The values Frank Capra celebrated seem to be fading in our times

Godzilla Minus One may not be especially profound but it is great fun

On Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the challenge of biopics

Robin Hood marked the beginning of a steep decline for the much-loved brand

The role of the war film in British cinema

In our age of the Saw torture-porn franchise, Peeping Tom still has the capacity to disturb

On money, morality and motive in three films

Showbiz vicars, lefty luvvies and a brush with death

Bernard Herrmann: Wuthering Heights (Chandos)

Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s best and most important film