By Sara Bright Ryan Gosling is 45. You read a sentence like that, and you have to pause. Because for a huge number of people,…
Tilda Swinton is 65. You see a headline like that, and the first thing you do is try to get a handle on the career.…
There is a very specific type of television that Britain produces better than anywhere else in the world: the rural Sunday night murder mystery. You…
By Maria Bregman You see the dates, the venues in Piccadilly and Mayfair. You see the theme: “Cinema of Higher Values – Beyond Differences, Towards…
The press releases from Los Gatos arrive with a frictionless, relentlessly optimistic cadence. They speak of global reach, unprecedented investment, and the unearthing of authentic…
By Maria Bregman This November, London is getting ready for the 15th So Independent International Film Festival (SIFFA), which is also its tenth birthday. From…
By Tessa Nolan So the numbers are out for the new Paul Thomas Anderson film. And the verdict is in. It’s a flop. A bomb.…
By Tessa Nolan So, they’ve made a spin-off of Money Heist. Of course they have. A prequel about Berlin, the elegant, psychopathic jewel thief. Because when…
By Sara Bright Another list of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s best films is doing the rounds. It’s his birthday, or an anniversary of something, and the…
By Sara Bright Another one. Another glossy, expensive-looking series about a wealthy, powerful family imploding under the weight of its own secrets. This time it’s…