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Does Dune: Prophecy have what it takes to be a hit?

HBO

Film

Does Dune: Prophecy have what it takes to be a hit?

There may come a point that Dune fatigue sets in — and we may pinpoint this series as that very situation

Alexander Larman

This month in culture: November 2024

What to watch this November

The Spectator

The Penguin is a less pretentious Joker

The series might be visibly set in the Batman universe, but it’s also very much detached from the nerdiness that emanates from DC Comics

Robert Jackman

The Penguin, Agatha All Along and the perils of spin-offs of spin-offs

There is a chronic lack of imagination

Alexander Larman

Comedy

Conservatives who complain about Bill Maher are missing the point

All of the criticism seems to boil down to one point: Maher is not a conservative. But when has he ever said he was one?

Tristan Justice

Books and Arts
May 15, 2024
This month in culture: June 2024
Our guide to what should be on your radar
The Spectator
North Korea
May 6, 2024
North Korea is using cartoons to evade sanctions
The pariah state’s animators have been working on projects for western firms including Amazon and HBO
Edward Howell
Television
April 9, 2024
Curb Your Enthusiasm’s finale was a mission statement for the show
Don’t tune in expecting that Larry would somehow be redeemed
Alexander Larman
Television
April 1, 2024
The Regime is bad eastern European pastiche
It was clearly inspired by satirical American and British shows about politics
Will Collins
Sports
January 23, 2024
Does boxing still matter?
MMA has overtaken the sport in the public mind
Kevin Cook
Television
September 18, 2023
Meet the telemarketer-turned-filmmaker behind HBO’s Telemarketers
Sam Lipman-Stern exposes the entire industry in his frenetic, rip-roaring investigative documentary
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Television
June 4, 2023
The Idol and the art of smut
Sam Levinson knows he’s not an academic or intellectual
Ross Anderson
Television
May 29, 2023
Succession gets the satisfying finale it deserves
The Roys bow out in style
Alexander Larman
Television
May 23, 2023
What Succession gets wrong about politics
The show’s election night was gripping and realistic. Everything that follows is a hot mess
Patrick Ruffini
Television
May 15, 2023
The election episode put the ‘suck’ in Succession
Never go full Newsroom…
Cockburn

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