunday
Where will the vogue for censoring our best-loved authors lead?
It seems that the ‘revised’ titles are likely to become the norm
Saturday
Martin Amis’s death is the end of a great British comic tradition
The novelist leaves a distinctive and distinguished legacy
Friday
Does Johnny Depp have a future in Hollywood?
This most quixotic of performers doesn’t seem at all bothered by his fall from grace
Wednesday
Mission: Impossible makes the Daniel Craig Bond movies seem anemic and dull
The Craig films appear ‘made by people who are embarrassed to make a Bond film’
Monday
The National is the next great American rock band
So much more than America’s Radiohead
Tuesday
Judy Blume steps on the J.K. Rowling landmine
It went badly, as might be imagined
Wednesday
Joaquin Phoenix, the anti-Hollywood star
He is the most eccentric and in-demand leading man of his time
Thursday
Charles III is fighting for the monarchy’s life
A challenge fit for a king
Noël Coward, the English playwright who loved all things American
In order to take over the globe, he had to succeed in the largest English-language market
Tuesday
Dungeons and Dragons makes a comeback in theaters
For unpretentious fun and much-needed escapism, the new movie is just the ticket
Tuesday
The new foul-mouthed Great Expectations is as bad as you’d expect
Amid the spanking and mud and tedium, its impact is all but lost
Thursday
Jonathan Majors’s arrest is the ultimate headache for Marvel
The Ant-Man star was being groomed as the new face of the brand
Saturday
Paris: the place to be as a royal in exile
For the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Paris wasn’t the hardship it might have been
Wednesday
Is Quentin Tarantino finished as a filmmaker?
It may be heresy to say, but he seems to be running out of ideas
Monday
The first post-slap Oscars was a bit dull
Despite Jimmy Kimmel’s and Hugh Grant’s best efforts, this wasn’t a memorable affair
Wednesday
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s leftward turn
The Republican Governator of California no longer
Tuesday
The Christian movie finally finds its niche
These films might not reach the Academy Awards, but they have an adoring fan base
Friday
Do James Bond’s would-be censors have a point?
Ian Fleming’s estate, though ultimately wrong, has tackled the issue with circumspection
