In Praise Of

Why I love the train chase scene in The Wrong Trousers

By Eleanor Brady

Tom Cruise and Marvel can't hold a candle to Aardman Animation's nail-biting stop animation sequence in the classic Wallace and Gromit adventure.

The Counselor was Cormac McCarthy’s unflinching portrait of the consequences of desire

By Evan Helmlinger

In his only produced screenplay, the American titan of literature painted a bleak picture of the logical endpoint of greed.

Why I love The Watermelon Woman

By Robyn Quick

Cheryl Dunye's debut feature broke the mould with its witty blend of fact and fiction – and remains a queer classic to this day.

In defence of The Bling Ring

By Katie Tobin

A decade since its release, Sofia Coppola's take on teen thieves and celebrity obsession is as sharp as ever.

Why I love Edward Woodward’s performance in The Wicker Man

By Barry Levitt

As the steadfast Sergeant Neil Howie, Woodward becomes a compelling audience surrogate in Robin Hardy's seminal folk horror.

Coming to you live from the apocalypse: The potent paranoia of Gregg Araki’s Nowhere

By Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja

As Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse series receives a 4K restoration, his take on the trials and tribulations of LA teenagers is still as sharp as ever.

The musical magic of Gold Diggers of 1933 at 90

By Julia Mueller

Mervyn LeRoy and Busby Berkeley's classic pre-Code musical still delights almost a century later – and its success is down to a key change in how the story was bookended.

The unearthly charisma of Burt Lancaster

By Chloe Walker

As Local Hero returns to cinemas, we celebrate the singular talent of an enduring screen presence.

Frances Ha understands the power of female friendship

By Ellie O'Brien

Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach's 2013 dramedy is a perfect encapsulation of the uncertainty of your twenties – and how friendship is its own kind of romance.

The Great Gatsby is good, actually

By Harri Knight-Davis

Ten years after Baz Luhrmann's audacious take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved novel premiered, it's time to reassess this maligned venture.

The slippery stardom of Rachel McAdams

By Marshall Shaffer

From Mean Girls through to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, the Canadian actress has become definable by her indefinability.

Speed Racer and the blockbuster sea change

By B.C. Wallin

The Wachowskis' anime-inspired action epic is a notorious box office flop, but represents a sliding doors moment in cinematic history.

Mary-Kate and Ashley’s The Challenge marked direct-to-video death for tweens

By Jasmine Valentine

The reality television-inspired tween comedy heralded the end of an era for how young audiences watched their idols.

Beyond the Red Scare: Invaders from Mars at 70

By Christopher Stewardson

William Cameron Menzies' sci-fi classic might have its origins in the Cold War, but its message is more expansive.

The thunder and the fury of The Place Beyond the Pines

By Gayle Sequeira

A decade since its release, Derek Cianfrance's thriller about the intersecting lives of two young men in small-town America still stings.

The daring gender nonconformity of Ed Wood’s Glen or Glenda

By Sarah Cleary

As Ed Wood's exploitation film partly based on his own experience celebrates its 70th anniversary, its progressive take on performing gender is ripe for rediscovery.

Is Léa Seydoux Mia Hansen-Løve’s greatest on-screen muse?

By David Jenkins

The French superstar works in a sublimely subtle register to bring the joy and pain of One Fine Morning to the screen.

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