The Rules of the Dame
Helen Mirren may have turned 80, but she’s still acting—and aging—gracefully. Just don’t call her feisty
The Great James Bond Renaissance
While the next 007 film languishes in Amazon purgatory, a new wave of book spin-offs are re-inventing the British spy for the next generation
Jack-of-All-Trades
With his starring role in the darkly funny espionage thriller Slow Horses, critically acclaimed theatrical performances, and recent marriage to Saoirse Ronan, Jack Lowden is riding high
Soaringly Sozzled Onstage
Withnail and I is one of the most beloved—and bibulous—British films of all time. But can this bucolic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas be properly adapted into a play?
The Pumping Station
Ryan Murphy’s new series is a seamy fantasy of postwar Hollywood—and the garage owner who serviced the stars
Isobel Waller-Bridge
The musician talks about scoring the film Emma; her sister, Phoebe; and what kind of sounds suit a hot priest