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Andrea Arnold is a filmmaker who stands out for a number of reasons, but her focus on social realism as a subject and style is one that stands out more than others. Before American Honey, her first American...

“The McDonald’s french fry is unbelievable. When you bite into it, you think: It’s so tasty, it can’t be real. As soon as it gets cold, it turns to lard and flubble. I mean, have you ever tried to eat...

1. Has Ben Affleck revealed the identity of the latest Batman villain? Yeah, probably. It sure looks like Batman has himself a new villain, and Jared Leto is nowhere to be seen. On Monday, the growl behind...

1. More box office blunders: where is 2016’s elusive summer hit? Not for the first time this year we are reporting that 2016 is lacking a major summer hit. That is apart from Disney, who don't seem to be...

The first three films made by the Coen Brothers are all great. Excellent, in fact. But Barton Fink is the first that really showed their genius; that they are two of the preeminent filmmakers of our time....

Despite being a Cannes favourite, Naomi Kawase is a marginal director both domestically and internationally. Sweet Bean shows why this needs to change. Her talent is most evident when the elderly Tokue (Kirin...

1. Hikaru Sulu is gay, George Takei is not (in a happy sense) What with it being set in the 23rd century fer chrissakes, it makes sense for Star Trek Beyond to feature at least one gay character - which is...

With the Ryan Gosling-led Drive, Nicholas Winding Refn managed to make not only an arthouse critical darling, but a breakout cult hit that struck a chord with mainstream audiences. Naturally his followup, Only...

1. Class is in session for The Academy, looks rather more diverse The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has finished licking envelopes and applying novelty stamps to the latest batch of invitations...

Bowie. Rickman. Prince. Zsigmond. Vigoda. Hamilton. Yelchin. Not to mention those outside the film world like Ali, Corbett and Wood. So far, 2016 is being remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here at...

At first glance, the awarding of the 2010 Palme d'Or - that most prestigious of film prizes - to the Thai dark horse Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives seemed a left-field choice to say the least....

1.Warcraft: The Beginning conquers China, Europe Although Duncan Jones’ Warcraft: The Beginning looks like it might even struggle to make second place at this week’s US Box Office - against The Conjuring...

1. Ken Loach wins his second Palme d'Or at Cannes Festival de Cannes 2016 is over and it offered a wide display of talent from some of the best filmmakers in the world. Beside out-of-competition heavyweights...

1. Warner Bros. reorganises DC division, sets up a Harley Quinn spinoff After the $870 million-grossing “failure” that was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. has made significant changes to...

1. Disney: The House of Mouse that roared If 2015 was the year of Universal (and it really, really was) then 2016 looks like Disney’s for the taking. Already riding high on the box office receipts of...