By Tom Joudrey
Twenty years ago, Gregg Araki's haunting indie film showed how trauma can spiral into conspiracy theories and self-sabotage. Author Scott Heim and actor Bill Sage reflect on their experiences making this cult favourite.
By Riley Rogers
A decade after its release, David Fincher's thrilling adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel about a woman scorned retains its unnerving power.
By Niamh Dunne
They look bad, they sound bad, and sometimes directors won't even admit they've made a musical at all. What on earth is happening to this once lucrative genre?
As Shaun of the Dead turns 20, we chart the steady decline of humour in mainstream British filmmaking.
As Saoirse Ronan stars in The Outrun, we examine how her debut as a child star has landed her a continued presence in the coming-of-age genre.
By Rogan Graham
Nestled beneath a railway arch in Brixton, a group of curators and community activists come together to share cinema free of prohibitive ticket prices and think beyond the constraints of the British film industry.
As a new version of Christian Tafdrup's chilling 2022 horror Speak No Evil hits cinemas, we explore the cult of the Anglicised remake.
By Juan Barquin
While considered by many to be minor works, Serial Mom and A Dirty Shame represent some of our contemporary concerns and anxieties while offering a surprisingly wholesome view of queer community.
By Grace Dodd
Charli XCX's cultural phenomenon speaks to a cinematic canon of reckless, ruthless movies – putting women and girls front and centre.
An expansive, 50-film chronology looking back at the history of films directed by female actors.
In the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, gender proves more fluid and arbitrary than in much of contemporary cinema.
By Bella Madge
Although Powell and Pressburger's 1946 fantastical war romance might not be the first film that springs to mind as a bildungsroman, it offers a powerful guiding sentiment.
LAIKA's Frame x Frame exhibition is a compact but detailed deep dive into how the studio approaches the mechanics of the medium.
By Shelby Cooke
Established during the 2020 pandemic, Film East is a collective of global movie lovers who have come together to write and screen work they're passionate about. Their founder shares how it all began.
By Rory Kiberd
Gabbing guests, flashing phone fans – is there no end to the crimes of the modern cinema audience?
By Carly Mattox
From Downton Abbey to an Alpine horror via plenty of unnerving roles, Dan Stevens is forging his own fascinating path through filmmaking.
By Lewis Powell
A relatively new concept in exhibition, these neurodivergent-friendly events aim to widen cinema participation – but there's still a long way to go.
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