- January 1, 2026
The globe-trotting thriller’s long-awaited second series is ‘irresistible’
When the Night Owls’ cameras spot a mercenary who worked for Roper setting up a new arms deal, Jonathan leaps into action, following a trail
Why A Minecraft Movie was 2025’s most important film
The blockbuster based on the brick-building video game came top at the US box office – and, with their “chicken-jockey” chaos, its colourful screenings pointed
The Salt Path and 2025’s most scandalous books
Getty ImagesVirginia Giuffre’s powerful posthumous autobiography Nobody’s Girl detailed her sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle (Credit: Getty Images) But
The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice
AlamyOrkney’s Maeshowe tomb is a burial cairn created around 2800BC that conceals a stone-clad sepulchre (Credit: Alamy) We will probably never know the specific beliefs
18 of the most striking images of 2025
12. Transit centre, Buganda The image of a Congolese refugee sitting on a swing at a Transit centre near Buganda in May, vibrates with a
The latest in the sci-fi adventure series is the longest and worst yet
The third instalment in James Cameron’s mega-hit blockbuster franchise is “197 minutes of screensaver graphics, clunky dialogue, baggy plotting and hippy-dippy new-age spirituality”. Avatar and
The 25 best books of 2025
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters The follow-up to Torrey Peters’ critically acclaimed debut Detransition, Baby is a collection of tales, each with an intriguing premise,
Harry Potter to Eyes Wide Shut: 12 of the best alternative festive films
Alamy(Credit: Alamy) A Grand Day Out (1998) Way before the feature-length Wallace and Gromit films of more recent decades, my family would tune in each
Seven of the greatest rivalries in art history
Born just a year apart (Turner in sooty London in 1775, Constable in a serene Suffolk village in 1776), the two were, from the first,
Eight paint colours that can easily transform your home
6. Peach, soft browns and cream “Paint colours are a backdrop on which to layer, rather than the hero,” says interior designer Christian Bense. “Mixing
