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The Accountant is another example of Hollywood’s autism problem

by Victoria Luxford

Ben Affleck’s latest thriller shows that mainstream cinema still hasn’t moved on from the days of Rain Man.

RIP Curtis Hanson – A talented, versatile Hollywood craftsman

by David Jenkins

The director of 8 Mile and LA Confidential has died at the age of 71.
In Praise Of

The film noir that exposed the everyday horrors of domestic violence

by Stephen Puddicombe

George Cukor’s 1944 Gaslight was the first major Hollywood picture to depict an abusive relationship.
Women In Film

100 great female comedy performances – part 3

by Glenn Heath Jr

Our comedic rundown continues with a promiscuous band camp geek and an ageless Old Hollywood icon.
Women In Film

“Sheboots” aren’t the solution to Hollywood’s gender gap

by Katy Vans

Ghostbusters isn’t the only franchise to be recast with female leads – and that’s not necessarily a victory for equality.
Women In Film

Why is Hollywood keeping its female protagonists a secret?

by David Lyons

The marketing campaigns for both Batman V Superman and Zootropolis obscured their female characters.
Under the Influence

How Hail, Caesar! channels the screwy industry satire of The Errand Boy

by Little White Lies

Jerry Lewis’ classic 1961 comedy provided inspiration for the Coen brothers’ peek inside the Hollywood machine.
Review

Hail, Caesar!

by David Jenkins

The Coen brothers return in scintillating and provocative form with this complex satire of 1950s Hollywood.

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Altman

by Adam Woodward

A roistering – if functional – tour through the life and work of the New Hollywood godhead.

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3
In Retrospect
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Maps to the Stars

by Violet Lucca

David Cronenberg indulges in a grotesque inter-family orgy on the golden sidewalks of Hollywood.

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