Why John Carpenter's The Thing still resonates at 40
by Rob Daniel | Jun 08, 2022 | Feature, News
As John Carpenter's The Thing turns 40 this summer, we look at why the film still resonates with audiences today. ...
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Hollywood's blacklisted filmmakers remembered in season at Manchester's HOME
by Rob Daniel | May 06, 2022 | Feature, News
A season on Hollywood's blacklisted filmmakers of the 1950s is being held at Manchester's HOME - and we've been chatting to its curator Andy...
Batman: three different ways forward on the big screen
by Rob Daniel | Apr 25, 2022 | Feature, News
Didn't like The Batman? We suggest some ways that DC and Warner Bros could improve big screen depictions of the Caped Crusader....
10 overlooked movie favourites with anniversaries in 2022
by Rob Daniel | Feb 28, 2022 | Feature, News
Granted, The Godfather has a very big birthday this year - but let's save a bit of cake for the likes of Contact and Con Air too....
Classic film sequels: are they really that bad?
by Rob Daniel | Feb 17, 2022 | Feature, News
Many classic films have had critically maligned sequels that flopped at the box office - but were they really that bad? Good question. 2...
Remembering the work of Derek Jarman
by Rob Daniel | Jan 26, 2022 | Feature, News
In what would have been his 80th year, Manchester’s HOME is showcasing a major retrospective of Derek Jarman's screen work....
Apocalypse now: the classic sci-fi films that predicted the future
by Rob Daniel | Jan 17, 2022 | Feature, News
How films such as Soylent Green, Children Of Men and Idiocracy are feeling just a little bit on the nose in the current world....
The story of the unloved 1986 Only Fools And Horses Christmas special
by Rob Daniel | Dec 06, 2021 | Feature, News
It's one of the least-liked episodes of the much-loved Only Fools And Horses - but the feature-length A Royal Flush had problems behind the scenes....
Mike Leigh's Naked: revisiting his darkest film
by Rob Daniel | Nov 23, 2021 | Feature, News
Mike Leigh's Naked is the centrepiece of retrospectives of his work playing in the UK at the moment: we look back at arguably his most divisive film....