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Six of Paul Verhoeven’s most controversial moments

By Nick Chen

From Showgirls to Starship Troopers, delve into the Dutch filmmaker’s provocative back catalogue.

Paul Verhoeven: ‘Hollywood thinks audiences are stupid’

By Matt Thrift

The outspoken Dutch filmmaker discusses his triumphant return to cinema, Elle.

A new series tells the story of the greatest horror movies never made

By John Wadsworth

Doomed projects like David Cronenberg’s Frankenstein are discussed in Untold Horror.

An unrealised Akira Kurosawa project is finally being made

By Jack Godwin

The Masque of the Black Death is being developed from a finished script by the late Japanese master.

Why Angel Heart still haunts us 30 years on

By William Carroll

Alan Parker’s violent tale of private detectives and devil worship is a heady blend of neo-noir and horror.

Martin Scorsese pledges to preserve classic African cinema

By John Wadsworth

The director is launching a vital new initiative called The African Film Heritage Project.

Why I love Jesse Eisenberg’s performance in The Social Network

By James Luxford

The actor’s sly take on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg casts a spotlight on the dark side of success.

In defence of Rollerball – the capitalist satire come good

By Nathan Smith

John McTiernan’s maligned 2002 remake is one of the sharper anti-capitalist films of modern times.

Seven great alternative fairy tale movies

By Elizabeth MacLeod

Twisted takes on classic stories, from The Company of Wolves to Black Swan and The Fall.

In praise of 9 to 5 and the ’80s career woman

By Simran Hans

How a socialist feminist fantasy kickstarted a trend for female-fronted mainstream comedies.

Kelly Reichardt on how she got to Kristen Stewart

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The writer/director reveals how she landed the Hollywood megastar for her new film Certain Women.

Kelly Reichardt: ‘Filmmaking is not as carefree a thing as it once was’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The American director talks Certain Women, working with Michelle Williams and why she’s ready to take a break from filmmaking.

Is this the next Stranger Things?

By Little White Lies

Netflix Original show Dark looks set to be another addictive mystery drama.

David Fincher’s Mindhunter gets a noir-tinged first trailer

By Little White Lies

This new detective series looks like another gripping detective thriller from the director.

Watch Brad Pitt pull silly faces in the first War Machine teaser

By Little White Lies

Take a peek at writer/director David Michôd’s sly military satire.

The supehero genre is finally growing up, but not where you think

By Cameron Williams

Legion is the small-screen saviour of formulaic comic book adaptations.

Why Wendy and Lucy remains a vital piece of American cinema

By Joel Blackledge

Kelly Reichardt’s low-key anti-drama from 2008 offers a sobering look at poverty in small town USA.

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