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Spike Lee blazes a path through Vietnam in Da 5 Bloods trailer

By Charles Bramesco

His heist thriller follows a crew of black veterans in search of treasure left behind years earlier.

Know The Score: Bobby Krlic on Alien

By Thomas Hobbs

The Midsommar composer, better known as The Haxan Cloak, reveals how he drew inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith’s classic soundtrack.

My Picture Palace creative brief – the results

By David Jenkins

You built home cinemas and sent us video clips of them. We watched them and wept with joy.

My Comfort Blanket Movie: Way Out West

By David Jenkins

This Laurel and Hardy gem from 1937 reminds David Jenkins of a time when he almost died laughing.

David Squires on… Lockdown at the Overlook Hotel

By Little White Lies

Cartoonist David Squires checks in with the Torrance family at their isolation retreat.

Watch: Closing the Door on the Gangster Genre

By Luís Azevedo

Is the American mobster movie destined to go the same way as the western?

Could you design a Little Women book cover?

By Little White Lies

Take part in our latest creative brief and you could win some exclusive prizes from Greta Gerwig’s film.

Discover the dark side of virtual reality is this modern tech thriller

By Anton Bitel

Yedidya Gorsetman’s 2018 film Empathy, Inc explores themes of identity, alterity and technophobia.

The supernatural, Nick Cave-scripted Gladiator sequel that never was

By Simon Bland

The Bad Seeds frontman wrote a screenplay for Russell Crowe, resurrecting his Roman warrior.

Queer coming of age in the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy

By Sam Moore

Gregg Araki’s mid-’90s triptych explores the hope and hopelessness of being young and openly gay.

Elisabeth Moss goes a bit mad indoors in the Shirley trailer

By Charles Bramesco

At this point, who among us can’t relate to Josephine Decker’s latest film?

My Comfort Blanket Movie: Grosse Pointe Blank

By Adam Woodward

Adam Woodward reflects on the timeless appeal of George Armitage’s alt-rom-com from 1997.

Master cinematographer Roger Deakins has turned master podcaster

By Charles Bramesco

Team Deakins digs into the finer points of cinematography and the film industry.

Hollywood prefers blondes (as index patients)

By Elizabeth Horkley

Attractive women of questionable virtue have long been a scapegoat for society’s literal ills.

The Eddy review – A haunting melody that quickly fades

By Charles Bramesco

Damien Chazelle’s eight-part Paris jazz drama scarcely misses a note, but we’ve heard this tune before.

Creative resilience in the age of uncertainty

By Little White Lies

In a brand new series, produced in partnership with Squarespace, Little White Lies and Huck spotlight artists and makers as they adapt to life under lockdown and an uncertain future.

The illustrator who brings light to the darkness and darkness to the light

By Michael Fordham

In the second part of a new series supporting artists through these testing times, we commissioned Sophie Mo to make a special series of illustrations. She shares with us how she continues to carve out a creative identity.

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