The normalisation of living on the brink - At a time when the world is facing multiple existential threats, humankind is struggling to shake off its self-destructive instincts.
Why 2017 needs the KLF - The bizarre return of the anarchist group is the perfect antidote to the banality and vanity of popular culture in 2017.
American History X: The Trump years - Anyone trying to understand Trump’s America should watch the 1998 film about race relations and neo-Nazism.
In praise of Professor Green’s documentaries on modern-day Britain - The rapper has given a voice to the most deprived - and ignored - people in society.
The hits and misses of Christopher Nolan - The success of Dunkirk has led to more proclamations of director Christopher Nolan’s genius – yet his filmography is a peculiar mix of the inspired and the painfully dull.
The death of Americana - How the UK orchestrated the slow death of fashion’s American Dream.
The parable of Trump and Obamacare - Obamacare is proving so difficult to repeal due to Obama's self-sacrifice in passing the law - and Trump's transparent self-interest.
The gender war is raging across fact and fiction - Two books, one TV programme and the reality of gender relations in 2017.
Baby Driver, Death Proof and the imitation loop - Imitation has become an artform in itself, resulting in repetitive cinematic offerings.
Deconstructing Lord Buckethead as an icon of Brexit Britain - The intergalactic space lord says more about the manic state of the national psyche than any politician ever could.
In praise of brave TV - Mainstream TV is proving it has serious backbone in its unflinching portrayal of the realities of abuse. 
The new McCarthyism: How identity politics killed off debate - Heightened political divisions have led to dangerous thought policing on both the left and right.
How reality TV shaped the modern world - Donald Trump owes his power to the proliferation of ‘reality content’ since the turn of the century.
