At the core of Homer’s Odyssey is what we might describe as the paradox of nostos: the narrative revolves around a homecoming whose destination is recognisable only because [...]

Directed by John M. Stahl, written by Jo Swerling and centred on a spellbinding performance from Gene Tierney, Leave Her to Heaven melds noir, melodrama, the western and the [...]

The Lost Boys may well be Joel Schumacher’s quintessential film in terms of how beautifully and elegantly it adumbrates the core question of his career: how do we preserve [...]