By Sara Bright Life moves pretty fast. So does cultural memory – until something stops you in your tracks. In 2026, the past is John…
By Sara Bright There is a statistic in cinema that sounds like a pub quiz lie, except it is verifiably true. John Cazale appeared in…
By Sara Bright January is traditionally television’s dumping ground – the month networks schedule their casualties. But as we noted in our most anticipated premieres…
By Sara Bright In the sprawling, often transactional landscape of Hollywood friendships, certain pairings defy every reasonable expectation. A heavy-metal comedian with a YouTube channel…
By Tessa Nolan When Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre first read Agatha Christie’s Murder Is Easy, she did not reach for a highlighter or a reference library.…
By Tessa Nolan When this publication surveyed the evolving landscape of Hollywood movies in early 2024, the industry was bracing for disruption. The numbers that…
By Tessa Nolan The film industry entered 2024 wounded. The dual strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA – the former lasting 148…
By Sara Bright There is a photograph that Hilary Swank keeps close – not a red-carpet snapshot, not a still from one of her films,…
By Tessa Nolan Dame Helen Mirren, one of the most decorated actors in British cinema, has confessed to something that would stump most pub quiz…
By Alexander Stone In 1933, an eighteen-year-old Austrian actress ran naked through a sunlit forest, plunged into a lake, and simulated orgasm on camera. The…