Backseat Mafia

The 1980s was a strange time for cinema. The Cold War was reaching its endgame and technological advancements were heralding a whole new era of …

Whilst Sydney Pollack may not have been the most prolific of directors (he only made 20 features), the films he did make were almost always …

Based on the real-life courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, The Big Sick tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who …

A deep look into the mind of one of rock’s greatest living photographers: Mick Rock. Rock’s work with some of the most accomplished personalities of …

When it comes to the masters of post-war animation, Ray Harryhausen is a name which immediately springs to mind. However, if you were born on …

The name Theodor Geisel probably won’t mean anything to you. However, if I told you his pen name was Dr. Seuss, I can guarantee you’ll …

In today’s effect driven film market, most science fiction cinema is reliant on green screens and CGI. However, as films such as Primer and Coherence …

Whilst it’s fair to say that film noir inspired much of the French new wave, the favour was undeniably repaid. Arthur Penn, whose seminal Bonnie …

There are very few, if any, male actors of a certain age, working in French cinema today, with a reputation as strong as François Cluzet. …

Dunkirk opens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the …