Film
The Day of the Jackal: fifty years on
Alexander Larman remembers one of the most exciting, page-turning novels ever written
Out of Africa
To get a handle on African cinema, watch Mandabi
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 30
Is this 1991 blockbuster an underrated masterpiece or kitsch nonsense?
Richard Donner: an underrated director
Suggestions that Donner was a director-for-hire rather than a true auteur are harsh and inaccurate
Catholic tastes
Christopher Silvester on films of faith and the canonisation of three children’s divine visions
The Thing: 40 years on
Left to freeze by Thatcher’s censors, The Thing has finally been recognised as John Carpenter’s best film
Star of the sty
Christopher Silvester on a documentary with a solely animalistic cast
Sequel opportunities
What does Amazon’s purchase of MGM mean for cinema?
Indiana Jones is back!
A fifth film is looming, but I really, really, wish it wasn’t
A life in focus
Director Betrand Tavernier was able to admire both blacklisted directors and those who named names