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Pretend it’s a video game: How films emulate gaming mechanics

by Daniel Schindel

As a (very loose) adap­ta­tion of Until Dawn hits cin­e­mas, it’s worth inves­ti­gat­ing the suc­cess­ful – and unsuc­cess­ful – attempts to explore what it feels like to play a video game on the big screen.
Two soldiers in combat uniform, man holding missing person poster, three people at desk with graph on wall
This Just In

Severed, Reprinted, Impersonated: The Rise of Cinema’s ‘Work Double’

by Gayle Sequeira

A spate of recent works are pon­der­ing the con­cept of repli­cat­ing or sep­a­rat­ing one­self in response to our increas­ing­ly eco­nom­i­cal­ly per­ilous world.
A man walking down a crowded, neon-lit alleyway with red and blue umbrellas.

What is the truth about digital projection?

by Carlos José Jijón Jurado

Dis­missed as infe­ri­or by ded­i­cat­ed print enthu­si­asts yet a main­stay of cin­e­mas around the world – we talk to cin­e­ma work­ers about the pros and cons of dig­i­tal as a format.
Man in dark suit with hand on his face, appearing distressed or worried.

Can watching porn in public change perceptions of sex work?

by Billie Walker

Eri­ka Lust’s C*m With Me tour cel­e­brates 20 years of the film­mak­er’s work, but how can wel­com­ing porn back into cin­e­mas chal­lenge audi­ence attitudes?
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How to create a fictional pop superstar

by Henry Boon

As Smile 2 hits cin­e­mas, we delve into what it takes to cre­ate a musi­cian for the sil­ver screen.
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Acting Up

The gravitas of Ving Rhames

by Taylor Burns

As Pulp Fic­tion turns 30, we take a clos­er look at one of cin­e­ma’s finest sup­port­ing players.
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Insane Clown Posse: has horror impacted the once noble art of clowning?

by Rebecca Sayce

Jok­er, Art, Pen­ny­wise – has cin­e­ma’s crop of creepy clowns had a last­ing impact on their real-life coun­ter­parts? We spoke to some clowns to get the truth.
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Why is English-language cinema so obsessed with remakes?

by Anita Markoff

As a new ver­sion of Chris­t­ian Tafdrup’s chill­ing 2022 hor­ror Speak No Evil hits cin­e­mas, we explore the cult of the Angli­cised remake.
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Review

The Bikeriders review – a slow but enveloping saga

by Rógan Graham

Jeff Nichols’ dra­ma based on Dan­ny Lyon’s pho­to­book about a 1960s Chica­go motor­cy­cle gang final­ly cruis­es into cinemas.

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In Retrospect
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One Life and British cinema’s nostalgia for World War Two

by Clotilde Chinnici

The past is unde­ni­ably present in con­tem­po­rary rep­re­sen­ta­tions of the British war effort, rep­re­sent­ing an obses­sion with for­mer mil­i­tary glo­ry and world influence.