Lupita Nyong’o

The 355

By Marina Ashioti

Jessica Chastain’s passion project is a questionable espionage thriller that flaunts its international cast of A-Listers.

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An international coalition of female spies team up in The 355

By Charles Bramesco

Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz, Diane Kruger and Fan Bingbing – the whole gang is here.

A short history of Hollywood’s (ill-fated) attempts to adapt the internet

By Charles Bramesco

A bidding war over a Reddit-sourced horror pitch rings a familiar bell.

Why it’s time to shut down the BAFTAs

By David Jenkins

It’s a(nother) good year to be a white man, as the nominations for UK’s premier film awards prove.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

By David Jenkins

The Star Wars saga comes to a close with a story that’s big on cameos and references, but short on excitement and surprises.

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Little Monsters

By Anton Bitel

Lupita Nyong’o defends a group of school kids from a zombie horde in Abe Forsythe’s tame comedy-horror.

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Jessica Chastain gets spy thriller 355 up and running

By Charles Bramesco

The US star is producing, and she’s doing it her way.

Us

By Kambole Campbell

Jordan Peele’s second feature disturbs, provokes and tickles in its arch dismantling of the modern American family.

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Frances McDormand and Guillermo Del Toro were the 2018 Oscars MVPs

By Hannah Strong

The world was watching a little more closely last night as the first post-Weinstein Academy Awards took place.

Black Panther

By Hannah Strong

Creed wunderkind Ryan Coogler takes the reigns to deliver Marvel’s best origin story since Iron Man.

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Made in Black America: Why Black Panther is more than a comic book movie

By Callum Costello

Marvel’s latest represents the culmination of years of reinvention in black filmmaking.

Twitter wills a Lupita Nyong’o-Rihanna heist movie into existence

By Amy Bowker

Ava DuVernay will direct the social media-inspired project for Netflix.

David Oyelowo: ‘The best of us is to love and be loved’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The star of A United Kingdom talks frankly and openly about the importance of faith in life and work.

Queen of Katwe

By David Jenkins

Chess gets the Disney sports movie treatment in this likeable tale of strategy and empowerment from Mira Nair.

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A vital new film season is putting black stars in the spotlight

By Adam Woodward

The likes of Sidney Poitier and Denzel Washington are being celebrated via a nationwide programme of events.

Is Hollywood failing Lupita Nyong’o?

By Adam White

The actress has been conspicuously absent from our screens since breaking out in 12 Years a Slave.

Non-Stop

By Adam Woodward

More mile-high misadventures as Liam Neeson rolls out his machismo B-movie thing on a packed passenger jet.

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