From Star Trek’s Data and Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands to Marvel’s Vision, science fiction on the big screen has a history of using the struggles of robotic characters as an analogue for autism, often through a Pinocchio-esque desire to be “more human”. In this article, Arthur journalist Liam Andrews discusses such depictions of Andy the Android in Alien: Romulus

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder is a raunchy, rowdy musical about a young man who, after the death of his mother, realizes that he is eighth in line for the Earldom of Highhurst. Realizing his D’ysquith heritage, he sets out to shorten the line and wrest the title for himself. Adapted from the 1907 novel The Autobiography of the Criminal by Roy Horniman, the play debuted on Broadway in late 2013, and quickly became a smash hit, winning four Tony awards in 2014. 

Louane Morin reviews Celine Sciamma's debut film Water Lilies, from the failures of second wave feminism to the cruelty of political lesbianism.