In the classic John Ford Western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, the delicate balance of mythmaking and truth intertwine when a newspaper editor refuses to correct the record that had long been ...

Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Charli xcx and Daveed Diggs also star in this satire of intergenerational sexual politics, contemporary art and kink as a gateway to self-knowledge. By David Rooney ...

When one thinks of Transformers, one often remembers the timeless conflict between Optimus Prime and the Autobots, as well as Megatron and his Decepticons. Surprisingly enough, this conflict didn’t ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Among so many heinous problems trickling down on our heads from the top of the film industry is that of intellectual property. It’s not that adaptations are new, but that the ability to make a living ...

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. In the 40 years since E.T., the name Amblin has been used to describe a certain kind of coming-of-age adventure. Featuring specific elements—children with absent or ...

40 years ago this month saw the release of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – a film about a stranded alien, the boy called Elliott who discovers it and a bond of friendship that remains ...