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Inside the academic conference taking Terrifier back to school

by Barney Nuttall

A forthcoming conference seeks to position the ultraviolent horror franchise within academia – what might we learn from Art the Clown?
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The empty showboat of cinematic one-shots

by Finlay Spencer

Netflix’s chart-topping Adolescence is the latest in a long line of single-take stories. But would it be any worse off with a trip to the cutting room?
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Can we make greening the film industry sexy?

by Ben Smoke

It’s not easy being green, but the Green Rider initiative aims to engage Hollywood’s biggest names with making changes to filmmaking that could help reduce the film industry’s carbon footprint.
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Festivals

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

by David Jenkins

Wes Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Julia Ducournau are among the contenders for this year’s Golden Palm.
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Who killed the Tween Girl Movie?

by Charlotte Moore

At the turn of the millennium tween girls had plenty of films made for them – nowadays, there’s next to nothing. Why did Hollywood give up?
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In Praise Of

A Goofy Movie hits different as a parent

by Simon Bland

Despite flopping on release, Disney’s heartwarming story of a dad trying to bond with his son on a summer road trip has become a cult classic – especially for people with children of their own.
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Why is cinema still failing autistic women?

by Amy Davidson

From erasure to fetishisation, it’s still rare to see the nuances and lived experiences of autistic people – especially women – on the big screen.
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Hard Craft

Baby Love: Behind the scenes with the company creating realistic maternity props

by Scheenagh Harrington

Producing realistic baby bumps, placentas and prop babies, Cinebaby are working to improve the representation of maternity in film and television.
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LWLies Magazine

LWLies 107: The Sinners issue – Out now!

by Little White Lies

Tool up for an illustrated deep dive into Sinners and the radical blockbuster cinema of Ryan Coogler.
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Festivals

Animal instincts at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

by Hannah Strong

One of the most well-regarded documentary film festivals provides a fascinating insight into the grip that animal stories have over the documentary space.