
In the early 2000s, Gladiator renewed interest in the historical action film. Kingdom of Heaven, Troy, Alexander and Master and Commander are some of the most notable examples of this time, but the greatest and most unsung of them all is Edward Zwick’s majestic The Last Samurai. Released to moderately positive reviews, a few lacklustre…

The closing shot of The Searchers is the most famous and influential shot in the Western genre, as John Wayne is framed to perpetual loneliness by the rectangle of a door frame. The Power of the Dog updates the shot very early on into a triptych one: Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank prowls between the frame…

Venus and Serena Williams have a barnstorming 122 singles titles between them. Their careers are widely regarded among the greatest of all tennis players and athletes, period. This iconic household rivalry is traced in the sports-biopic King Richard through the lens of their father, Richard Williams, who passionately and controversially drove the girls to the…