Over 600 years later, the strictures and stigmas of courtly romance still poison our understanding of relationships. If only we had the courage to imagine something different

It's a film about an app that tells you when you're going to die. By rights, it should be awful. And yet...

The popular depiction of Britain in global television and film isn't only shockingly homogenous—it's a fiction

Two women pave their paths out of fantastical nightmares

Interventions like Quentin Tarantino's may sound well-intentioned. But demanding critics leave plot details out of their reviews doesn't only do them a disservice—it reduces the complexity of film...

The interest in true crime stories kicked off by Serial and Making a Murderer shows no sign of abating. But do we lose something of ourselves when we focus so many stories of horror and violence?

As a young man, it was easy to fall for Adams' me-against-the-world act. But we should all be vigilant about how art can conceal abuse

Caught between rising property prices and the popularity of online streaming services, cinemas are flogging a luxury "experience"

It's not just celebrity body types that have changed. Increasingly, ordinary men are emulating them

From screening Peterloo amongst industrial disputes to allegations of abuse, the film industry of 2018 presents critics with the sort of moral quandaries few seem ready to engage with