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Rungano Nyoni: ‘I wanted to show Zambian humour and how we deal with tragic events’

By Beth Webb

The Welsh-Zambian director discusses her impressive debut feature I Am Not a Witch.

Addressing gender trouble at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

New films that deal with the relationship between men and women in interesting ways.

S Craig Zahler: ‘Shooting graphic violence is like setting up a magic trick’

By Adam Woodward

The director of Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99 on his distinct approach to genre filmmaking.

Is this the world’s sexiest film festival?

By Justine Smith

Montreal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma presented erotic tales from around the world this year.

Nicolas Winding Refn launches new streaming platform byNWR.com

By Little White Lies

Lost classics are restored and repackaged with deluxe online editions.

Miracle Mile is an apocalyptic thriller that’s more relevant than ever

By Ian Schultz

Steve De Jarnatt’s cult ’80s sci-fi is a harrowing depiction of nuclear war.

Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest and the art of the chase

By Adam Scovell

How the director’s mastery of space and location created the famous crop-duster sequence.

The bonkers, boundary pushing comic legacy of Mel Brooks

By Darren Richman

With Young Frankenstein now a major stage show, we reflect on the career of a living legend of comedy.

Meet the exciting young directors behind animation’s female revolution

By Alex King

Greece’s Anima Syros festival provided a platform for a bright new generation of women animators.

Journeyman – first look review

By David Jenkins

Paddy Considine’s second feature as director is powered by a clutch of big, bold and unabashedly emotional performances.

Noah Baumbach: ‘People sometimes tell me, “Why don’t you just make something funny?”’

By Elena Lazic

The writer/director of The Meyerowitz Stories reveals how he mixes the comic with the tragic.

Shudders of Pleasure: The story of Hellraiser

By Nick Pinkerton

We pay homage to director Clive Barker’s majestic suburban gore aria from 1987.

Remembering 1998’s Soldier: The original Blade Runner sequel

By Nathan Smith

Like Philip K Dick’s replicants, Kurt Russell’s steely-eyed space marine asks what it means to be human.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi gets another awesome trailer

By Little White Lies

Rian Johnson’s eighth instalment of the world’s biggest movie franchise is almost upon us. And it looks like another good one…

Is this the greatest werewolf movie ever made?

By Anton Bitel

Joe Dante’s The Howling is a perfect blend of modern horror and practical effects.

Streaming will never replace my DVD collection, but it has improved it

By James Luxford

How physical and digital media should learn to stop worrying and live happily side by side.

A still point in a turning world: Barbara Hammer on her 50-year legacy

By Sean L Malin

The queer film icon reflects on her pioneering career ahead of a new retrospective of her work.

The further dimensions of Desperately Seeking Susan

By Leigh Clark

Does Madonna’s iconic pyramid jacket contain a hidden message?

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