Film Opinion
Opinion pieces from our film writers looking at key debates and discussions around films, directors, actors, and cinematic trends. Here you can also find insight to stay current with coverage of booming film festivals.
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FestivalsHow Day of The Dead shaped the modern zombie movie
The impact of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead on modern horror cinema is unquestionable, but Romero's less-loved Day of the Dead has also left its mark. We explore its influences Read more »| 14 Jun 2018 -
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How Steven Spielberg’s Jaws changed cinema
Jaws is 43 years old but as potent as ever. Ahead of its screening with a live orchestra at Edinburgh International Film Festival, we sing the praises of this Spielberg classic Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: 8 female filmmakers making waves
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates female filmmaking in the 1980s, but there are also plenty of mint fresh films from female directors that you should seek out too. Here are eight of them Read more »| 13 Jun 2018 -
OpinionWhat to expect from Danny Boyle's James Bond
With the news that Danny Boyle is on board for Bond 25, we ask if the Trainspotting director should close Daniel Craig's time in the franchise with a kiss kiss bang bang? Read more »| 30 May 2018 -
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How Revenge subverts the rape-revenge thriller
Coralie Fargeat plays with the familiar tropes of the rape-revenge film in Revenge, and it's a refreshing look at the genre through a female gaze Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
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Edinburgh Film Festival 2018: 10 films to see
Our film editor picks ten of the most interesting films to look out for at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (20 June - 1 July) Read more »| 23 May 2018
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FestivalsCannes 2018: The Best Films
Fewer stars and fresher filmmaking talent, this year’s Cannes was all about trying to break free of the past and moving towards a brighter future – but the festival is not there yet Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
FestivalsAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2018 Report
From a celebration of Super8 to a tribute to Jan Švankmajer, we look back at the highlights from this year's Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
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Learn your queer cinema history with Queer Classics
Teen movie Love, Simon has been claimed as a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ cinema by critics, but celebrating this tepid take on queer identity serves to overlook the great LGBTQ+ films of the past, some of which screen at new festival Queer Classics Read more »| 08 May 2018 -
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How The Cabinet of Dr Caligari changed cinema
The horror movie was born in 1920 with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and it's resurrected this month as the film screens with a new live score at Hidden Door in Edinburgh. Ahead of the screening, we look back at the legacy of Robert Wiene’s film Read more »| 04 May 2018 -
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Get Out & A Quiet Place: Horror stories for our times
Two hit horror movies separated by just over a year stand out as the most telling portraits of Trump’s America Read more »| 20 Apr 2018 -
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2001: A Space Odyssey's predictions, 50 years on
Stanley Kubrick’s hallucinatory sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey was released 50 years ago, but its themes of human evolution and our obsession with technology are as fresh as ever Read more »| 06 Apr 2018 -
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The Penn isn’t Mightier: the dos and don'ts for actor-authors
Sean Penn isn’t the first actor to swap the limelight for prose and he won't be the last. We check out six other movie star scribes and see what lessons Penn might learn from them Read more »| 06 Apr 2018 -
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Steven Spielberg's most underrated films
Before you delve into the delights of Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel Ready Player One, here are six of the director's lesser known, under-appreciated works to prep you for his latest blockbuster Read more »| 28 Mar 2018 -
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Shoot 'Em Up: Time’s Up for Guns in Hollywood
In the wake of the Parkland mass shooting, is it time for Hollywood to rethink its relationship to guns? Read more »| 27 Mar 2018