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The Blind Watch: Four Movies Best Seen with Zero Context
Remember the feeling…? You’re watching a trailer, and by the end, you feel like you’ve already seen the movie. Sometimes the best movie…
Friday, 8 May 2026
The Lie of Five Star Movie Ratings
A rating next to a film title can feel surprisingly authoritative, whether it’s stars on Letterboxd or a number out of 10 on IMDb. It looks…
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
Games We’d Like To See Turned Into Movies/TV Shows
As gamers, we all know that feeling of reaching the final mission of a really good video game. The emotion and intensity builds to a…
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
Why We Love to Hate These Movies and You Should Too!
Sometimes, ‘cinema’ can be exhausting. At the end of the day, there’s only so much atmospheric lighting and brooding subtext a person can…
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2026
Disclosure Day: Are We Finally Getting the Truth in 2026?
Are we alone in the universe? Some say yes, some say no. Steven Spielberg's latest film 'Disclosure Day' says no, and that we've been lied…
Tuesday, 28 Apr 2026
Love & Work: When Hollywood Couples Break Their Own Rules
There are some unwritten rules in Hollywood that feel almost sacred. One of them is that mixing marriage and work can be complicated, messy,…
Sunday, 26 Apr 2026
Anne Hathaway's Best Movies
There’s not long to go until Anne Hathaway reprises one of her most iconic roles as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada 2, which releases in…
Friday, 24 Apr 2026
Five Films That Weren’t Horror, But Traumatised Us Anyway
Everyone knows the feeling of peeking through their fingers at the latest supernatural or slasher movie, but for many of us, the creepiest…
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2026
80s Movies to Fill the Stranger Things Void
After a decade-long run, Stranger Things finally concluded on 31 December. For its legions of devoted fans, it was a hard goodbye. In fact,…
Tuesday, 21 Apr 2026
Michael: Whose Story Is It, Really?
The biopic Michael, charting the life of Michael Jackson, was always going to carry weight. You don’t tell the story of one of the most…
Thursday, 16 Apr 2026
Why Movies Are Inseparable from Place
Movies are often praised for their characters, performances, and writing. We follow flawed people, understand their wants and needs, and…
Tuesday, 14 Apr 2026
What is the best way to convince someone to watch a film or TV Show?
I'm at risk of exposing myself as the only one here, but even though I ask people what they watched recently - either a film or a TV show -…
Thursday, 9 Apr 2026
Book vs Film
Whenever a book is turned into a film, critics respond in one of two ways: they either love it or hate it. There have been occasions where…
Wednesday, 8 Apr 2026
Ten Movies To Watch If You Love Costume Design
In the following movies, costume is a mode of storytelling. Each outfit and accessory convey characterisation and foreshadowing through…
Monday, 6 Apr 2026
An Easter Miracle: The Film That Almost Died Until a Beatle Saved It
There are great films, and then there are great stories behind films. Monty Python's Life of Brian sits firmly in both camps. What ended up…
Sunday, 5 Apr 2026