The Hallmark bible defines the content of their TV movies as “…very family friendly and PG/G in nature. A rule of thumb when watching our movies is you want to be able to watch with your 80-year-old ...

I analysed fifteen years of Oscar nominees to see whether the most-mentioned contenders in the trades tend to go on to win.

Last week, I shared my analysis of how filmmakers are subtly changing how they frame human faces over time. Today I wanted to take it one stage further and see if we can use those faces to measure how ...

I crunched the numbers on 8,190 movies to discover which types stay profitable even when the critics are unkind.

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films. He claimed that international tax incentives were draining American productions from US soil and accused ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment will focus on one of the key shifts highlighted below, digging deeper ...

Netflix’s patents offer a rare glimpse into the future that major streamers are building for film and television. While much of the industry debates box office figures and windowing, Netflix’s filings ...

This is part two of my collaboration with Screendollars in which we spoke to 246 cinema owners and film professionals affiliated with exhibitors. We quizzed them on a range of topics, and their ...

Colour is one of the quickest ways a poster can tell you what kind of film it’s selling. Before you’ve read the title or registered the actors, your brain has already clocked the palette and filed it ...

Cannes 2025 was not a washout. The Croisette was crowded, the sun came out, and over 15,000 industry professionals turned up. But something has shifted. I believe that we will look back at 2025 as an ...