Why Tarantino matters
Christopher Tookey compares Tarantino's films with Evelyn Waugh's novels
Sight and sound
Christopher Tookey regrets that film scores do not receive the attention they deserve
Big screen politics
Conservatives attack Hollywood for lax morals and liberal politics. But Christopher Tookey, who sees 300 films a year, thinks that they protest too much
Schlock of the old
Screen adaptions of classics face two hazards, says Christopher Tookey. They either follow the original too closely at the expense of the drama, or see the past only through the eyes of the present
Here she comes again
The femme fatale is now a vicious man-killer, and she's getting away with it. Christopher Tookey explores screen violence by and against women
European film mountain
Europe has produced many of the world's greatest movie talents, so why are most European co-productions flops? Christopher Tookey investigates
Look back in propaganda
Playing fast and loose with the past is current fashion in the cinema. Christopher Tookey defends historical truth against political correctness
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