The Film Magazine – Issue 1: The Best of Cinema 2020-2024 £2 – 100 Pages – Digital Download This 100-page digital magazine collects the standout films, filmmakers, and trends of the early 2020s. Curated by a small, dedicated editorial team, the issue delivers thoughtful criticism, accessible essays, and carefully assembled lists that celebrate cinema across … Read more

It’s Christmastime and every kid wants a TurboMan action figure — Jamie Langston (Jake Lloyd) included. Like many on-screen fathers from the 1990s, Jamie’s dad Howard (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is consumed by work. He misses small but important moments: Jamie’s karate graduation and crucially, buying the toy his son desperately wants. After too many disappointments, Howard … Read more

Carol (2015)Director: Todd HaynesScreenwriter: Phylis NagyStarring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, Kyle Chandler, John Magaro Some films simply entertain; others open a private door and invite you inside. Carol belongs to the latter group: it asks you to bring your memories, your questions and your quietest feelings, then holds them with the … Read more

Queer (2024)Director: Luca GuadagninoScreenwriter: Justin KuritzkesStarring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Henrique Zaga, Lesley Manville William S. Burroughs remains a deeply complicated and controversial figure in twentieth-century literature. His life contained both notable literary influence and deeply troubling personal actions — the most notorious of which was the killing of Joan Vollmer in Mexico, … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)Director: Kenji KamiyamaScreenwriters: Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Phoebe Gittins, Arty Papageorgiou, Philippa BoyensStarring: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman Fans of The Lord of the Rings have not lacked material … Read more

The Towering Inferno (1974)Director: John GuillerminScreenwriter: Stirling SilliphantStarring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Fred Astaire, Susan Blakely, Richard Chamberlain, Jennifer Jones, O. J. Simpson, Jack Collins, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner Released in 1974, The Towering Inferno stands as one of the era’s definitive disaster films. Big-budget spectacle, star power and carefully staged … Read more

Y2K (2024)Director: Kyle MooneyScreenwriters: Kyle Mooney, Evan WinterStarring: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Lachlan Watson, Mason Gooding, Fred Durst, Alicia Silverstone On the evening of December 31, 1999, much of the world waited anxiously as the calendar flipped into a new millennium. Rather than celebrating a new beginning, many people feared a digital disaster: … Read more

No matter what popular culture suggests, the holidays aren’t for everyone. They can be stressful, forced, boring, and lonely. Yet the season is often presented as a time of unbroken cheer, family gatherings, and wholesome sentimentality — which isn’t always welcome. If you’d rather skip saccharine holiday fare, re-runs of sentimental classics, or the usual … Read more

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Conclave (2024)Director: Edward BergerScreenwriter: Peter StraughanStarring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz Conclave is a tightly controlled political and spiritual drama that centers on the immediate aftermath of the pope’s death and the secretive process of selecting his successor. The film concentrates on the locked-down world of … Read more