A place to think deeply about movies
Explore films that leverage — and problematize — the definitions of a given genre, from horror films to the Western.
Andrew Haigh's Lean on Pete shares DNA with the films of Kelly Reichardt: both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize tired western tropes. …
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Rosie McCaffrey discusses why Katharine Isabelle's performance in American Mary is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film. Explore our coverage of …
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Matthew Pope's Blood on Her Name is a steely, psychological thriller about cycles of violence. Now available in cinemas and on VOD in the US. Review: Blood …
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In this excerpt from her essay on Kristen Stewart in Personal Shopper, which features in our feminist horror ebook Beyond Empowertainment, Joseph Earp discusses …
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Orla Smith discusses why Lupita Nyong'o's performance in Us is one of her favourites by an actress in a horror film. Explore our coverage of Women in Horror …
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In this excerpt from her essay on Claire Foy's career, which features in our feminist horror ebook Beyond Empowertainment, Alex Heeney discusses the many masks …
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