2018 was a landmark year for comic-book movies. Black Panther advanced representation in blockbuster cinema, Avengers: Infinity War felt like a culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Aquaman became the first DC Extended Universe film to surpass $1 billion at the box office. Yet many fans and critics point to a different highlight from … Read more

2018 was a landmark year for comic-book movies. Black Panther advanced representation on screen, Avengers: Infinity War brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a dramatic peak, and Aquaman became the first DC Extended Universe film to pass the $1 billion mark. But many fans and critics would argue the year’s most inventive and memorable outing … Read more

May December (2023)Director: Todd HaynesScreenwriters: Samy Burch, Alex MechanikStarring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu Todd Haynes is a filmmaker whose work resists easy categorization. A defining voice of the contemporary queer cinema movement, Haynes consistently challenges established narratives about sex, gender, celebrity, domestic life, and the American family. He borrows … Read more

May December (2023)Director: Todd HaynesScreenwriters: Samy Burch, Alex MechanikStarring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Gabriel Chung, Elizabeth Yu Todd Haynes is a filmmaker whose work resists easy classification. Throughout his career he has challenged conventional narratives about gender, sexuality, celebrity and family life, often using homage, melodrama and allegory to expose the social and … Read more

Thank you for playing The Film Magazine’s Christmas movie quiz. We hope you enjoyed testing your holiday film knowledge. Share your score with @thefilmagazine on Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook — we love seeing who got a perfect score and which questions tripped people up. Below you’ll find the full quiz with answers and a … Read more

Thank you for taking part in The Film Magazine’s Christmas movie quiz. We hope you enjoyed testing your holiday film knowledge. Share your score with @thefilmagazine on Instagram, X (Twitter) or Facebook — we love seeing which questions stumped you and which you nailed. How many Christmas movies are there? Answer: If you answered more … Read more

The winners of the 2023 European Film Awards were announced live from Berlin, Germany on Saturday 9 December. Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall dominated the evening, taking several major awards including Best European Film. The European Film Academy recognised achievements across a broad range of filmmaking disciplines, awarding winners from ten … Read more

Christmas is a special, magical season, and many beloved holiday films prove you don’t need feature-length runtime to leave a lasting impression. Over more than a century of cinema, some of the most iconic and treasured Christmas moments have come from films under an hour—animated shorts, television specials, and compact adaptations that have become central … Read more

The winners of the 2023 European Film Awards were announced live from Berlin on Saturday, 9 December. Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning film, Anatomy of a Fall, emerged as the big winner of the night, taking home multiple major prizes including Best European Film. The European Film Academy recognized outstanding achievements across cinema from across the … Read more

Christmas is a special, magical season, and some of the most cherished holiday films are short-form works that don’t follow typical feature-length conventions. Over the last 125 years, memorable Christmas moments and iconic seasonal imagery have often come from films shorter than an hour—heartfelt animated pieces, television specials and other concise stories that have become … Read more