cinema
With Emmy Win, This ‘Squid Game’ Star Has Arrived. Or Is Hollywood Just Late to His Party?
At 49, Lee Jung-jae just made Emmy history. Fans say it’s been a long time coming.
Did Harry Styles Spit on Chris Pine? Does Everyone on ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Hate Each Other? An Investigation
Open-source investigators, Harry Styles fans, and people who simply love drama breaking down, frame by frame, are trying to uncover what exactly is happening here.
Jackie Chan’s Film Production Under Fire for Shooting in War-Torn Syria
The filmmakers are “dancing over the corpses of people that have been killed,” says an Emmy Award-winning director.
10 Surreal Films That Inspire Visionary Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
From Giallo classics to Czech fantasies and Lynch bangers, the "Earwig" director walks us through her top ten.
Why Indians Are So Turned On by Navels
From frying eggs on a woman’s belly to spinning toys on the umbilicus, Indian cinema has a navel fetish and loves to capitalise on it.
Lightyear Shows China’s Box Office Has Become ‘Irrelevant’ to Hollywood
Disney has rejected censorship requests from the Chinese government as it refused to remove a scene showing two female characters kissing.
11 Inspirations Behind 'Marcel the Shell With Shoes On'
From stop motion classics to personal portraits and undersung hybrid-docs, Marcel’s co-creator Dean Fleischer Camp shares his influences.
‘Fire Island’ Is the Rare Movie Where Effeminate Gay Men Are In On the Joke
In Joel Kim Booster’s new comedy, there’s no such thing as being “too” gay.
This Rickshaw Doubles as a Travelling Theatre to Make Cinema More Accessible
The Rick-Show is a mobile theatre experience inspired by the Japanese art form of Kamishibai storytelling.
The Horror Movies That Made Boy Harsher
From Cronenberg to Lynch, Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller take us through the influences behind their debut film "The Runner".
Cult Classic ‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in China
Someone tried very hard to please Chinese movie censors.
Poverty Forced Him Into Child Labour, Now His Film Is Winning Awards for Capturing Harsh Realities
PS Vinothraj’s film “Pebbles” is a searing commentary on the effects of poverty on women in rural India.