Steven Knight to Write New Untitled Star Wars Film Steven Knight, the British writer and creator best known for the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders, has been tapped to write the screenplay for an upcoming, as-yet-untitled Star Wars feature. The announcement marks a significant development for Lucasfilm as the franchise prepares to return to cinemas … Read more

Rob Zombie rose to prominence in the early 1990s through his work in the heavy metal scene, and his debut solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe (1998), brought him international attention. His creative identity has long been rooted in a passion for horror cinema, especially the gritty classics like The Last House on the Left (1972) and … Read more

Austrian director and writer Michael Haneke has built a body of films that probe the darkest corners of the human psyche, often set against the backdrop of ordinary, everyday life. His work repeatedly juxtaposes mundanity with sudden, unsettling violence, creating films that feel both rigorous and provocatively challenging. From his debut feature, The Seventh Continent … Read more

Slashing onto the big screen in 1996, Wes Craven’s Scream arrived as an instant hit. Its sharp, self-aware satire of horror conventions and the first appearance of Ghostface revitalised a genre that had begun to feel stale after the 1980s boom. The film’s clever mix of scares, humour and meta-commentary set a new standard and … Read more

Founded in 2013 as the successor to Warner Bros. Feature Animation — the company behind films like Space Jam (1996) and The Iron Giant (1999) — the Warner Animation Group (WAG) is Warner Bros.’ primary feature animation studio. Since its launch, the studio has become best known for bringing the LEGO Movie universe to the … Read more

Pearl (2022) Review Director: Ti WestScreenwriter: Ti West, Mia GothStarring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Alistar Sewell In Ti West’s 2022 slasher prequel Pearl, Mia Goth delivers a performance that is at once mesmerizing and disturbing. The film serves as the origin story for the villain introduced in West’s earlier … Read more

X (2022) ReviewDirector: Ti WestScreenwriter: Ti WestStarring: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure, Scott Mescudi In the season premiere episode of the podcast “You Must Remember This: Erotic 80s”, host Karina Longworth argues that sex and violence have long been intertwined in Hollywood storytelling. When erotic thrillers faded from … Read more

War Pony (2022)Directors: Riley Keough, Gina GammellScreenwriters: Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, Franklin Sioux Bob, Bill ReddyStarring: Jojo Bapteise Whiting, Ladainian Crazy Thunder Set on and around the Pine Ridge Native American reservation in South Dakota, Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s 2022 Cannes selection War Pony follows two young Oglala Lakota men struggling to navigate daily … Read more

Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)Director: Jamie PayneScreenwriters: Neil CrossStarring: Idris Elba, Andy Serkis, Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crawley, Thomas Coombs, Hattie Morahan Four years after the fifth series of the acclaimed BBC crime drama Luther, a collaboration between BBC Films and Netflix has brought Idris Elba’s relentless detective to the big screen. Luther: The Fallen Sun … Read more

Where to begin with David Cronenberg? It’s a difficult question because Cronenberg’s films occupy their own singular territory. A Cannes Jury Prize winner and one of cinema’s most distinctive auteurs, he consistently delivers unsettling, unforgettable journeys into surreal, often grotesque landscapes. Each film is its own uncompromising statement, blending psychological depth, body transformation, and a … Read more