The Midnight Sky (2020) Review
George Clooney directs and stars in Netflix Original film ‘The Midnight Sky’, adapted from Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel “Good Morning Midnight”. Joseph Wade reviews.
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Dune (1984) – What David Lynch Got Right
Much maligned by audiences, critics and even the director himself, David Lynch’s 1984 Hollywood adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic novel ‘Dune’ remains deserving of cult status. Louis B Scheuer explores why.
Read MorePossessor (2020) BFI LFF Review
“You’ve never seen blood splatter so pretty” as in Brandon Cronenberg sophomore feature ‘Possessor’ (2020) starring Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott. Leoni Horton reviews.
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The Host (2006) Review
Bong Joon-ho feature ‘The Host’ is not only “a smart and entertaining thriller, but a tender family drama and a rip-roaring comedy.” Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.
Read MoreThe Cell (2000) Review
“if you like really weird things that go all-in on the weirdness, ‘The Cell’ (2000) is worth a watch” according to Jacob Davis in his review of the Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn and Vincent D’Onofrio starring film.
Read MoreAd Astra (2019) Review
‘The Lost City of Z’ filmmaker James Gray has teamed with Brad Pitt for ‘Ad Astra’, a space exploration film being likened to ‘Apocalypse Now’. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreAliens (1986) Retrospective Review
In his retrospective review of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (1986), Lucas Hill-Paul describes the famous sequel as “a landmark in action-horror”. Read the full piece here.
Read MoreDesigning Nightmares: H.R. Giger and ‘Alien’
When you think of ‘Alien’, you think of Ridley Scott and the Xenomorph, but the man behind the disturbing visuals is H.R. Giger, the artist profiled by Kieran Judge in this article.
Read MoreMore Human Than Human: An Introduction to Cyberpunk
Where did cyberpunk originate and what makes it such an influential sci-fi sub-genre in cinema? Kieran Judge walks you through.
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April 19, 2022
An Update on The Film Magazine’s Status
The Film Magazine's founder and editor Joseph Wade has issued a