Orson Welles & me - touch of genius The first time I travelled abroad alone was the summer of 1990. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I was 19 … Film • 17 Aug 18
The Dark Knight at 10 - celebrating a superhero game-changer 2008 seems more than a decade ago. And in superhero terms, that's an eternity. Though it wouldn't take some timey-wimey comic book plot to argue … Film • 26 Jul 18
The Muppet Show live - it's time to play the music My sense of humor matured with Monty Python. But it was born with Sesame Street and blossomed with the subversive anarchy of The Muppet Show. Culture • 24 Jul 18
John Carpenter's The Thing - the ultimate cult movie classic? The alien invasion of 1982 came to us on two fronts. The first went almost unnoticed, and was swiftly forgotten. Two weeks later, the second … Film • 19 Jul 18
Die Hard turns 30 - Yippee ki-yay! Celebrating the anniversary of the greatest action blockbuster of them all... or is it the greatest Christmas movie of them all? Or both? Film • 18 Jul 18
Steve Ditko remembered - the enigma behind Spider-Man One of the tropes of comic books is that nobody of note ever really dies, most especially the hero. But one of the burdens of … Comics • 09 Jul 18
Harlan Ellison remembered - the greatest writer you've never read Dying in his sleep seems a most understated exit for Harlan Ellison, one of the greatest writers of speculative fiction, or science fiction, if you … Books • 30 Jun 18
Print out - how I finally reduced my book pile Following this year's a double-wammy of bird flu and root canal, I reached an impasse in my life and knew something fundamental had to change. Books • 01 Jul 18
2001: A Space Odyssey at 50 - have a good trip! I'm not fond of those endless online clickbait lists. I couldn't even name my Top Ten films, because, you know, only TEN? Art can't and … Film • 09 May 18
Why Steven Spielberg is the ultimate Hollywood player For cultural connoisseurs of my generation, there is a certain list of 'old' masters that had a huge baring on our lives, almost from day … Film • 03 Apr 18
