One man's meat is another man's poison

The Spanish ibérico that never made it through Customs

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (Lejos del mundanal ruido)

Mark Kermode reviews Thomas Vinterburgh's Far from the Madding Crowd

A taste of Spanish culture

Very tasty

When we talk about hand luggage...

...size matters

WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY

Peter Bradshaw reviews What We Did on Our Holiday (Nuestro último verano en Escocia)

A pound (coffee)shop

In Fitzrovia, London

BLACK OR WHITE (LO MEJOR PARA ELLA)

Gary Goldstein reviews Mike Binder's Black or White (Lo mejor para ella)

So convenient

You can rent anything these days

OLIVER'S DEAL (LA DEUDA)

Jonathan Holland reviews Oliver's Deal (La Deuda)

Many naps don't make a good night's sleep

Of course not

Do our music tastes fossilize?

Yes, they do. Apparently, at age 33.

THE WATER DIVINER

Peter Bradshaw reviews Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner

Brick by brick

A historic pub is History

We've heard of people punching their computers...

...but this is going a bit too far.

Soon you'll only see them in movies

Goodbye to New York City's old fire escapes

Will we ever see the end of roaming charges?

Good news for US users

Not so good news on the European front

A fixed date for Easter?

Should Easter be moved to a fixed week in April?

A London-New York railway link?

It could be done

Don't forget to put your watch one hour ahead

On Sunday 29th at 2am, clocks and watches will have to be put one hour ahead.
Not everyone thinks it's a good idea.

A brick-and-mortar Google

Google opens shop in London

Selfie sticks not welcome

At London's National Gallery

CALVARY

Xan Brooks reviews John Michael McDonagh's Calvary

Identity theft

The case of Leah Palmer

Dr Frankenstein is back

Body transplants

Happy New Year!

The Chinese New Year begins today

NIGHTCRAWLER

Peter Bradshaw reviews Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler

Hush!

(Your telephone might hear you)

WILD

Mark Kermode reviews Wild

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Catherine Shoard reviews The Theory of Everything

Even dinosaurs retire

Goodbye, Dippy

Let there be light

An interesting experiment

In Defence of English Cooking

by George Orwell

Homage to George Orwell, who died on this day 65 years ago, and as testimony of how much Britain has changed

Three film reviews

The Imitation Game
Whiplash
The Babadook

Smartphone deprivation impairs our cognitive abilities

(It has been scientifically proven)

Happy hour

How to make it conversationally happy

BIRDMAN

Robbie Collin reviews Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman

Bad news for drug-resistant bugs

'Breakthrough' antibiotic discovery