Centred around two flawed heroes, two iconic and complex men of action, If and The Charge of the Light Brigade make compelling viweing. Peter Delaunay explores these curiously complimentary bedfellows.
Often trashed for its cold and overly formal poise, Kubrick's movie inspires strong feeling both among its detractors and supporters. Read more to find out how our FilmSlashers interpret this beguiling and maddening epic.

TV show of the moment, The Wire is fast becoming everyone's all time favourite. There's just something about its God-is-in-the-details approach that wins us over. Matt Kendall believes it points the way forward for the medium itself.
Nancy Keefe Rhodes talks to one of America's most interesting independent filmmakers on the DVD release of his latest film - The Last Winter - an eco-horror parable on global warming. Larry Fessenden discusses his thoughts behind the film, his influences and the siren call of Hollywood.
The heavy-lidded, lusty lipped drawl of Robert Mitchum is one of cinema's indelible memories. A non-conforminst, a natural performer and one of the finest and most engrossing screen actors to croon a line of dialogue, Laavanyan Ratnapalan looks back at a career of transient genius and a man of escapable charms. 






