Assassin's Creed Syndicate might be propelling the settings of the franchise forward, but the game is feeling rather ancient now

Is Hollywood still too fond of white faces? Whatever the answer, more people are starting to take notice… Last Updated: June 9, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] The movie world loves the action hero, a man (and increasingly woman) who is highly competent, shows no fear and is able to get themselves out of any situation, no matter how hairy. Whether it’s Jason Bourne or Jason Statham, they are there (to quote another John Carpenter movie) to kick ass and chew bubblegum. Last …

[column size=one_half position=first ] Documentaries come in all shapes and sizes. Some are deeply critical thought experiments, like Adam Curtis’ movies, film makers like Werner Herzog try to cut to the nerve of their subject, while others such as Michael Moore tend to carry their sentiments boldly on their sleeves. Last Updated: April 13, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first] How far would you go to realise your purpose in life? For  Jean-Baptiste Grenouille it is simple: to create the most divine and holy of scents. Last Updated: March 30, 2015

Sometimes being a good dad really doesn’t work out. Sometimes it turns you into a child-eating demon. Last Updated: March 19, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] Some things cannot be explained on paper, as a photo or in words, even if they accompany moving pictures. Some things have to be left to the audience who allow the emotion of the moment to sweep over them. Last Updated: March 16, 2015

[column size=one_half position=first ] Hip hop does not get a whole lot of attention in movies. Even with the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton arriving soon, the list of films that cover hip hop as a topic is a pretty anaemic one. The last movie of real significance about the genre – that wasn’t a documentory – was probably 8 …