Laika animation studio’s film about a teen on an epic quest to save her baby brother is filled with astounding detail, but the magic lies in the craftsmanship rather than the story.

From silent-era demons to modern folk-horror nightmares, witches have haunted cinema for well over a century. These 10 films chart the evolution of the screen witch, revealing how ideas about female ...

From overlooked office workers to fading movie stars, ageing in Billy Wilder’s films is about more than growing old. Across his career, he wittily chronicled characters confronting missed ...

Settle into November with a feast of cinema, from the splendour of silent classics to bold new voices and rare discoveries.

As Film Africa opens with the UK premiere of Cannes prizewinner Ben’Imana, we explore 10 films that reveal the richness, diversity and transnational currents of East African cinema, challenging ...

One hundred years after its Edinburgh cinema release, we tell the story behind Till the Bells Ring, a Scottish talking picture that included synchronised dialogue a full year before Hollywood’s own ...

Daniel Krauss’s 2023 best-seller Whalefall is preposterously entertaining and moving almost in spite of its shamelessly high-concept horror scenario. It’s also the sort of novel that obliges you to ...