High on the hog

WHEN ROBERT ALTMAN TOOK ON A SPINACH-SWIGGING SAILOR, HOPING TO MAKE A MOVIE STAR OF ROBIN WILLIAMS, MANY CONSIDERED IT A BIG SWING. THEY WERE RIGHT. SURVIVORS TELL US HOW POPEYE GOT LOST AT SEA

As he coaxes a galumphing porcine up to her summer abode on a bright July morning, John Lewis-Stempel considers whether it was an uphill struggle or simply a pig of a day

SOMEHOW — DECADES AFTER THE ORIGINAL CULT-CLASSIC — A GANG OF LUNATICS HAVE REMADE THE TOXIC AVENGER . AS THE POLLUTED MUTANT RAMPAGES ANEW, WE DELVE INTO THE SLIME

WITH ITS BONE-CRUNCHING INJURIES AND MALEVOLENT FORCES, DIRECTOR JUSTIN TIPPING’S HIM BRINGS HORROR TO AMERICAN FOOTBALL. GAME ON…

The cloning of animals – pets, farm animals, racehorses – is today done routinely on an industrial scale. Bianca Bosker investigates

The Bad Guys 2 1hr 44mins (PG) Surprisingly ...