New York City...Open 24 Hours. I had the pleasure of discussing Abel Ferrara's FEAR CITY (1984) with Craig MacNeil over on his podcast, Craig & Friends. Check out the episode - we had a lot of fun. You can read my essay on the film on 101 Films' LE Blu-ray release . You can listen to the episode via iTunes , Spotify  and other platforms. Follow Martyn via Instagram. @craigandfriendspod

Partners in crime… Simon Cellan Jones has built a career straddling the worlds of British television and Hollywood. From acclaimed early work such as Our Friends in the North  and The Buddha of Suburbia  to recent collaborations with Mark Wahlberg on Arthur the King  and The Family Plan , his directing career has been defined by emotional intelligence, precision, and humanity. The son of the late James Cellan Jones — one of British television’s pioneering figures — Simon has

Fear in the Familiar…   With Hallow Road , writer-director Babak Anvari once again proves his mastery of psychological tension and genre-blending storytelling. From William Gillies’ first feature script, Anvari crafts a claustrophobic thriller that unfolds almost entirely within the confines of a car on a dark, winding road — a setting that not only becomes a familiar physical space but, ultimately, a psychological trap. The film, starring Rosamund Pike and Matthew Rhys, play

This isn't revenge. It's a reckoning.   John-Michael Powell’s second feature, Violent Ends , is more than just a crime drama; it’s a reflection on family, loyalty, and the cyclical nature of violence. Having grown up in Arkansas, the film is also a deeply personal story that draws from the director's own experience in a region steeped in tradition and hidden histories. Here, the rural American landscape is not just a setting, but, as with any slice of Americana, a character i

You better have a safe word What happens when a romantic lakeside escape turns into a tangled web of lust, lies and deadly secrets? This...

Bong Tale Erik Clapp and I returned for a chat with Philip Duke in conjunction with the video essay "These Things Left Unanswered" for...

" The great adventure! the great entertainment! " Erik Clapp and I spoke about The Great Escape with Phillip Duke in conjunction with the...

Evil never gets old American writer, director and producer James DeMonaco is perhaps  best known for creating The Purge  movies that have...

Seeing red... and the dead Having become the first person to successfully fund a feature film with cryptocurrency at the age of 26 with...

Give Me Kiss... Writer/director duo of David Joseph Craig and Brian William Crano’s film I Don’t Understand You follows  is, at its core,...

Nothing but the Devil and a movie... We would all rather forget the pandemic, but in terms of the creative output that was produced by...

Death has the answers... With her feature debut, writer/director Julia Max's exploration of death is one of the most personal you will...

Love never dies In the wake of Wicked , Shakespeare is about to see a similar makeover courtesy of director Timothy Scott Bogart....

Awaken your hero Immortal line-up. Welcome to an ever-expanding universe of characters centred around the Wuxia genre. As founder,...

Into the night I had the pleasure of discussing two of my favourite L.A.-based movies - Walter Hill's The Driver (1978) and Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive (2011) with Martyn Strange over on his podcast, Filmsplaining. Check out the episode and his other introductions to cinema via a number of themes and favourite films. You can listen to the episode via Spotify  and other platforms. Follow Martyn via Instagram. @filmsplaining  and @thisismartynstrange . You can also watch over

In sharing the “Top 5 Werewolf Movies” that inspired Renegade Entertainment and ComiXology Originals’ new comic book mini-series The...

Hard to Be a God (2013) / Embrace of the Serpent (2015) As an Oscar-nominated Production Designer, K. K. Barrett has had a phenomenal...

“Filmmaking is a craft skill, no different than a shoe-making guild in the Middle Ages.”   Filming with a distinct sense of purpose and...

Die Hard (1988) / Midnight Run (1988) Writer/directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen are a close-knit filmmaking duo who have already...

“Delivering knowledge and experience to youth is truly the only gig worth a damn.” From Dr. Buckaroo Banzai to Officer Alex Murphy,...