Ben Cooke
Then they said: Refugee
Ben Cooke reviews and Oxford student's film about Palestine
At crossed purposes
Ben Cooke declares ITV's new exorcism drama a biblical waste of time
Writers on film
Ben Cooke discusses why so many films about writers seem silly
The poet as performer
Ben Cooke discusses sound and senselessness in the verse of James Fenton
First farce, then tragedy: The Rise of Islamic State
Ben Cooke reviews Patrick Cockburn's timely new work
How not to talk to grown ups: Ian McEwan’s The Children Act
Ben Cooke reviews Ian McEwan's latest novel.
Loading the Canon: Ian Hamilton
Ben Cooke calls for the addition of poet and critic Ian Hamilton to the literary establishment
Loading the Canon: Darkness at Noon
Ben Cooke calls for the addition of Arthur Koestler's chilling novel to the literary establishment
Review: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Ben Cooke explores Hilary Mantel's ‘Maggiephobia’ in her latest collection of short stories
Review: The Zone of Interest
Martin Amis' latest novel is seriously funny
Casualties of war: Two Syrian refugees in Istanbul
Ben Cooke recalls the sobering thoughts of two Syrian refugees he met while interrailing in the summer