Get Out: race, horror and hunting
Get Out’s real horror comes from its deconstruction of everyday racism.
Ever noticed that Goodfellas goes into reverse halfway through?
Halfway through Martin Scorsese’s gangster classic, Goodfellas appears to run in reverse order.
The Day The Earth Stood Still: explained
The Day The Earth Stood Still blends science fiction with a real-life warning.
Explainer: Notes on Nationalism, by George Orwell
Like 1984, Orwell’s ‘Notes on Nationalism’ feels eerily prescient of today’s political landscape – despite being published in 1945.
What song does Sigourney Weaver sing at the end of Alien?
Ellen Ripley (Weaver) sings ‘You are my lucky star’ while battling the Xenomorph at the end of Alien. Here’s why that’s fascinating.
Sci-fi movie Passengers is Sleeping Beauty set in space
The Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence movie Passengers is a sci-fi love story. In fact, it asks big questions about consent … and fairy tales.