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Myths & Legends: Heroes In Kind
George Lockett uncovers traces of classical legends in the very modern superhero phenomenon.
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Force Majeure and the Artifice of Control
Joanna Pocock analyses the significance of control in Richard Östlund’s Force Majeure.
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Myths & Legends: Who Owns Beowulf?
Myths and legends belong to society – but individual storytellers can retell them in a personal, unique way and claim creative ownership of that version. Does this apply to the ...
If Life Could Write: Thoughts on Boyhood
Harry Waight ruminates on Boyhood – and how the film’s links to a naturalistic tradition have divided audiences.
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Interview: Gerard Johnson, Hyena director
Following cult favourite Tony (2009), Gerard Johnson returns with his uncompromisingly bleak Hyena – a stylish, British Bad Lieutenant, set in West London. He talks to Litro about directorial control, ...
Birdman and the Art of Madness
Where does Birdman sit in the pantheon of Mad Artist films? Is it as bold as we think?
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Feature Film: Enemy and the Psychology of Infidelity
Infidelity is at the ground floor of many a narrative structure and for the characters, more often than not, it’s all about the sex. What happens to the mind of ...
Film Theory: The Art Of The Marx Brothers
Thomas Greylees ponders the indefinable art of the Marx Brothers.
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From Book To Film: Should The Hobbit Be A Trilogy?
Confessions of a Middle-Earth apologist.
Robin McConnellRobin is ...
Litro’s Films Of 2014
Litro reviews its films of the year.
Robin McConnell ...
Feature Film: What We Do In The Shadows
Thomas Greylees reviews New Zealand’s best vampire comedy horror documentary.
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Classic Feature Films: Roger Corman’s Poe Anthology
Adam Ley-Lange reviews Roger Corman’s classic (and not so classic) horrors.
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Feature Film: The Imitation Game
Amy Howerska reviews the new biopic about Britain’s secret war hero.
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Feature Film: Nightcrawler
Thea Hawlin dives into the dark depths of ‘Nightcrawler’.
Thea ...
Book Review: Days of Fear and Wonder, edited by James Bell
A platoon of great essayists invades Planet Sci-Fi, documenting the fashions, ideas and anxieties of the greatest films in the genre.
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The Red Keep, the Spider and the Dead Explorer
Davina Quinlivan investigates the long shadow that Broadmoor casts over the novels of Patrick McGrath.
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The Misunderstood Horror of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Misunderstood masterpiece or pretentious twaddle?
Robin McConnellRobin is ...
LFF Spotlight: Foxcatcher
A confused and confusing genre mash-up.
Amy HowerskaAmy ...
Feature Film: ’71
A gripping action thriller set in 1971 Northern Ireland.
Nicola ...
Feature Film: Salvo
An absorbing yet predictable crime drama from Sicily.
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