I really must impress upon you just how much this article will ruin a bunch of movies for you. Seriously.   This article ...

Tyler Perry built his entire career by noticing the audiences that Hollywood consistently overlooked. From his first stage plays touring the “ Chitlin' Circuit ” to blockbuster film franchises ...

Cinema operators and industry insiders reflect on the state of theatrical recovery, revealing cost-cutting, programming ...

Now that we have our baseline for each major genre, we can see what happens when a film is a hybrid subgenre, such as ‘action comedy’, ‘sci-fi romance, or ‘sports western’ (ok that last one was a ...

I looked at admissions data from over 30 countries to see who’s back at the cinema and who’s still missing. The answers say more about national culture and policy than just COVID.

Last week, I posted my research into the problem caused by the growing popularity of horror. Specifically, the word “horror” now encompasses such a broad and diverse range of films that it has begun ...

Whichever criteria you use, once you start to pick between the types of horror subgenres, fascinating patterns emerge. As we saw with top-level genres, the ebb and flow of different types of horror ...

This article is part of my Filmmakers' Roadmap series, offering practical, career-focused advice for filmmakers looking to get ahead. Whether you're breaking in, levelling up, or navigating industry ...

From the outside, one might assume that cinema operators would be in good spirits. A Cinema United (formerly National Association of Theatre Owners) survey in December 2024 revealed that 85% of ...