Author: Thomas Atkinson

Ruarí McCann studies a William A. Wellman feature publicised as being "Not for Children".

Cathy Brennan on the double-edged sword of Marlene Dietrich and Josef Von Sternberg's collaborations.

Tom Atkinson on Katharine Hepburn's transition from pre-Code to Code-era matrimonial narratives.

Ellisha Izumi applies the Code to a controversial remake of Godard's classic.

Kirsty Asher on the genealogy of the blonde bombshell, beginning with Jean Harlow.

Ben Flanagan searches for the modern day Mae West.

Ioanna Micha connects the bizarre dots between the 2017 animated film and the Shirley-Temple starring 1930s Baby Burlesks.

Joseph Owen finds the link between a Cannes competition player and the most infamous of all pre-Code films.

Our critics weigh in on the newest releases.

We surveyed our contributors for their favourite films and cinematic discoveries of the last 12 months.

Ben Flanagan looks back on the apex of British cuddliness.

Paddy Mulholland identifies Britishness in the films of Andrew Kötting.

Tom Atkinson laments the lost vision of Alan Clarke.

Kirsty Asher declares Ken Russell to be the last British folk hero.

Anna Devereux on the colonisation of Irish actors.

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Joseph Owen traces the genealogy of the yuppie in British cinema.

Cathy Brennan asserts just how it was that Toby Young and Julie Burchill lost friends and alienated people.

Tom Atkinson concludes a Cannes experiment he undertook in lockdown.

Kirsty Asher looks to Christopher Nolan's tentpole behemoth to better understand movie studio arrogance.

Ben Flanagan reflects on his last in-person festival of 2020: the Berlinale.

Cathy Brennan takes on the cinematic institutions that have failed workers during the pandemic.