As horror films multiply and diversify, the label is collapsing under the weight of what it’s being asked to describe ...

Under the surface of a cautious Cannes lay a more important story. This may have been the year the Marché began to redefine ...

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 ...

Today, I'm going to tackle a couple of related topics which seem to come up frequently in reader questions and comments - how is a cinema's box office income distributed, and how much of it ends up ...

What 246 cinema professionals think about the state of theatrical exhibition, what's going wrong, and who's to blame.

Note: This week I will be at the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market. If you want to grab a coffee, drop me a line. Last year I published a study which showed that sex on screen has declined ...

In my Horror Deep Dive series I explore the mechanics, trends, and hidden patterns of the horror genre. Whether you're a filmmaker, writer, or just a fan of fear, these deep dives unpack what makes ...

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 the fourth of four articles I co-authored with Bruce Nash on behalf of the American Film Market. Specifically, horror movies budgeted between $500,000 and $5 million which were released ...

Some see the Oscars as the pinnacle of artistic achievement, a night of cinematic excellence that honours the best of the best. Others view it a TV reality show in which over-paid and over-dressed ...

Everyone seems to have an opinion on whether films have become "too woke" but what happens when we try to measure it using actual data. Can we see shifts? How do they correlate with outcomes?