(Credits: Far Out / Yelkrokoyade) Mon 13 May 2024 11:06, UK Frequently, the art world produces a tale of real intrigue, leaving onlookers on the edge of their seats as the story develops and different strands emerge. An example of this phenomenon is presently unfolding in a Rochester, New York restitution case surrounding a 1917 drawing by expressionist pioneer Egon Schiele. […]

(Credits: Far Out / MUBI / Miramax) Mon 13 May 2024 11:00, UK In the 1980s, mainstream action cinema was defined by the bulging biceps and glistening pecs of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and the rest of the musclebound pretenders to the throne. However, on the other side of the world, Hong Kong was ushering […]

Lilja’s Library whether he feels any excitement about the constant production line bringing his bibliography from page to screen, King ended up singling Needful Things out for some criticism. “Some of them were disappointments, you know, Needful Things, for instance,” he offered. “But some of them are really fun to watch, and I’m easy to […]

(Credits: Far Out / Daniel James / Austrian National Library) Sun 12 May 2024 12:00, UK If there’s one thing that the ever-controversial Steve Albini was right about, it’s that analogue is, ironically, the future. Much of Netflix’s purely digital original content has already begun to disappear forevermore. Entire works of art, evaporated and rendered […]

(Credits: Far Out / Marianna Diamos / Los Angeles Times) Sun 12 May 2024 11:30, UK Much of what we recognise and appreciate in modern cinema came as a result of the filmmaking pioneers of the 1970s, where New Hollywood rose from the ashes of an industry that had steadily run out of steam. Often, […]

(Credits: Far Out / Warner Bros. Pictures) Sat 11 May 2024 12:30, UK When it comes to true crime stories, they don’t come much better than Goodfellas. Martin Scorcese’s 1990 mafia biopic brings together a cast of on-screen mobster royalty, including Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Branco. Ray Liotta made his career in the […]

(Credits: Alamy) Sat 11 May 2024 12:00, UK It takes a certain breed of rock star to be able to pull off a message song. While everyone wants the opportunity for their music to be taken seriously, there are just as many who approach sensitive topics and fall flat on their face as there are […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still / Warner Bros.) Sat 11 May 2024 11:00, UK Let’s get this out of the way first so there aren’t any crossed wires; Mad Max fucking rules. It may well be the single greatest multi-film franchise in history based on consistency, quality, visual style, and imagination, but that’s precisely […]

(Credits: Far Out / A24) Fri 10 May 2024 12:30, UK He might only be three features into his career, but Robert Eggers is already famed for making the smallest details mean something in his films, with The Witch deploying an audio trick that only a small few would have even picked up on. It’s […]

(Credit: Alamy) Fri 10 May 2024 12:00, UK Since the very early days of rock ‘n’ roll, there have been those determined to make it into a business. What often starts out as a youthful rebellion against society and the status quo is quickly appropriated into a purely profit-driven venture by the music industry. Inevitably, […]