Reviews

Sudan, Remember Us review – extremely powerful stuff
From Hilde, With Love review – too staid to make an impact
28 Years Later review – Danny Boyle is finally back
Elio review – a touching treaty on the search for belonging
F1 review – speed is king, subtlety is yellow-flagged
Protein review – nasty, funny, soulful

Features

Peter Cushing lives forever in Whitstable
Who gets to be on the big screen?
The Existential Chic of La Notte
Time in the Flesh: A Queer East Correspondence
28 Years Later | Elio | Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
“Life, Liberty, and All the Rest of It”: Reading The Godfather in To Die For

Contributor Alex Hess

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Rambo and the changing face of American politics

by Alex Hess

From the post-Vietnam counterculture to brash Reaganite muscle-flexing to Trumpian nationalism, cinema’s ultimate lone survivor has always held a mirror to US society.

Man with long hair wearing singlet and jeans inside a metal structure.

In Praise Of

Why 1997 was an unbeatable year for Hollywood action

by Alex Hess

The release of Con Air and Face/Off 20 summers ago marked a high-point in mainstream cinema.

A man in a grey jacket stands in a room, holding a photograph in his hand.

In Praise Of

Why Unbreakable remains the ultimate superhero movie

by Alex Hess

M Night Shyamalan’s understated 2000 drama is anathema to the box-office behemoths of today.

Sudan, Remember Us review – extremely powerful stuff

From Hilde, With Love review – too staid to make an impact

28 Years Later review – Danny Boyle is finally back

Elio review – a touching treaty on the search for belonging

F1 review – speed is king, subtlety is yellow-flagged

Protein review – nasty, funny, soulful

Peter Cushing lives forever in Whitstable

Who gets to be on the big screen?

The Existential Chic of La Notte

Time in the Flesh: A Queer East Correspondence

28 Years Later | Elio | Buckaroo Banzai (1984)

“Life, Liberty, and All the Rest of It”: Reading The Godfather in To Die For

Rambo and the changing face of American politics

Why 1997 was an unbeatable year for Hollywood action

Why Unbreakable remains the ultimate superhero movie

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