Films to look out for in 2021
For cinema goers 2020 was understandably a year of thin gruel. The advent of Covid-19 meant that many films banking on…
10 films about the final days of rulers
Donald Trump isn’t the only leader to have resisted his departure.
Ten films for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is bound to be less brash this year – some would ever say melancholic. Strangely many classic…
10 films inspired by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl’s lively books aren’t always the easiest to translate onto screen.
Seven of the best Charles Dickens adaptations
There’s no writer more synonymous with Christmas than Dickens.
10 Yuletide movies with a British setting
British Christmas filming locations range from the the enchanting (the village of Shere in Surrey) to the prosaic (South Mimms…
Le Carré on screen: 8 adaptations that rival the novels
The author’s finest works seem tailor made for the screen.
Ten underrated thrillers
From big budget star vehicles to smaller scale pictures, here’s what to watch.
10 films featuring iconic debates
Indulge in some on-screen sparring ahead of the second presidential debate.
10 films featuring Daniel Craig
As we await the arrival of the new James Bond film, why not watch one of these other Craig classics?
Ten films about winter
There’s something comforting about sitting at home in the warm and watching a film about chillier climes.
The best films about coups d’état
As these films show, overthrowing the government is no mean feat.
The art of the deal: 10 films about negotiations
The Brexit negotiations are gaining pace but how are deals struck in Hollywood?
8 films featuring the Supreme Court
The sad death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg brings to mind all the times the Supreme Court has been captured on the silver screen.
8 films featuring poisonings: from The Beguiled to Erin Brockovich
The alleged attempted murder of Russia’s Opposition leader has put poisonings back in the spotlight.
Parliament on screen: which film best captures Westminster?
SW1A has seen its fair share of film-worthy scandals
10 films that feature masks
Mask-wearing was a motif in the movies long before it became mandatory elsewhere.
From Russia with love: 12 films set in the former Soviet Union
Russia has reappeared in the headlines recently but how is it depicted in the movies?
8 westerns to watch this weekend
Everyone from Angelina Jolie to Quentin Tarantino is trying their hand at the genre.
The name’s not Bond: the best cinematic rivals to 007
Many a director has tried to topple Bond – to varying degrees of success.
‘You’re fired!’: the best movies where characters get the chop
Firing has never been more popular – from Keir Starmer’s lightning bolt dismissal of Rebecca Long-Bailey from the Shadow Cabinet…
8 Vietnam movies to rival Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
A spate of modern films about Vietnam are assessing the conflict from a different perspective.