To direct a good film takes gargantuan effort. To write it and also be the lead actor in it adds insurmountable pressure onto a...

Peter Dinklage is one of the finest actors within this current generation of actors. He brings gravitas and personality to every single...

Todd Haynes’ roaring and vivacious Glam Rock drama Velvet Goldmine begins with a phrase: “although what you are about to see is a work of...

Mothers’ Instinct, Benoît Delhomme’s directorial debut, is a remake of French-spoken 2018 film Duelles. Duelles, which was based on the...

The directors of WW2-set drama The Small Back Room, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, are predominantly known for their famous works...

Experiential cinema like Lost Soulz can only thrive when focused on interesting protagonists. For Katherine Propper, her protagonists – a...

Multiversal stories, similar to that of Dark Matter, have quickly become populist content in recent years. This is thanks, in part, to...

In 1987, Scott Turow’s novel, the legal thriller ‘Presumed Innocent’, was released to vast acclaim, spending 45 weeks on the New York...

The 2005 reboot of Doctor Who has always had a romantic streak.. Assuming we discount the 1996 TV movie with Paul McGann’s iteration of...

What is the purpose of a prequel? You might say it is to further deepen the lore of a character, or to add context to the world that the...

Grief is not a finite resource. It is used in abundance as a base for art as it is an emotion that is universally felt and resonates with...

There is a reason you’ve probably never heard the name Linda Perry. The singer/songwriter has spent her life hiding from the spotlight,...

The coming-of-age genre has always explored teenage sexuality. More often than not, it is a genre filled with thoughtful ideas,...

Holding a mirror up to society is typical of science fiction. For the last decade or so, it’s been a little less common in Doctor Who, as...

For all its mysteries and sci-fi shenanigans, Doctor Who usually has an answer. Whether that is the Bad Wolf arc, references to...

Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat returns to the show after seven years away with Boom, an episode that feels like a compendium...

There is a phrase in pop culture that originates from an episode of Happy Days:: jumping the shark. It implies a breakdown between the...

Nostalgia, for better or worse, is a potent factor towards enjoyment. In Space Babies, Doctor Who’s first episode of a new season – the...

Mark Twain once said that, “History does not repeat itself. It rhymes.” The Planet of the Apes series, now on its tenth installment,...

Alex Garland has a penchant for mutually assured destruction. His writing and, in recent years, his directing revolve around this theme;...