The Academy Award–winning classic Good Will Hunting owes much of its enduring power to the original screenplay by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Written by two young actors before they were household names, the film is the definition of a passion project that transformed into a cultural touchstone. More than two decades after its release, … Read more

The Old Dark House (1932) Director: James Whale Screenwriter: Benn W Levy Starring: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart It is unfortunate that The Old Dark House is not better known beyond dedicated Gothic horror circles. Mismanaged rights and studio decisions limited its wider exposure, … Read more

The Old Guard (2020) Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Screenwriter: Greg Rucka Starring: Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling The Old Guard, Netflix’s 2020 action-fantasy release, arrives with a clear hook: a small group of immortal warriors who have spent centuries protecting humanity. On paper, the film promises kinetic … Read more

Following the success of lavish, macabre literary adaptations led by Lon Chaney in elaborate makeup—most notably The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and The Phantom of the Opera (1925)—Universal Pictures launched a hugely profitable cycle of horror films when sound cinema arrived at the end of the 1920s. The studio refined a distinct blend of … Read more

Grand Hotel (1932) Director: Edmund Goulding Screenwriter: William A. Drake Cast: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery Released in 1932 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel became one of the biggest box-office hits of its year and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film’s tight script … Read more

Warner Bros. announced today that Christopher Nolan’s upcoming science-fiction epic Tenet has been removed from the studio’s release schedule. The film, which had already seen multiple postponements — originally set for July and later moved to late August — is now without a confirmed release date. The decision to pull Tenet entirely from Warner Bros.’ … Read more

Emo culture spilled into mainstream youth culture in the early 2000s, sparking controversy, intense fandom and lifelong attachments. Dressed in tight jeans, heavy eyeliner and distinctive hairstyles, leaders of the alternative movement insisted on expressing their deepest feelings through driving rock music and theatrical looks. While the scene made some people uneasy because of its … Read more

  In 1964 cinema underwent a subtle but decisive shift. That year saw the European release of Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars, the first in his seminal spaghetti western trilogy starring Clint Eastwood. When the film reached U.S. and English-speaking audiences a few years later, it not only made Eastwood a star but also … Read more

“The English sure love their football.” We don’t just watch and play it—we sing about it, make films about it, and tell stories that linger long after the final whistle. One of the finest examples is the documentary Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager, which celebrates the life and legacy of Sir Bobby Robson, the … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Paul A J Lewis of paul-a-j-lewis.com. Open on a colonial hacienda shrouded in fog. In the central courtyard stands a tall, thin man with grey hair and a long black cape. Cut to a tight close-up of his intense eyes, the lower half of his … Read more