Safe Scares: How 9/11 caused the American Horror Remake Trend (Part One)
In the first part of a series, Michael Dodd writes that American horror movies have a history of reflecting, examining and exploiting the national mood.
Read Morefilm
Reinventing the Reel: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Film critic Chuck Williamson pulls no punches in his evaluation of Jonathan Liebesman’s “terminally stupid” ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ reboot.
Read More
Back to the Beginning: The Evolving Influence of ‘Batman: Year One’
Film critic Michael Dodd on the relationship between comic book movie franchises and their source material, focusing specifically on ‘Batman: Year One’.
Read More
Private Theatre: Black Narcissus
Film critic Ben Hynes delves into Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1947 classic ‘Black Narcissus’.
Read More
Reinventing the Reel: Guardians of the Galaxy
Film critic Jay Sizemore reviews one of his favourite Marvel releases to date.
Read More
Private Theatre: Boyhood
Contributing editor Christine Jin writes about ‘Boyhood’ in the context of Richard Linklater’s diverse career.
Read More
Reinventing the Reel: Lucy
Film critic Jay Sizemore on Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’, the latest science fiction movie to star Scarlett Johansson.
Read More
Reinventing the Reel: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Film critic Jay Sizemore on the latest instalment of the ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise.
Read More
Private Theatre: Bigger Than Life
Film critic Ben Hynes claims Nicholas Ray’s ‘Bigger Than Life’ is “less a celebration of the ability of the individual to overcome addiction than a witheringly subtle jab at the fantasy of normality”.
Read More
Private Theatre: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Senior film critic Tom Nixon revisits ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ ahead of its imminent and promising sequel.
Read More