Richard Clay, art historian and expert on semiotics and iconoclasm and the interplay between new technology and shifts in meaning, compares and contrasts cultural symbols from across the centuries, unpicking iconic images, music, and other cultural outputs to explain where ‘stickiness’ comes from.

Whitney
2018
7.3/10

Looking for Richard
1996
6.8/10

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
6.9/10

Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
2017
6.4/10

I Am Heath Ledger
2017
7.4/10

The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
6.6/10

Gilbert
2017
6.7/10

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10

For the Love of Spock
2016
7.4/10

Lucy and Desi
2022
7.1/10

Sidney
2022
7.0/10

Marvel's Behind the Mask
2021
7.1/10

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere
2026
6.6/10

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
2018
7.5/10

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
5.9/10

Harmontown
2014
6.6/10

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
2014
6.8/10

Sly
2023
7.2/10

Trainwreck: The Real Project X
2025
5.9/10

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
7.1/10
Man on Wire
2008
7.379/10