Films

Just over 20 years ago, Steven Spielberg released War of the Worlds, a remake of the HG Wells classic updated for then modern day, capturing an era of post-9/11 anxiety …

Documentaries about journalists Seymour Hersh, Lynsey Addario and Fatma Hassona are heading to the 50th edition of the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. TIFF‘s Docs program gets underway Sept. 4 and …

New movies will continue to come thick and fast throughout August – and that’s a promise. Indeed, this weekend (August 1 – 3) alone sees up to four new films …

Hollywood has its share of directors who play it safe, but Oliver Stone certainly isn’t one of them. His films don’t tiptoe—they charge headfirst into political firestorms, historical minefields, and …

Call it the Bridgerton effect, which itself was arguably the result of The Crown effect, but the Netflix algorithm is currently aimed toward the UK with moonier eyes than usual. …

Before Hollywood handed him billion-dollar franchises, James Wan was just a scrappy horror guy with a twisted little idea and a camcorder. Now he’s the bridge between two cinematic extremes: …

John McTiernan directed some of the most iconic action films of the late 20th century. Films like Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and Predator (1987) are …

Some of the most disturbing horror films don’t begin in a screenwriter’s head—they crawl out of real courtrooms, police reports, and news headlines. We like to think the scariest things …

Barry Jenkins has always served offbeat stories to the audience. His visuals are rich and evocative, centered on the characters and their internal struggles. Think bold colors, expressive lighting, long …

If you’ve spent even five minutes in a film class, a DVD commentary track, or a Reddit thread arguing about cinema, you know Francis Ford Coppola’s name gets thrown around …