The Movies Blog
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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ is finally on the way – but does it have to take itself so seriously?
What happened to the silly, bonkers comic book movies that used to dominate the multiplex?

“There’s no end in sight”: what we learned from Martin Scorsese’s new BBC short film about lockdown
The Oscar-winning filmmaker has been self-isolating in New York

Please Hollywood, don’t make a coronavirus movie
Explosions expert Michael Bay is preparing a big studio blockbuster about COVID-19

Doing the right thing: Spike Lee’s 10 best films
From award-winning biopics to biting sociopolitical thrillers

We should be at Cannes right now – so here’s 10 of the film festival’s greatest ever movies
While 2020's event may be off, there's plenty to keep us busy from past years

David Lynch is turning into cinema’s biggest lockdown hero
The surrealist moviemaker gifted us with a new short film this week

Judgement Day: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 10 best movies
Arnie's here to banish those lockdown blues

Unscripted telly and sci-fi escapism: how COVID-19 will change the future of film and TV
What can past social catastrophes teach us about next year's on-screen hits?

Horror specialist Blumhouse has quietly become 2020’s most exciting film studio
With four (potentially) hit releases either side of lockdown, the scary movie factory may have stolen a march on its rivals

Streaming services have saved cinemas, but now they’re kicking them while they’re down
Theatres are right to boycott studios intent on wiping them off the map

‘The Assistant’ is the first great #MeToo movie
This post-Weinstein drama is miles ahead of the competition

‘Justice League Dark’ could be TV’s greatest superhero adventure – but don’t get your hopes up
J.J. Abrams might be the supernatural comic book show's Achilles' heel