Movies

Film

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer masters the portrayal of erotic desire

It’s not exactly Christmassy, but it is very Burroughsy, and it may be the best performance of Daniel Craig’s career

Deborah Ross

Dune: Prophecy is much worse than you think

To give you an idea of how bad it is, its original title was Dune: Sisterhood

James Delingpole

Nightbitch is the best film about a woman turning into a dog that you’ll see this year

Starring a very watchable Amy Adams, this movie is weird and there is nothing I can say to make it sound less weird

Deborah Ross

Tim Robey takes us through a century of Hollywood’s flops

Box Office Poison is a riotously entertaining read, packed with illuminating tales of egos run amok

Alexander Larman

Television

The Diplomat is top trash

Though it’s set in the world of diplomacy and politics, it shows about as much interest in either of the above as, say, High School Musical does

James Delingpole

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