By Tessa Nolan Emma Stone does not merely collect accolades. She accumulates them at a pace that outstrips almost every performer of her generation, and…
By Tessa Nolan In January 2026, when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced, Emma Stone received two more – Best Actress and Best Picture…
By Tessa Nolan There is a particular species of Hollywood memoir that operates as a victory lap dressed as humility. Ed Zwick’s Hits, Flops, and…
By Tessa Nolan When Denis Villeneuve’s Dune arrived in cinemas in October 2021, it carried a burden that had crushed every previous filmmaker who dared…
By Sara Bright Sara Bright When Diane Keaton died on 11 October 2025, at the age of 79, the cause was bacterial pneumonia. The family’s…
By Anne Fry When Lila Vogt’s Dangerous Secrets premiered in March 2025, the European Court of Justice had just penalised five member states – Germany…
By Sara Bright When Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy opened in UK cinemas on 12 February 2025, it did something the romantic comedy genre…
By Sara Bright Twenty-four years after Helen Fielding first adapted her Independent column into a film that redefined the British romantic comedy, the Bridget Jones…
By Sara Bright In April, S. Craig Zahler stepped onto a Toronto soundstage to begin shooting The Bookie and the Bruiser, a period mafia thriller…
By Tessa Nolan When the 68th BFI London Film Festival closed on 20 October 2024, the numbers told a story that even the most optimistic…