When Murder on the Orient Express was first published in 1934, it caused quite a stir amongst critics. Its ingenious twist ending (no spoilers here!) challenged conventional mystery tropes and...
It's hard to believe, but this March 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the release of The Sound of Music, Robert Wise's iconic musical that catapulted Julie Andrews to the list of film legends and...
The Brutalist traverses the industrial might of post-World War II America, straddling the landscape like a vengeful Cronus. This is the America of infinite trains, steel, concrete, glass,...
Film fans are caught between two warring camps whenever Oscar season rolls around. In one corner, we have the people who remain mesmerised by the Academy’s glitz, and in the other, stands the...
Hi, and welcome to this month's Great Adaptations, where we're looking at the novel Chocolat by Joanne Harris and the 1990 film of the same name, starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Dame Judi...
Calling all writers! Do you feel stuck? Are you having trouble finding inspiration? Writing can be fun, but it can also be frustrating, from rewriting multiple drafts, to receiving countless...
It takes a voice like Eileen Álvarez to truly delve into the challenges of the film industry. As an actress, she has years of experience representing Latina women in Hollywood, and now as a...
When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies was The Aristocats. Disney and cats are two of my favorite things, combined! It's about an old rich woman who plans on leaving her fortune to her four cats...
Justin Kurzel’s 2024 film The Order tells the story of the FBI’s hunt for white supremacist Bob Matthews. While parts of the story were fictionalised for the adaptation, Zach Baylin’s...
Please don’t read this column if you don’t want light spoilers. Still with me? OK. We’re meant to be shocked by Halina Reijn’s Babygirl, but what I found shocking was not Nicole Kidman...
