Features

What do British war films tell us about ourselves?

By Mark Allison

Stories of combat and derring-do were once common on our screens. What does their decline reveal about our national identity?

Twin Peaks season 3 decoder: Vision of Laura

By Martyn Conterio

In Part 10, a callback to Fire Walk with Me provides one of the show’s most surprising moments.

How the cinema of Wong Kar-wai reflects a Hong Kong in transition

By David Pountain

The director’s work has long echoed the underlying anxiety felt in his homeland.

Why Christopher Nolan’s Following is a masterful modern neo-noir

By Tom Williams

This moody monochrome thriller from 1998 is an immaculately crafted tale of crime and obsession.

Watch: Christopher Nolan’s Time Puzzle

By Little White Lies

This new video essay by Luís Azevedo explores one of the director’s major obsessions.

Tales From the Darkside: An interview with George A Romero

By Matt Thrift

The horror maestro reflects on his unique and remarkable career in this previously unpublished interview.

Watch the first trailer for Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time

By Josh Howey

The director of Selma and 13th returns with a stunning-looking kiddie adventure.

What RoboCop got right (and wrong) about the future

By James Luxford

Three decades on from its release, just how accurate was Paul Verhoeven’s classic dystopian sci-fi?

Why I love Lena Headey’s performance in Dredd

By David Jenkins

She offers a fresh and frightening take on the comic book villain in this underrated genre classic.

The bitter romanticism of Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together

By David Pountain

The Hong Kong master’s 1997 film is a deeply affecting portrait of a failing relationship.

A brief history of women in World War Two movies

By Lena Hanafy

These films show the different ways women joined the war effort, often away from the home front.

How Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia took the thriller genre away from the mainland

By William Carroll

The director’s atmospheric 2002 film makes the most of its remote setting.

Why I love Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance in The Last of the Mohicans

By Sam Bowles

He’s never been better than in Michael Mann’s historical epic.

Christopher Nolan: ‘I’ve not fought in a war, it’s my worst nightmare to do so’

By David Jenkins

The Dunkirk director reveals the challenges of transforming documented reality into an experience fit for the multiplex.

Coming of age with the cinema of Kirsten Dunst

By Adam White

From Small Soldiers to her collaborations with Sofia Coppola, a generation of moviegoers have grown up alongside the American star.

Barry Jenkins is adapting James Baldwin for his next film

By Josh Howey

The Moonlight writer/director is set to helm the Harlem love story If Beale Street Could Talk.

Twin Peaks season 3 decoder: The redemption of Bobby Briggs

By Martyn Conterio

In Part 9, Twin Peaks’ resident bad boy finally appears to have come good.

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