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- WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE V1: Collection of Contemporary Horror
- THE LIGHTHOUSE: A Cinematic Descent Into Madness
- CITY OF GOD: A Visceral Chronicle of Violence
- THE THIRD MAN: Classic Film History
- MALCOLM & MARIE: A Take on a Touchy Topic
- SOUND OF METAL: A Raw Cinematic Experience
- EASY RIDER: America Revisited
- DA 5 BLOODS: An Unapologetic Saga
- CINEMA PARADISO: A Slice of Nostalgia
- THE MOON OVER THE ALLEY: A Working Class Fantasy
- THE FORTY YEAR OLD VERSION: Sharp Satire from Director Radha Blank
- THE HUNTING GROUND: Essential Viewing
- ATLANTICS: Outstanding Debut Feature from Director Mati Diop
- BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID: Hidden in Plain Sight
- THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS: Horrors of Perspective
- PARASITE: A Masterpiece of Meaning
- ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA: A Fairy-Tale?
- ANNIHILATION: Sci-Fi and Self-Destruction
- THE BREAKFAST CLUB: Emotionally Erratic
- BONNIE AND CLYDE: Outlaws that will never die
- DUNKIRK: The Triptych of Survival
- CHINATOWN: A Neo-Noir Essential
- SHUTTER ISLAND: Insanity is Catching
- THERE WILL BE BLOOD: Oil Runs Deep
- SPIRITED AWAY: Visionary Animation for all Ages
- SORRY TO BOTHER YOU: Telemarketing meets Magical Realism
- SUNSET BOULEVARD: A Hollywood Horror Show
- SEVEN SAMURAI: The Original Guide to Cinematic Storytelling
- WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN: A Mother’s Conditional Love
- 12 ANGRY MEN: The Power of Talking
- THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI: The Magic of a Knockout Script
- YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE: Visceral, Violent and Very Good
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL: Anderson’s Greatest Slapstick Comedy
- THE TRUMAN SHOW: A Simulated Reality
- ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: A Michel Gondry masterpiece
- WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?: The Life and Times of Nina Simone
- EIGHTH GRADE: Divided Attention
- YULI: Inspiring Carlos Acosta biopic
- THE KING OF COMEDY: Scorsese’s Underdog
- RAW: Food for Thought
- BEAST: A Bold and Striking Debut
- BLUE VELVET: Lynch’s Finest Hour
- IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Capra Classic
- AMERICAN BEAUTY: A Suburban Satire
- A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: A Dark Side to Suburbia
- I AM NOT A WITCH: A New Spell on Satire
- CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: Classic Spielberg Sci-Fi
- TAXI DRIVER: A Character Study on Alienation
- THE LOOK OF SILENCE: Masterpiece of Filmmaking
- THE THING: Chilling Take on Extra-Terrestrials
- PETERLOO: Four Years in the Making
- THE FLORIDA PROJECT: Journey through the Eyes of a Child
- THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER: Yorgos Lanthimos’ satirical follow-up to The Lobster
- LIFE GUIDANCE: Genre-crossing in a dystopian future
- PICKUPS: A Voyeuristic Look into the Life of an Actor
- JOURNEYMAN: A Shallow Look at Identity
- BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99: Twisting conventions in the prison genre
- CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: An Ode to Self-Discovery and Desire
- REDOUTABLE: Up close and personal with Jean-Luc Godard
- FILMWORKER: Going behind the scenes with one of Kubrick’s greatest collaborators
- PREVENGE: What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting
- MAGNOLIA: A Mosaic of Secrets
- ROBOCOP: Influencing the Action Genre
- HAROLD AND MAUDE: Unconventional Romantic Comedy
- COOL WORLD: Roger Rabbit’s Creepy Cousin
- BATMAN: Tim Burton’s Dark Vision
- THE KING OF COMEDY: Scorsese Dark Humour
- NOSFERATU: Visionary Silent Filmmaking
- CALVARY: A Career-Best Performance
- SUPER 8: A J.J. Abrams Thriller
- My Beautiful Broken Brain
- THE WORLD’S END: Audacious Sci-Fi
- INTO THE WILD: A Story of Growth
- BOYHOOD: Unconventional Filmmaking
- 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE: Marvel of Modern Marketing
- AFERIM!: Modern Art
- THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: Essential Viewing
Film Theory
Essays
- How Afro-Surrealist aesthetics tackle neoliberalism [Essay]
- Sunglasses are more than a ‘Fashion Accessory’ [Essay]
- Monster to Hero: Evolving Perceptions of Black Characterization within the Horror Genre [Essay]
- The Representation of Gender and Inequality in Memoirs of A Geisha [Essay]
- Gender Roles in A Fistful of Dollars [Essay]
- Gender representation in Double Indemnity: Women Who? [Essay]
- Class Stratification in The Hunger Games [Essay]
- How successfully does Tarantino subvert the Spaghetti Western Genre in order to form a commentary on/condemnation of slavery? [Essay]
- Paranormal Activity: Dare you experience the U.S. phenomenon? [Essay]
- Simulating Empathy: Are First Person Experiences in VR Documentary Capable of Eliciting True Empathy?
- Hegemonic Masculinity: Monuments Men and The Matrix [Essay]
- What Exactly is British Cinema?
- Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut
Articles
- Filming 007: 10 Great British filming locations from the James Bond franchise
- Film Technique: The Long Take
- In Defence of the Exposition: Hitchcock’s Psycho
- The Film Hero with a Thousand Faces
- 11 Tips for Storyboarding Like a Pro
- 50 Must-See Movies (and Where to Find Them)
- The Difficulties with Dune
- Exploring Remakes in Hollywood
- Top 5 Cult Film Classics
- Vital Elements of Film
- The Stephen King Effect: Iconic Adaptations for the Silver Screen
- Beyond Hollywood: A Culture Trip Around the World
- MIDNIGHT COWBOY: A Radical Representation of Internalised Homophobia and Ableism
- Blumhouse Productions: A Hollywood Game-Changer
- Contrasting Dreams on Page and Screen: Reviewing the Work of Philip K. Dick
- Anime Classics Whitewashed and Washed Away
- Top 5 Strangely Wonderful Romantic Movies
- My Bloody Valentine: Alternative Visions of Love in the Horror Genre
- Vicious Youth: The Cinematic Realm of the Child Vampire
- Building Tension in Inglourious Basterds
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Changing Identity in Thrillers
- The Art behind the Blockbuster
- An Incomplete Look at MK Ultra in Action Flicks
- Ruby Grierson: Britain’s empathetic WW2 Documentarian
- Most Referenced Movie Moments
- Chaplin’s mentor Mabel Normand
- MGM Studios
- Warner Bros.
