Patrick Smith

@PatrickHJSmith

Patrick Smith is The Independent's Head of Culture & Lifestyle, having joined in 2018 from The Daily Telegraph, where he was music editor, as well as a TV and film critic. He specialises in profile interviews.

The 35 best movies of all time – from Spirited Away to The Shining

<p>Rotten Roman: Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ </p>

Gladiator 2 is awful – no wonder it made Russell Crowe uncomfortable

<p>‘Regardless of your colour of your skin, regardless of how tall you are or short you are or what sex you are, regardless of how you identify, you should have the ability to play anything’ </p>

Andy Serkis: ‘I defy anyone not to tap their foot to Michael Jackson’

<p>Richard Linklater: ‘There’s been this reduction of the male, you know’ </p>

Richard Linklater: ‘Would Dazed and Confused be made today? No way’

Why it's a shame Danny Boyle won’t be directing Bond 25

A Burning Man attendee, taken in 2015

Burning Man: An insider’s guide to surviving your first burn

Owners urged to neuter their cats

Blair's `good guys' have lost

Letter: In Brief