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Mountainhead gets nowhere near the polished vitriol of Succession

Jeremy Strong

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Mountainhead gets nowhere near the polished vitriol of Succession

You’re moderately engaged by the characters’ awfulness, but it is only a passing diversion

Alexander Larman

Why we dramatize history — and why we should stop

The melding of truth and fiction is both culturally limiting and the kind of dangerous terrain which breeds conspiracy theories and fake news

Georgia Heneage

How controversial is The Apprentice?

Abbasi’s heady weaving of the antic and the deadly serious may explain some of the criticism that’s been leveled at the film

Laura Allsop

Plenty of drama but no controversy at the 2024 Tonys

The producers will, you feel, be relieved today

Alexander Larman

Film

The Trump movie The Apprentice likely isn’t being censored

No American company has yet signed a deal to pick it up for either a cinema or streaming release

Ross Anderson

Theater
April 16, 2024
An Enemy of the People is hit-or-miss
The language itself — and the on-the-nose themes that Amy Herzog has unsubtly emphasized — feel like they could be sourced directly from Twitter/X
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Theater
February 15, 2024
Spring’s hottest theatrical openings on Broadway
For theater aficionados, there is hope
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Television
January 16, 2024
Succession and The Bear clean up at a delayed Emmys
Kieran Culkin once again triumphed over his co-stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong
Alexander Larman
Film
December 11, 2023
The Golden Globe nominations are serious-minded and impressive
Barbie, Oppenheimer and Succession dominate
Alexander Larman
Television
May 29, 2023
Succession gets the satisfying finale it deserves
The Roys bow out in style
Alexander Larman
Food
May 1, 2023
Succession is a foodie’s nightmare
The Roys have appetites — just not for food
Estella Shardlow
Television
April 17, 2023
Succession is deeply Shakespearean
Can the Bard help predict the show’s ending?
Kristina Murkett
Television
April 2, 2023
Why Succession works
The writers don’t care about the boring business storylines
James Delingpole
Television
March 20, 2023
How Succession defined ‘eat the rich’ entertainment
Movies and television shows mocking and examining the wealthy are flourishing
Nicky Otis Smith
Television
October 13, 2021
Succession is the wittiest, darkest show on TV
The narcissism of the self-absorbed rich is always fun to watch
Alexander Larman

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