Crime stories and coming-of-age: 10 movies like ‘Boyz n the Hood’
Hard-hitting stories with a powerful message.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 04/2024
Making history for the wrong reasons: How movies about Mars almost always end in unmitigated disaster
Best stick to the rest of the solar system instead.
How the $10 billion success of ‘Harry Potter’ left behind a trail of devastation on cinema
The misses startlingly outweigh the hits.
From Oscar-nominated short film to animated icon: The origins of the Pixar lamp
The little guy has an important legacy.
‘Red Cliff’: The staggering historical epic that out-earned ‘Titanic’
The long-awaited return of an icon.
How an FBI agent infiltrated the mob: The true story behind ‘Donnie Brasco’
A biographical thriller with a slick Hollywood sheen.
Only the best: The bizarre reason Julia Roberts turned down ‘Shakespeare in Love’
A peculiar demand that led to departure.
“There’s no ambiguity here”: Christopher Nolan explains the meaning behind the final shot of ‘Inception’
The filmmaker unpacks his interpretation of the ending.
“I don’t want to sound like a nerd”: Sean Ono Lennon names his four favourite movies of all time
The multifaceted talent names his top picks.