- Paramount Pictures
- 20th Century Fox
- Universal Studios
- Mickey Mouse’s Lost Rival: The story of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
- Reel Horrorshow: Warhol’s Rambling A Clockwork Orange Adaptation
- Stephanie Ard on Changing Production Roles
- Naeem Mahmood on Making Your First Feature
- Marina Bruno on directing Shorts to Features
- Andrew Oldbury on Producing Big Films on (Very) Small Budgets
- Creating Pre-Production Documents
- A Nightmare in the Post Suite
- The Screenwriters
Reclaim The Frame
Film Language
Auteurs
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Christopher Nolan and Complex Narratives
- Telling Stories with Style: The Tropes of Quentin Tarantino
- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
- The Work of Mike Leigh
- Director: Kevin Smith
- Director: Wes Anderson
- Director: Guillermo Del Toro
- Director: John Carpenter
- Director: Wes Craven
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Director: Park Chan-Wook
- Director: David Fincher
- Director: David Cronenberg
- Director: Michel Gondry
- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Auteur: Alfred Hitchcock
- Auteur: Tim Burton
Genre Theory
- Modern Take on Film Noir
- Genre: Comedy
- Genre: Satire
- Genre: Neo-Noir
- The Reinvention of Genre in Filmmaking
- Genre Theory: Crime/Thriller
- Blaxploitation Cinema
- Genre Theory: Horror
- GENRE: Film Noir
- GENRE: Science Fiction
- Constructing Reality in Documentary
- Satire: A Look at Opinion-Based Filmmaking
- Genre Theory: Fantasy
- The Evolution of the Hollywood Thriller
- Genre Theory: Action
- Body Horror
- The Expository Mode
- The Poetic Mode
Film Eras
Technology
News
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- Reclaiming the Frame with Birds’ Eye View
- 3 Ways to Fit Film into your Lockdown Routine
- Film Festival Do’s and Don’ts
- David Lynch: The Art Life [DVD Giveaway]
- Cannes Film Festival’s ridiculous dress code rule
- Remembering Prince through his movie career
- Texting at the movies? No, thanks
- Rodriguez film to release in 100 years
- How To… Start That Essay
- The Importance of Taking Breaks
Editor's Picks
Interviews
- Julien Alary on Colour Grading for Louder Than Bombs
- Eddie Hamilton on Editing for Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Larry Fong on Cinematography for Kong: Skull Island
- Maroš Milčik on Crafting Poetic Documentary in SONJA
- Darren Emerson on VR Documentary Filmmaking
- Rene Pannevis on Authentic Storytelling in JACKED
- Director Tristan Barr on Single Take Filmmaking
Short Films
- Are You Still There?
- Imposter
- Com Truise – Propagation
- You’re Alright, You’re Okay
- Valencia Road
- Sala: A Short Odyssey
- Spike Jonze Live Dance Video
- One To Watch: Rabbit’s Blood
- It Should Be Easy
- Unendurable Line
- This is a Generic Millennial Ad
- One To Watch: Door on the Left
- One To Watch: Double King
- One To Watch: Dahlia
- Sans Plomb (Unleaded)
- The Heist
- Niijournal II
- Why We Are All Addicts
- 10:17
- Pink or Blue
- Everything is Okay
- The Sunshine Boy
- In a Heartbeat
- Plastic Girls
- Tropical Island
- Finn
- Nursed Back
- Summer of Love
- Mm-hmm
- Post-Party
- Stanley & Afsaneh
- Robot & Scarecrow
- When You Get Home
- Last Leg
- Castello Cavalcanti
- Tick Where It Hurts
- Meshes of the Afternoon
- BLADE RUNNER: Futuristic Neo Noir
- Geist
- Sleepy Steve
- Accidents, Blunders and Calamities
- Daytimer
- Player 2
- Club Drunk
- Hound
- Brady
- Rise
- Hala
- Gogurt
- Tusk
- Black Metal
- Haut Vol
- Gerry’s Garden
- Operator
- Get Back
- Forgot
- Baths (Łaźnia)
- Don’t Call It A Comeback
- Urbance
- Dollhouse
- Young Hearts
- 36 Questions
- Pupa
- Lichen
- Cleaner
- Tyler
- What’s Virgin Mean?
- Elefante
- The iMom
- Guest Room
- Will
- Thrush
- Dad’s Dead
- Tumble Dry Low
- Amy
- Goodbye
- Dulce Dolor
- The Answers
- Valley of Dolls
- Breathe
- Burning Hearts
- Guests
- Xiong Di
- Status Update – A Facebook Fairytale
- Mr Happy
- A Reasonable Request
- Ike Interviews God
- Invaders
- Cutaway
- Bombshell
- Volume
- Last Breath
- Video Souvenir
- Alma
- Mr Christmas
- Sahar
- La Cruz
- Speed Dating
- Edmond
- Dissonance
- Maya
