Latest First Night Reviews  

Five stars for The Fahrenheit Twins

Funny and resonant, this show is more than just exceedingly clever. It casts a spell

Robin Williams

Fast talking and irreverent, Williams' come-back performance exhilerated the audience though much was basic toilet humour

Charlie Hunter

It might seem a recipe for empty virtuosity but Hunter’s appetite for tasty, blues-inflected hooks keeps any hint of gee-whizzery at bay

Tutu Revisited

In re-created Miles Davis’s 1986 album, its co-creator, Marcus Miller spoilt the show by ostentatious grandstanding

Must-see film: An Education  

Carey Mulligan: the 'British Hepburn'

British star of An Education wins industry-wide praise but was originally turned down by three drama schools

An Education

Perhaps the best film of the year - certainly so far - this is a movie with A-plus levels in biology and humanity

Lynn Barber: My age of innocence

As the movie adaptation of her memoir reaches the screen, the acclaimed writer recalls the process of turning book to film

An Education by Lynn Barber

The Sunday Times review by Wendell Steavenson: a candid, fun and breezy memoir

Must-watch TV: The X Factor  

Jedward: the conspiracy theories

Are they aliens, an artworld joke or the lovechildren of Simon Cowell? We seek the real story behind John and Edward

Calvin Harris slams X Factor after stage invasion

Dance star claims he crashed stage with pineapple to "make a mockery" of the competition and its "terrible" music

Cult duo Jedward voted off X Factor

The 18-year-old duo, who annihilated classic songs and sent viewer figures soaring, were finally voted off the show

Dannii Minogue: girl reinvented

The X Factor and Australia's Got Talent judge is off the Botox, taking on America and so over that Sharon Osbourne thing

Must-see exhibition: Moctezuma - Aztec Ruler  

Moctezuma: the Times review

The latest exhibition at the British Museum, on a semi-divine ruler of the Mexicas, looks set to be an autumn blockbuster

‘Excrement of the gods’ to go on display

Gold treasures crafted by the Aztecs in the reign of Moctezuma will be on show for the first time at the British Museum

British Museum’s ambition hits new heights

Neil MacGregor’s attempt to tell the story of the world in 15 minutes has its dangers but shows a welcome sense of adventure

Aztec temple could yield golden treasures

Archaeologists believe they are close to unearthing the first tomb of an Aztec ruler inside the pyramid of Moctezuma II

Robbie Williams: the comeback  

Reality Killed the Video Star review

Robbie Williams adopts his centre stage position with songs that are alternately self-glorifying and self-pitying

Robbie Williams at the Electric Proms

Making his comeback by opening Radio1's Electric Proms season, Robbie Williams was in jeans with a swagger and without nerves

Robbie Williams returns to test his X Factor

Robbie Williams’s comeback on reality TV is being compared to Elvis’s, but talk of a Take That reunion may be premature

Robbie Williams unveils comeback single on radio

Former Take That pin-up unveiled his new single on radio and assured fans his self-imposed exile from music was over

The Turner Prize  

Turner Prize proves diverting

History repeats itself as late addition to prize exhibition diverts viewers’ gaze from fellow nominee Lucy Skaer’s work

Turner’s Prize

A new show confirms Turner as Britain’s greatest artist, with few rivals anywhere

Turner Prize: thought provoking, not shocking

Traditionalists who turn up will find a few art works to make them harrumph - there are the usual mad concepts

Recognisable art makes Turner shortlist

Roger Hiorns joins Enrico David, Lucy Skaer and Richard Wright as a finalist after transforming flat into crystal cave

The Best of the Noughties

The 100 Best Films of the Decade

Our pick of the best movies released in the Noughties. Do you agree with our selection? What were your favourites?

Michael Haneke: 'It’s super to be number one'

The director of Caché, and other key film-makers, react to our 100 Best Films of the Noughties

British film insider top tens of the decade

We asked an array of British film talent for their top ten films of the decade. What are Nick Hornby's favourites?