movies

  • New data from the European Audiovisual Observatory offers a fairly unvarnished view of where cinema sits across Europe right now, and it does not support the idea of a clean post-pandemic recovery. Cinema admissions fell by 5.5% in 2025, declining from 843 million to 796 million. That drop tells its own story, but what sits…

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  • Hollywood’s biggest night rarely produces a neat narrative, but the 2026 Academy Awards came unusually close. Two films dominated the evening and between them captured the mood of the industry. One was cerebral, political and sharply satirical. The other was visceral, emotional and built on bold genre storytelling. In the end, the Academy embraced both.…

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  • Sinners – 10 out of 10

    If we are talking about Sinners, let’s get into it properly. First off, this is not a subtle film. It does not sip tea. It kicks the door in. Set in a Southern Gothic world soaked in heat, faith and buried violence, the film follows twin brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, returning home…

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