Brutes in the Chapel
As a companion piece to his review of If...., Camus talks to the film's camera operator and now acclaimed director and cinematographer Chris Menges to put the record straight on the colour/black and white issue.
[Camus - February 2005]

Building an Extension
Do extended versions and director's cuts really represent the director's original vision?
[Slarek - February 2005]

'Classic' Disney and Me
A personal view of the changing face of Disney [Camus - 24 December 2003]

Dream Special Editions
Four special edition DVDs we'd love to see. [Slarek - 7 March 2004]

Fare well and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies...
A personal view on one a modern movie great. [Camus - 19 March 2004]

Films and DVDs of the Year 2003
Camus and Slarek select their favourite movies and DVDs of 2003.
[Camus and Slarek - 1 January 2004]

Five Days in Tokyo
Movies, film schools and the Ghibli Mujseum in Japan's bustling capital. [Slarek - 23 April]

From Eastern Horror to Western Dollar
Hollywood Plunders, part 2 - the decline of the American horror film. [Slarek - 4 April 2006]

Goodbye, Richard
Camus pays tribute to his close friend, the filmmaker Richard Franklin, who tragically passed away last month. [Camus - 5 August 2007]

Great Film Opening Sequences
A personal selection of favourite opening sequences [various - 11 December 2004]

Imax, 3D and the Movie Experience
A companion piece to Richard Franklin's review of The Polar Express that looks at Imax and its lower tech predecessors. [Slarek - 16 January 2005]

Intelligence is Mandatory
Camus celebrates Aaron Sorkin's new series, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, which has yet to reach these shores, and muses on the state of today's TV. [Camus - 27 May 2007]

In Wondrous Anticipation - In Anxious Dread
Camus gets nervous about the upcoming Hollywood remake of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. [Camus - 15 March 2005]

Jerry Goldsmith - A Personal Obituary
Camus pays personal tribute to a great film composer and a very fine man.
[Camus - 11 July 2004]

John Drake's Progress
A detailed look at the greatest TV series of all time - The Prisoner. [Camus - 11 March 2005]

The Lion, The Pitch and the Boardroom
A satirical speculation on the thinking behind another big budget Hollywood venture.
[Camus - 7 December 2005]

London MCM Conference 2006
CNash reports from the 2006 MCM Expo in London, a meeting place for animé, manga and science fiction fans, and finds a Dalek in need of a hug. [CNash - 27 May 2006]

Memories of Blade Runner
To co-incide with the release fo a remastered DVD of Blade Runner - The Director's Cut in advance of the much anticipated 'Final Edition', camus and Slarek look back to their first encounter with a science fiction masterpiece, and ponder on the so-called 'director's cut' and the critical turnaround in the years following the film's release. [Camus and Slarek - 1 November 2006]

Nuns Climbing Every Mountain to Infinity and Beyond
A short but very appreciative obituary of one of cinema's aged greats and, at half his age, one of cinema's potential greats [Camus - 18 September 2005]

Oscar Bollocks
An overdue moan at the shallow irrelevance of Hollywood's annual back-slapping party.
[Slarek - 2 March 2005]

The Perfect Xmas Film
Three of the staff chose their perfect Christmas film. [various - 27 December 2003]

A Personal Journey Through Star Wars
With the original Star Wars trilogy heading for DVD, Slarek details his long history with the series, from initial delight to fuming anger. [Slarek - 8 Dec 2003]

Power playing and the art of achieving the impossible
Following a viewing of The Devil Wears Prada, Camus muses on power and the movie mindset. 27 March 2007]

Review of the Year 2004, Part 1: The Documentaries
In a great year for documentaries, Slarek selects his favourites. [Slarek - 31 December 2004]

Review of the Year 2004, Part 2: The Movies
In part 2 of his review of the year, Slarek looks back at his time at the cinema.
[Slarek - 3 January 2005]

Review of the Year 2004, Part 3: The DVDs
In the final part of his annual review, Slarek selects his favourite DVD releases of 2004.
[Slarek - 10 January 2005]

Review of the Year 2005, Part 1: The Films
Slarek chooses his favourite trips to the cinema of the past year.
[Slarek - 1 January 2006]

Review of the Year 2005, Part 2: The DVDs
Slarek chooses selects his choice DVDs for 2005.
[Slarek - 3 January 2006]

Review of the Year 2006: Camus
Camus has an end of year appreciation and rant.
[Camus - 3 January 2007]

Review of the Year 2006: CNash
CNash chooses his 2006 favourites from film and TV in 2007.
[CNash - 3 January 2007]

Review of the Year 2006: Slarek
Slarek selects his favourite films and DVDs of 2006 and finds there are a LOT in the 'Also Ran' column.
[Slarek - 4 January 2007]

Review of the Year 2007: Slarek
Slarek looks back at 2007, waves goodbye to Hollywood and selects his favourite films and DVDs of 2007, at least of the ones he's actually found time to see.
[Slarek - 1 January 2008]

Review of the Yeay 2007: Camus
Camus reflects on a year when even his kindly tolerance was tested by Hollywood and picks the 10 high and low points of his viewing year.
[Camus - 4 January 2008]

Review of the Yeay 2007: Lord Summerisle
Lord Summerisle selects his favourite films and TV programmes from 2007, and has a couple of moans for good measure.
[Lord Summerisle - 5 January 2008]

The Shaggy Dogs, the Fridge and the Vase [Camus - 14 January 2004]

Shall We Dansu? to Shall We Dance! - Hollywood Plunders, part 1 [Slarek - 12 March 2004]

A Spanner in the Works
Slarek looks at the work of the independent documentary film-makers that are Spanner films, and talks to McLibel and Drowned Out director Franny Armstrong. [Slarek - 27 May 2005]

Switching Teams: Straight Actors Playing it Gay
Tonsofun looks at the trend in recent Hollywood films for straight actors to camp it up in gay roles [Tonsofun - 30 December 2003]

The Vampire Chronicles 1: Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
Part 1 of a look at the history of the vampire genre and its related films focusses on the daddy of them all, Nosferatu. [Slarek - 25 January 2004]

The Vampire Chronicles 2: The Universal Years
Part 2 looks at the rise and fall of Universal Studio's vampire cycle in the 1930s and 40s.
[Slarek - 11 July 2004]

William Burroughs in Film
A detailed look at the film work made and inspired by the writer William Burroughs.
[Lord Summerisle - 27 August 2005]