2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1424+ words) Film discourse has paid the price for infantilising self-professed ‘fans’. The more insidious side of fan culture involves those who feel a sense of ownership over a property or franchise that they have dedicated themselves to, and they’ll often reject…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (617+ words) After his late 1980s and early 1990s heyday, Michael Keaton didn’t really disappear from Hollywood, although it’s not untrue that he actively took a step back after growing disillusioned with the opportunities coming his way after the hottest period of his career....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1534+ words) The 1990s produced many all-time masterpieces, but there were also films that ended on a whimper. While it can be hard to hook an audience if the beginning of a film doesn’t work, they’re set up for even greater disappointment if…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (329+ words) Although having no previous involvement in the franchise, Gary Oldman has claimed that the next James Bond has been cast. One of the most coveted roles in cinema has been up for grabs ever since Daniel Craig stepped back from…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (218+ words) There isn’t another character quite like Ellen Ripley from the Alien franchise, and it’s hard to imagine anyone except Sigourney Weaver playing her. There have been several attempts to reboot and reimagine the Alien franchise ever since, but there has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (275+ words) David Lynch made several masterpieces in his time. From the genius of his tenderhearted The Elephant Man to the psychosexual horrors of Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, his cinematic world was bursting with trouble, yet he painted it in a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (309+ words) The more incredible movies Christopher Nolan makes, the more you’d imagine the clamour to appear in them in the future increases, so just think how annoyed you’d be if you once had the chance to do exactly that, but managed…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (1313+ words) Some controversies regarding 1970s films have subsided over time, whereas others have remained just as potent. The decade saw many of the most acclaimed classics immediately accepted as such, with Love Story, The Godfather, The Sting, Rocky, and Kramer vs Kramer…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) Joel Schumacher may not have been a consistent filmmaker, but he was always refreshingly honest. Although today he might be best known as the director who briefly killed the Batman franchise, he was one of the most reliable filmmakers of…...