Features

The Safdie brothers’ guide to shooting New York City

By David Jenkins

The Good Time directors reveal the secret to capturing the essence of their home town on screen.

What would you like to see from the Deadwood movie?

By Joe Boden

David Milch’s seminal western series is set for a big screen revival in 2018.

Five essential experimental short films

By Little White Lies

Shortform cinema to thrill and inspire, as chosen by LWLies and Staffordshire University.

Discover this yuletide slasher that inspired John Carpenter’s Halloween

By Anton Bitel

Black Christmas contains one of the earliest examples of the ‘final girl’ trope in horror cinema.

David Fincher: ‘Moviemaking is a rat f*ck, every day is a skirmish’

By Matt Thrift

The alchemist behind Fight Club and Zodiac discusses his newest true crime saga, the Netflix Original series MINDHUNTER.

How Safe shows the realities of living with an incurable illness

By Stephen Puddicombe

Todd Haynes’ 1995 film stars Julianne Moore as a woman who becomes “allergic to the 20th century”.

Will Justice League give us a Superman we can believe in?

By Colin Biggs

Three films into the DCEU, the time to introduce a darker Man of Steel may have already passed.

Sean Baker: ‘If you’re a filmmaker in the 21st century, it’s hard not to be a social activist’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The director of The Florida Project is quietly redefining concepts of movie magic and what it means to be a star.

Why I love Jesse Ventura’s performance in Predator

By James Luxford

The larger-than-life catchphrase machine epitomised the hyper-masculinity of ’80s action cinema.

How Alias Grace softens Margaret Atwood’s source novel

By Ella Donald

The Netflix adaptation is characterised by the competing visions of writer Sarah Polley and director Mary Harron.

LWLies 72: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

By Little White Lies

Our latest print issue offers a sweary salute to Martin McDonagh’s sensational latest.

Could you design a poster for the new stage production of The Twilight Zone?

By Little White Lies

Our latest creative brief is inspired by the Almeida Theatre’s upcoming play.

The complex, seductive satire of Starship Troopers

By Ned Carter Miles

Two decades on, Paul Verhoeven’s ambiguous militaristic sci-fi is in need of a reappraisal.

The politics of peripheral vision in contemporary cinema

By Amrou Al-Kadhi

Filmmakers like Sean Baker are using every corner of the frame to shine a light on marginalised people.

Inside the studio queering Vietnam’s film industry

By Jake Hall

The success of recent crowd-funded projects such as Roommate points to a growing awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.

Celebrating the centenary of Japanese animation at LEAFF

By Matt Turner

Rare works from Satoshi Kon and Osamu Tezuka were presented at this year’s festival.

Candid photos from Jonas Mekas’ amazing new memoir

By David Jenkins

‘A Dance With Fred Astaire’ sees the critic, filmmaker and social gadfly open up his personal archives.

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