War

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

The latest adaption of the R.C. Sheriff World War I play, Journey's End brings lots of bark (and bright British talent) to the screen but not much bite

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Set in a small Syrian apartment as war rages outside, Insyriated strives to make a big impact but falls a little short of the mark

Features

Dunkirk was an incredible cinematic experience... but if you want to understand what war is really about, watch this Danish film with a terrible title

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Land of Mine has a terrible punning title, but a brilliant heart-stopping premise

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

The Wall should be a taut, uber-tense chamber-piece with great performances. It's not

Must See

The best films out in August include the new Kathryn Bigelow movie starring John Boyega, and a story of war to rival Dunkirk

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Dunkirk is, amongst other things, an efficient device for giving you anxiety. It's also glorious

Features

Dunkirk is yet another WWII movie, but it's going to stand apart... and not just because it stars Harry Styles

Features

The Beguiled is that strange thing: a Civil War movie with exclusively white characters. But that's just because it's a Sofia Coppola film

Preview

Talks 

Eminent philosopher and intellectual AC Grayling talks about his new book, War: An Enquiry

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

New Matthew Mcconaughey movie Free State of Jones is like a double History lesson on a Friday afternoon

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Documentary film Jim: The James Foley Story, directed by Foley's childhood friend, is utterly heartbreaking

We love

Visual Arts 

Drones made beautiful: Mahwish Chishty London show to explore the war in the sky with Pakistani folk art

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Although it's unlikely to enter the canon of great war films, 2016's Anthropoid - starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy - ends on a high note

In the Know

Design 

Japan's home design is far from domesticated. For the first time, a major London exhibition explores Japanese post-war architecture in all its wildly radical glory

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

New Estonian film Tangerines is at once hopeful and heartbreaking look at the uneccessary sacrifices of war

In the Know

Visual Arts 

Grab your armour and sword - we're off to the Battle of Agincourt for The Wallace Collection's fantastic new free exhibition