15+ hour, 58+ min ago  (474+ words) Gene Roddenberry’s franchise understands ageing, loss and friendship in ways George Lucas’s never has In less rude health is its nearest sci-fi counterpart, Star Wars, which turns 50 next year. The franchise begun by George Lucas and owned since 2012 by Disney…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (761+ words) The new video game that takes the spy back to his roots shows film-makers how to revitalise the franchise There’s a scene in the 2012 Bond film Skyfall where a still-injured 007 sits among works of art feeling depressed, tired and past…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (521+ words) The damage from online shopping was bad enough – but now a new threat has emerged “A bookseller has to tell lies about books, and that gives him a distaste for them,” George Orwell wrote in 1936. “The sweet smell of decaying…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1303+ words) Raoul Peck, the director of Orwell: 2+2=5, on how the writer’s message is missed and misused - and what he would have thought of Trump and Gaza How do you make a film about the most impactful writer of the 20th century? The…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (372+ words) A new Spielberg, a remake of The Bride of Frankenstein and an exploration of the Moroccan outdoor rave scene are among the films to watch out for this year With the proviso that the best films of 2026 will turn out…...