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  1. Underdogs

    Caitlin Quinlan champions the sports films that give the longshots their time to shine.

  2. The Cult of Keanu

    James King salutes the rise and rise of Keanu Reeves, from 90s hunk to 21st-century icon

  3. Uncanny Spaces

    Wendy Ide surveys the strange spaces created when films don't follow the laws of physics.

  4. Body Swaps

    Tara Judah explores how the appeal of the body-swap comedy is far from skin-deep

  5. The Father Of African Cinema

    How director Ousmane Semb猫ne pioneered a cinema by, for and about the people of Africa.

  6. The Beautiful Game

    Carl Anka assembles a squad of big-screen gems that best capture the power of football.

  7. Cameo Overload

    Ali Plumb explores how a movie in-joke has now become a key part of the franchise toolkit

  8. Jukebox Musicals

    Dewi Evans waxes lyrical about musicals that breathe new life into songs we know and love

  9. Queer Villains

    Caspar Salmon examines why so many big-screen villains seem to be pointedly camp.

  10. The Jump Scare

    Boo! Mike Muncer examines the filmmaking technique used to jolt viewers out of their seat

  11. Nuns On Film

    Pamela Hutchinson sings the praises of film's inspiring and subversive sisters.

  12. Fat and Female on Film

    Grace Barber-Plentie鈥檚 body-positive celebration of being fat and female on film.

  13. Strong Female Characters

    Hanna Flint asks if a Strong Female Character kicking ass is always empowering?

  14. The Cher Factor

    As part of International Women's Month Anna Bogutskaya celebrates the talents of Cher.

  15. Rave Britannia

    Ellen E Jones spends a night on the town examining how film and TV like to party.

  16. Beside The Sea

    Pamela Hutchinson gives a guided tour of the British coast on the big screen.

  17. Beyond Aardman

    Alex Dudok de Wit gets to grips with the hand-crafted art of stop-motion puppet animation.

  18. Witches

    Elizabeth Sankey reviews cinema's complex relationship with wickedly powerful women.

  19. Pubs On Film

    Raise a glass to the boozer, a familiar fixture in film that reflects British life.

  20. Cinema Jerks

    Leslie Byron Pitt salutes the smug, self-serving supporting characters we love to hate.

  21. The Dragon Lady

    Zing Tsjeng examines a Hollywood stereotype of Asian women: the cold, crafty Dragon Lady.

  22. The Rashomon Effect

    Jessica Kiang deciphers a storytelling technique that's kept viewers guessing since 1950.

  23. Lynchian Nightmares

    Mike Muncer explores the dark, uncanny world of filmmaker David Lynch.

  24. Inside Cinemas

    Catherine Bray takes a look at the most dramatic place to set a scene in film: the cinema.

  25. Beauty Queen Dreams

    Beth Webb explores how movies can subvert the patriarchal concept of the beauty pageant.

  26. Summer Holidays

    In the movies, a dream holiday can mean anything from a makeover to a murder spree...

  27. Classic Lit To Teen Hit

    Rhianna Dhillon argues that teen movies are perfect for adaptations of classic literature.

  28. Pop Docs

    Simran Hans turns the camera on the all-access pop-star documentary.

  29. The Dolly Zoom

    Tim Robey zooms in on a camera technique that has left heads spinning for over 60 years.

  30. Lust, Camera, Action!

    How does cinema treat women's lust? Christina Newland takes a close look.

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