Olivia Colman

Film

Paddington in Peru is both too cautious and wildly over the top

What really powers the film is the goodwill of the audience towards the franchise as a whole

James Walton

This month in culture: November 2024

What to watch this November

The Spectator

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

Alexander Larman

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut is entirely gripping

The Lost Daughter reviewed

Deborah Ross

Television

The Crown will long reign o’er the Emmys

The show is a comforting reminder of when the British royal family was unassailable

Alexander Larman