Are we seeing the death of auteur cinema?
Joker: Folie à Deux has flopped, and then some
Alexander Larman
Alexander Larman is an author and books editor of Spectator World, our US-based edition
Monday
Friday
RIP, Dame Maggie Smith
Her death represents the passing of a generation
Monday
The Penguin, Agatha All Along and the perils of spin-offs of spin-offs
There is a chronic lack of imagination
Friday
A Very Royal Scandal — a very controversial series?
If you’ve seen Scoop , you may feel that this is inessential and unrevelatory
Monday
Emmys 2024: Shōgun, shocks and surprises
The Japan-set drama won virtually everything this year
Thursday
Caligula’s second wind
The notorious film may be the most expensive, most unpleasant adult movie ever made
Tuesday
RIP James Earl Jones
He, and his remarkable voice, will both be sorely missed
Monday
The decline of Tim Burton
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a dismally confused hotchpotch that aims for a curious mixture of comedy
Monday
The welcome return of Slow Horses
Mick Herron and Will Smith have a rug-pulling conceit that makes for high-octane viewing
Monday
Should we cheer the return of Ted Lasso?
Apple needs a guaranteed hit and audiences need a laugh
Wednesday
Megalopolis and the strange art of negative marketing
Marketeers have made up bad reviews for major works and used them to promote a new film
Monday
Twenty years on from Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Since its publication in September 2004, Susanna Clarke’s novel has sold millions of copies worldwide
Monday
Why was Tom Cruise’s Olympics appearance so weird?
It may not have helped that, in France, Scientology is not regarded as a religion, but as a cult
Tuesday
What is the point of the George R.R. Martin extended universe?
House of the Dragon is still finding its feet and has yet to provide the visceral thrills that might be expected of it
Monday
The revival of Marvel
With Deadpool & Wolverine , Marvel is back, back, back, baby
Monday
Glen Powell is your new favorite movie star
Twisters represents his latest assault on the box office and America’s affections alike
Thursday
Why New York is a city built on the written word
To have been born there and live there all your life? It is hard to imagine any author having a greater privilege
Wednesday
Emmy nominations 2024: shocks and surprises
Largely a fair judgement on a considerable year for television
Monday
What does the future hold for Alec Baldwin?
He is now a free man and able to resume a career that has undergone some spectacular highs and lows over the past few decades
Tuesday
Can Gladiator II save a genre — and a studio?
It would be nigh-on impossible to compete with the original
