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How GoldenEye reinvigorated the James Bond franchise

By Mark Allison

With a new 007 and more progressive sexual politics, this film brought the series up to speed with the modern world.

Lynne Ramsay sets her sights on a Stephen King adaptation

By Charles Bramesco

She’s set to bring the survival-horror ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ to the screen.

Silent Running remains a tender riposte to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001

By Brian Quinn

Directed by SFX visionary Douglas Trumbull, this homespun space odyssey is a far more soulful affair.

How Mothra introduced a new breed of kaiju creature feature

By Anton Bitel

Godzilla creator Ishiro Honda’s globe-trotting adventure is a strangely sweet family adventure.

Meryl Streep and Lucas Hedges set sail in the Let Them All Talk trailer

By Charles Bramesco

Steven Soderbergh’s latest also includes Gemma Chan, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest.

The Technicolor couple who changed the look of cinema

By Kristina Murkett

During the 1930s and ’40s, Herbert and Natalie Kalmus revolutionised the art and business of Hollywood filmmaking.

On Location: Scenes from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

By Adam Scovell

A walking tour of the French port town evokes a sense of wonder befitting Jacques Demy’s romantic musical.

David Squires on… The impracticalities of being The Invisible Man

By Adam Woodward

Life advice for all the translucent douchebag exes out there, courtesy of our resident cartoonist.

The Safdies have directed a hallucinatory video for Oneohtrix Point Never

By Charles Bramesco

Welcome to a vortex of video detritus, inspired by the musician’s latest single ‘Lost But Never Alone’.

Abel Ferrara taps Ethan Hawke for the new thriller Zeros and Ones

By Charles Bramesco

The espionage thriller will serve as the director’s response to the worldwide lockdown.

Céline Sciamma has begun work on her next film, a childhood drama

By Charles Bramesco

Petite Maman, which has already begun filmed in Paris, stars two eight-year-old leads.

LWLies 87: The Mank issue – On sale now!

By David Jenkins

David Fincher makes a spectacular return to feature filmmaking with this melancholy monochrome marvel.

Unwrap the yuletide thrills of this controversial Santa slasher

By Anton Bitel

The original theatrical cut of Charles E Sellier Jr’s Silent Night, Deadly Night is now available on Blu-ray.

Smooth Talk pits an adolescent Laura Dern against primal American evil

By Charles Bramesco

Joyce Chopra’s newly restored coming-of-age picture deserves classic status.

Discover this retro-styled psychological horror from Shinya Tsukamoto

By Anton Bitel

The Tetsuo director is at his hyper-stylised, idiosyncratic best in this unnerving period tale.

Why shared viewing experiences are vital to queer audiences

By Hamish Calvert

Public screenings can be a safe space for LGBT+ people. But the uncertain future many cinemas now face could rob us of that.

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a terrifying look at the banality of evil

By Leila Latif

John McNaughton’s infamous 1986 horror possesses a raw nihilistic power and uncompromising brutality.

Peter Serafinowicz and the South Park team are deepfaking an entire film

By Charles Bramesco

Their Donald Trump doppelgänger Fred Sassy may get a silver screen vehicle sometime soon.

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