Safe in Hell | Horny on Main
Ruarí McCann studies a William A. Wellman feature publicised as being "Not for Children".
Blonde Venus | Horny on Main
Cathy Brennan on the double-edged sword of Marlene Dietrich and Josef Von Sternberg's collaborations.
Christopher Strong | Horny on Main
Tom Atkinson on Katharine Hepburn's transition from pre-Code to Code-era matrimonial narratives.
Breathless ’83 | Horny on Main
Ellisha Izumi applies the Code to a controversial remake of Godard's classic.
Platinum Blonde | Horny on Main
Kirsty Asher on the genealogy of the blonde bombshell, beginning with Jean Harlow.
Isn’t It Romantic | Horny on Main
Ben Flanagan searches for the modern day Mae West.
The Boss Baby | Horny on Main
Ioanna Micha connects the bizarre dots between the 2017 animated film and the Shirley-Temple starring 1930s Baby Burlesks.
Freaks | Horny on Main
Joseph Owen finds the link between a Cannes competition player and the most infamous of all pre-Code films.
Critics’ Grid: January-March 2021
Our critics weigh in on the newest releases.
Best Films of 2020
We surveyed our contributors for their favourite films and cinematic discoveries of the last 12 months.
London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony | Pagans
Ben Flanagan looks back on the apex of British cuddliness.
Gallivant | Pagans
Paddy Mulholland identifies Britishness in the films of Andrew Kötting.
Elephant | Pagans
Tom Atkinson laments the lost vision of Alan Clarke.
Gothic | Pagans
Kirsty Asher declares Ken Russell to be the last British folk hero.
Brooklyn | Pagans
Anna Devereux on the colonisation of Irish actors.
Sense and Sensibility | Pagans
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The Nest | Pagans
Joseph Owen traces the genealogy of the yuppie in British cinema.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People | Pagans
Cathy Brennan asserts just how it was that Toby Young and Julie Burchill lost friends and alienated people.
Goodbye to Language | Dogme Year Zero
Tom Atkinson concludes a Cannes experiment he undertook in lockdown.
Tenet | Dogme Year Zero
Kirsty Asher looks to Christopher Nolan's tentpole behemoth to better understand movie studio arrogance.
Uppercase Print | Dogme Year Zero
Ben Flanagan reflects on his last in-person festival of 2020: the Berlinale.
#mydreampalace | Dogme Year Zero
Cathy Brennan takes on the cinematic institutions that have failed workers during the pandemic.