Category: Films
The Devil Wears Prada sequel in the works about declining advertising revenues for print media
A sequel to hit 2006 comedy The Devil Wears Prada is under way at Disney, with key cast and crew widely expected to return, including [more…]
Jon Landau obituary
Three of the highest grossing films of all time – Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – were [more…]
‘Opened my whole world up’: inside Oscar-tipped prison theater drama Sing Sing
When Sean “Dino” Johnson first heard of a new theater program from another guy in the yard at Sing Sing, a maximum security prison 30 [more…]
Thine Ears Shall Bleed review – occult horror-western heads into the wilderness
This year has seen a boom in religious horror, from occult pre-boot The First Omen to Immaculate’s nunsploitation with a feminist twist. The debut feature [more…]
Carbon & Water review – sexual fulfilment of a gay man in his 60s is little-explored territory
Shot in the scenic North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes, Christopher Clarke’s drama seeks to contrast the majestic beauty of the landscape with the loneliness [more…]
A Prince review – queer erotic drama of sexual enlightenment through gardening
This latest film from artist, film-maker, and farmer Pierre Creton evokes a tradition in French erotica in which a youthful protagonist has a series of [more…]
‘If my babysitter’s evil, I’m screwed!’: horror director Ti West on outraging the moral majority
MaXXXine, the latest high-sleaze shocker from horror auteur Ti West, opens with a montage of archival footage plunging us headfirst into the height of 80s [more…]
Forrest Gump at 30: a wildly popular movie that remains as light as a feather
In the 30 years since becoming a box-office phenomenon, en route to winning six Oscars, including best picture, director, actor and adapted screenplay, Forrest Gump [more…]
‘We made the Maldives from a hotel in Heathrow airport’: Hollywood location scouts reveal their secrets
The script called for a tree: a magical kind that looked like no tree on Earth. It would need to look like it had been [more…]
Golden age for south-east Asian cinema as local films break box office records
On social media videos, audiences throw packs of tissues around the cinema halls. Tearful TikToks from across Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore show friends [more…]
