Joker, Art, Pennywise – has cinema's crop of creepy clowns had a lasting impact on their real-life counterparts? We spoke to some clowns to get the truth.
Pick up our fully-illustrated print deep-dive into the world of Andrea Arnold and her scintillating new film, Bird.
British filmmaker/actor Alice Lowe reflects on the making of her sublime and refreshingly self-critical second feature, Timestalker.
By Tom Joudrey
Twenty years ago, Gregg Araki's haunting indie film showed how trauma can spiral into conspiracy theories and self-sabotage. Author Scott Heim and actor Bill Sage reflect on their experiences making this cult favourite.
Our hand-picked haul of must-see titles from outside the main gala and competition strands.
By Riley Rogers
A decade after its release, David Fincher's thrilling adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel about a woman scorned retains its unnerving power.
Japan's biggest film festival returns with a line-up of 110 films for its 37th edition.
By Niamh Dunne
They look bad, they sound bad, and sometimes directors won't even admit they've made a musical at all. What on earth is happening to this once lucrative genre?
As Shaun of the Dead turns 20, we chart the steady decline of humour in mainstream British filmmaking.
As Saoirse Ronan stars in The Outrun, we examine how her debut as a child star has landed her a continued presence in the coming-of-age genre.
The dire lot of a low paid factory worker is the subject of this rigorous if hardly revelatory character study from debut director Laura Carreira.
Albert Serra’s extraordinary, intense portrait of toreador Andrés Roca Rey is one of the Spanish director’s finest works to date.
The director of the original series discusses its creation and legacy ahead of a new tour of his cult behind-the-scenes film, Oxide Ghosts.
This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.
Audrey Diwan’s take on the infamous erotic French novel is a chilly, bemusing affair that lacks for a sense of real purpose.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s third film of 2024 is a French-language remake of his own 1998 feature about a grim, cyclical revenge mission.
Icíar Bollaín’s tabloidy but worthwhile #MeToo drama tells of a victim of sexual abuse within Spain's local political scene.
By Rogan Graham
Nestled beneath a railway arch in Brixton, a group of curators and community activists come together to share cinema free of prohibitive ticket prices and think beyond the constraints of the British film industry.
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