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Is Life set to be just another 2001/Alien rip-off?

By Adam Woodward

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds chart familiar territory in this drab-looking space thriller.

Jim Hosking on the making of this year’s most revolting comedy

By Oliver Hotham

The messed-up mind who brought us The Greasy Strangler discusses his film’s repulsive appeal.

How movies reveal the intimate details of romance

By Little White Lies

A new short documentary taps into cinema’s potential for presenting love in all its complex forms.

A Horror Travelogue: 31 horror movies from 31 different countries

By Justine Smith

Join us on an epic round the world trip to some of the darkest reaches of horror cinema.

Discover the next door terror of this socially-conscious horror

By Anton Bitel

Law abiding becomes a matter of life and death in Marcus Dunstan’s The Neighbour.

Why Christine contains horror cinema’s greatest femme fatale

By Martyn Conterio

The title character in John Carpenter’s 1983 film is a memorably monstrous movie seductress.

Why Braindead remains the pinnacle of grisly practical effects

By Stephen Puddicombe

In 1992 a young Peter Jackson created one of horror cinema’s most gruesome and enduring splatterfests.

Black Mirror is the perfect antidote to the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope

By Ella Donald

The new season of the dark social satire features a refreshingly tragedy-free queer relationship.

Why Rogue One is 2016’s most important blockbuster

By Chris Haydon

Where The Force Awakens was a safe bet, Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars story has an even greater task on its hands.

Terrence Malick talks filmmaking at a rare public speaking event

By Christopher Bruno

The enigmatic director described the “lure” of digital technology at a recent live Q&A.

The dirty tricks and shady tactics of Adam Curtis

By David Jenkins

In his sprawling new work for the BBC, HyperNormalisation, Adam Curtis reveals his limited range as a filmmaker.

What’s the strangest thing Werner Herzog has ever done for a movie?

By Little White Lies

Two writers make their case for the most eccentric moment in the director’s career.

David Lynch’s Lost Highway soundtrack is returning to vinyl

By Lara C Cory

The Trent Reznor-produced score is being reissued for the fist time in 20 years.

Perfect Imitation – The spreading influence of John Carpenter

By Padraig Cotter

He may be all but retired from feature filmmaking, but traces of the genre director’s legacy can be found everywhere.

You can now stream the ‘Black & Chrome’ cut of Mad Max: Fury Road

By Adam Woodward

George Miller’s berserko road movie is available in all its monochrome majesty.

Black Lives Matter – Social media activism and the politics of protest

By Katherine McLaughlin

How a handful of filmmakers and a simple hashtag turned stories of African-American oppression into a national concern.

Spanish master Luis García Berlanga finally gets his dues

By Adam Cook

The director’s 1963 film The Executioner is getting a home video release courtesy of the Criterion Collection.

Watch the shocking trailer for Netflix’s The Ivory Game

By Little White Lies

Leonardo DiCaprio exec produces this powerful documentary about Africa’s ivory trade.

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