Mike Hodges

How Get Carter dispelled the myth of the British gangster

By Mark Allison

In 1971, Michael Caine recast the cheery cockney crim as a decidedly nasty and unglamorous antihero.

Why Flash Gordon remains a singularly joyous comic book adaptation

By Anton Bitel

With its camp aesthetic and winking humour, Mike Hodges’ swash-buckling space romp is undeniably a product of its time.

Gheisar vs Get Carter: The Iranian precursor to a British crime classic

By Joobin Bekhrad

Before Mike Hodges and Michael Caine, there was Masoud Kimiai and Behrouz Vossoughi.

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