Matthew d’Ancona
16 November 2024
Gladiator II, stunning epic meets toga-clad high camp
At 86, with a number of all-time classics to his name, Ridley Scott has earned the right to have some fun
Read the full article12 November 2024
The wolves in the White House
As president for the second time, Donald Trump has scores to settle and a dark plan that posterity will be unable to ignore
Read the full article09 November 2024
Bird is a beautiful synthesis of magic and gritty realism
In Andrea Arnold’s feature, Nykiya Adams and Barry Keoghan present a moving performance without straying into sentimentality
Read the full article07 November 2024
Where the darkness prevails
There is a central explanation for Trump’s victory – and it is not a comfortable one
Read the full article02 November 2024
Blitz, Steve McQueen at his finest
Textured and monumental, Blitz is the work of a great British director at the height of his powers
Read the full article29 October 2024
What liberals must learn from Trump
Whoever wins the White House, this knife-edge campaign holds important lessons on policy, presentation and the new politics
Read the full article26 October 2024
The triumphant return of Dr. Strangelove
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books
Read the full article25 October 2024
The books to read before the US election
As November 5 approaches, here’s what you should be reading
Read the full article21 October 2024
Donald Trump’s primal scream
The Trump campaign plays on the deepest fears and instincts of the US electorate – making rational arguments against him will not work
Read the full article19 October 2024
No wonder Donald Trump hates The Apprentice
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books
Read the full article09 October 2024
Matthew d’Ancona’s Culture: Music, mayhem and murder in Todd Phillips’s Gotham sequel
Joker: Folie à Deux takes music and makes it a medium for deception, pain and lethal misunderstanding
Read the full article07 October 2024
Johnson’s Unleashed is a manifesto, not a memoir
Boris Johnson’s lie-filled book shows he believes he has done nothing wrong – and also thinks his political career is far from over
Read the full article02 October 2024
MAGA: The cult that won’t die
Just as Scientology survived and thrived after the demise of L Ron Hubbard, the MAGA movement will go on even if Donald Trump loses
Read the full article02 October 2024
Megalopolis is a bold, flawed, epic masterpiece
Francis Ford Coppola’s hell-for-leather sci-fi epic was 40 years in the making and is an extraordinary film that defies convention
Read the full article25 September 2024
Kamala needs a Joe.. and it isn’t Biden
If the Democratic candidate wants to seal the deal with American voters, she should go on Joe Rogan’s podcast
Read the full article25 September 2024
David Mitchell is pitch perfect in BBC’s charming new drama
Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books
Read the full article18 September 2024
A Very Royal Scandal is not to be missed
Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema, theatre and books
Read the full article18 September 2024
Trump’s pet hate
The farce of the Republican nominee’s rants about immigrants eating cats and dogs disguises a deep well of poison
Read the full article11 September 2024
The Perfect Couple is criminally good fun
Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, books and cinema
Read the full article11 September 2024
The stateless authoritarian
He’s already the richest man on the planet. Now Elon Musk is going after even more power
Read the full article04 September 2024
Slow Horses is the perfect spy thriller for Brexit Britain
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema and books
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Trump’s holy war
The Republican presidential nominee has claimed to have divine protection – but there is a violent threat behind his ‘God whistles’
Read the full article28 August 2024
Kamala Harris’s road remains a rocky one – but at least now it’s a proper race
Harris has seized the momentum in the presidential campaign but still faces a tough battle with Trump
Read the full article28 August 2024
Blink Twice is a multi-layered exploration of power
Our editor-at-large's rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, books and music
Read the full article07 August 2024
Joe Rogan simply cannot be ignored
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming, cinema and books
Read the full article07 August 2024
The US election is a contest between two definitions of weirdness
The Harris campaign understands why being deemed a political oddball is visibly getting under Trump's skin
Read the full article31 July 2024
Deadpool and Wolverine restore fun to the MCU
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s cinema, streaming and books
Read the full article31 July 2024
Kamala has got Trump rattled. He is flailing, and he hates it
Kamala Harris has made a flying start to her presidential campaign, and so far Trump has no answer
Read the full article24 July 2024
Where is Daley Thompson's knighthood?
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s streaming and books
Read the full article22 July 2024
How Kamala can win
Kamala Harris is underrated. Now she must quickly define her message – and hope to avoid a drawn-out challenge
Read the full article17 July 2024
My Family is David Baddiel's finest writing to date
Our editor-at-large’s rundown of the pick of the week’s books and streaming
Read the full article15 July 2024
The bullet hit Donald Trump, but it killed Joe Biden
The extraordinary iconography of Donald Trump’s defiance after the attempt on his life – and how it speaks to the American psyche – makes it even more important that Joe Biden quits the race
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