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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Opinion3 reasons US cinema needs David Lynch back
It's been eleven long years since David Lynch's last movie – the blistering Inland Empire. But 2017 sees him back with a vengeance with the resurrectio... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
OpinionXX and the rise of female horror filmmakers
As XX, a wry horror anthology from four women directors, comes to DVD, we look at the pleasing trend of female filmmakers putting their stamp on the horror genre Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (8-15 May)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Alien: Covenant and the latest season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
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When did the cinema become television?
Has the influence of the Marvel Cinematic Universe turned mainstream cinema into a succession of never-ending big screen television shows? We look at the rise of movie franchises and the death of the standalone movie Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
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Films to watch in preparation for World War III
Concerned about the genuine possibility of global thermonuclear war? Maybe if we could get the 45th President of the USA to sit down and watch the following films, he'd remove his small finger from the doomsday button Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (1-7 May)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Neil Gaiman series American Gods, and Julian Barratt comedy Mindhorn Read more »| 02 May 2017
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Festivals
¡Viva! 2017: Best of the Fest
The curtain came down on HOME's annual Spanish and Latin American festival of film, theatre and visual art earlier this week. We look back at the best of the film and theatre on offer Read more »| 19 Apr 2017 -
OpinionWhat to Watch this Week (10-16 Apr)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul and the eighth film from the Fast and Furious franchise Read more »| 11 Apr 2017 -
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Why we need Chris Morris's Brass Eye more than ever
With Manchester TV festival Pilot Light celebrating Brass Eye's 20th anniversary, we look back at Chris Morris's seminal show and realise we need his blister... Read more »| 10 Apr 2017 -
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What to Watch this Week (3-10 Apr)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the college cannibalism movie Raw, new Terence Davies joint A Quiet Passion and Netflix teen tragedy 13 Reasons Why Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
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Five films to Brexit by
Worried about the UK's future post-Brexit? Never fear. Movies can show us the way Read more »| 30 Mar 2017 -
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What to Watch this Week (27 Mar-2 Apr)
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including the live action Ghost in the Shell remake, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire and Rainer Werner Fassbinder masterpiece Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2017: Best of the Fest
Another excellent edition of Glasgow Short Film Festival has been and gone. We look back at the highlights (a celebration of Charles Bukowski), the lowlights (some mediocre VR experiments) and the best of the international competition Read more »| 28 Mar 2017 -
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GSFF 2017: Five short film programmes not to miss
Glasgow Short Film Festival kicks off this week. Here are the special programmes we're most looking forward to... Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
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What to Watch this Week: 13-20 Mar
The best things to watch this week on the big screen, the small screen and your laptop screen, including Personal Shopper, Get Out and Netflix Iron Fist Read more »| 13 Mar 2017