Features

Watch Emma Stone and Steve Carell go head to head in Battle of the Sexes

By Amy Bowker

The pair recreate a memorable sporting occasion which had huge significance off the court.

Loveless – first look review

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

A warring couple reunite to find their missing son in this blunt drama from Leviathan director Andrei Zvyagintsev.

Robert Pattinson is unrecognisable in the Good Time trailer

By Amy Bowker

The Safdie Brothers are back with a hypnotic-looking New York crime drama.

Ismael’s Ghosts – first look review

By David Jenkins

A bizarre choice of opening film for the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, but also an invigorating and impulsive one too.

How the films of Jem Cohen reveal the true meaning of independent cinema

By Patrick Gamble

A recent retrospective at the IndieLisboa Film Festival highlighted the need for socially-conscious filmmaking.

Discover the psychological subtext of this shocking ’80s horror

By Anton Bitel

Sidney J Furie’s The Entity is deeply disturbing but essential viewing.

A staggering new film tells the story of faith in America

By Matt Turner

Deborah Stratman’s hour-long documentary The Illinois Parables explores the connection between religion and national identity.

A requiem for medium-sized movies

By James Luxford

Why have mid-budget films all-but disappeared from today’s cinematic landscape?

How to run a successful independent film company

By Anton Bitel

Jason Blum, producer of The Purge, Insidious and Get Out, offers valuable insight into low-budget movie making.

Is this the most powerful protest film ever made?

By Christopher Bruno

Peter Watkins’ incendiary pseudo-doc Punishment Park feels as vital today as it did back in 1971.

Take a first look at Xavier Dolan’s first English-language film

By Amy Bowker

The celebrated Quebecois director is back with The Death and Life of John F Donovan.

Thom Yorke is scoring the Suspiria remake

By Amy Bowker

The Radiohead frontman will provide music for Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming re-imagining of Dario Argento’s cult classic.

Ian McShane: ‘Masculinity has become more complicated over the last 20 years’

By Christina Newland

The veteran screen star talks Jawbone, bad superhero movies and how ‘tough guy’ acting has evolved.

The Hitman’s Bodyguard gets a rollicking trailer

By Amy Bowker

Watch Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson wreak havoc in this action-comedy caper.

Ridley Scott is already working on the sequel to Alien: Covenant

By Amy Bowker

Filming will begin within ‘the next 14 months’ according to the director.

Why ‘Homer’s Enemy’ is my favourite Simpsons episode

By Greg Evans

The tragicomic tale of Frank Grimes from 1997 contains a sharply-observed social critique.

How The Fifth Element set the tone for modern blockbusters

By Patrick Sproull

Twenty years on, Luc Besson’s neon-hued space opera has lost none of its off-kilter charm.

Why Alien’s gender politics go a lot deeper than Ellen Ripley

By Thomas Hobbs

The revelation that Lambert is a transwoman transforms what we know about Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror.

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