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.

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

Whitney
2018
7.3/10

I Am Heath Ledger
2017
7.4/10

Gilbert
2017
6.7/10

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

Lucy and Desi
2022
7.1/10

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008
6.9/10

Looking for Richard
1996
6.8/10

Wormwood
2017
6.9/10

For the Love of Spock
2016
7.4/10

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
6.0/10

Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
2017
7.7/10

Counterpunch
2017
6.5/10

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
2022
6.1/10

Sidney
2022
7.6/10

John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.9/10

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
6.8/10

Harmontown
2014
6.6/10

Lemmy
2010
7.5/10

Fyre Fraud
2019
6.4/10
Israel's Reel Extremism
2024
0/10