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Batman figure on a playing card, with a shadowy figure holding the card in the foreground.

What’s so fascinating about The Joker?

by Victoria Luxford

With Leonar­do DiCaprio and Joaquin Phoenix in line to play Gotham’s ter­roris­er in chief, we explore the endur­ing appeal of a com­ic book icon.
Colossal ape gripping a small figure with a sword on a rocky cliff, black and white image.

Why the Hollywood monster movie will never die

by Victoria Luxford

From King Kong to Pacif­ic Rim’s Kai­jus, what’s behind the appeal of these larg­er than life screen icons?
A smiling Black man wearing a black suit and an eyepatch, against a dark background.

Is it time to do away with post-credits scenes?

by Victoria Luxford

These bonus moments have become a main­stay of mod­ern block­buster. But are they a cyn­i­cal mar­ket­ing tool or cinema’s secret weapon?
Aerial view of a busy beach with many people sunbathing and swimming in the sea, against a backdrop of golden sand and bright sunlight.
Review

Human Flow

by Victoria Luxford

Ai Weiwei’s nuanced and fas­ci­nat­ing por­trait of glob­al migra­tion is one of the year’s most impor­tant films.

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Three superheroes in a dark, industrial setting - a green-clad hero, a woman in armour, and a man pointing.

When did film fans become so obsessed with alternative cuts?

by Victoria Luxford

A peti­tion call­ing for the release of Zack Snyder’s extend­ed Jus­tice League cut has got us think­ing about a curi­ous trend in mod­ern cinema.
Two soldiers, one in a cowboy hat and the other in camouflage, crouching with firearms in a lush, forested environment.
In Praise Of

Why I love Jesse Ventura’s performance in Predator

by Victoria Luxford

The larg­er-than-life catch­phrase machine epit­o­mised the hyper-mas­culin­i­ty of ​’80s action cinema.
A man in a brown coat standing amongst sandbags in a military setting.

Are standalone blockbusters making a comeback?

by Victoria Luxford

After an unpre­dictable sum­mer movie sea­son, orig­i­nal sto­ries are sud­den­ly back in demand.
Illustrated image featuring a skull, books, candles, and natural elements against a teal background.

Streaming will never replace my DVD collection, but it has improved it

by Victoria Luxford

How phys­i­cal and dig­i­tal media should learn to stop wor­ry­ing and live hap­pi­ly side by side.
Two people wearing traditional clothing walking down a path surrounded by leafy trees.
Review

Victoria & Abdul

by Katherine McLaughlin

Judi Dench repris­es her role as Queen Vic­to­ria in this touch­ing study of lat­er-life depression.

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A man in a dark coat embracing a woman in a long white dress, both with a wistful expression, against a dimly lit, industrial background.
Review

The Limehouse Golem

by Anton Bitel

Direc­tor Juan Car­los Med­i­na takes us on a gris­ly tour through Vic­to­ri­an Lon­don in this ter­rif­ic goth­ic chiller.

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