The report is over 400 pages of facts, stats, graphs and charts looking at all aspects of horror movies, including: ...

The first time someone said “You should do a Substack” to me, I thought they were suggesting lunch. As more people started to ...

I have been asked a number of times over the years to study actors and the acting profession. The interested parties tend to ...

In the past, I have explored various facets of swearing in films, such as which country produces the most expletive-laden movies, the prevalence of swear words in different genres and how swearing can ...

Yesterday a strike among crew members of US TV and film productions was called off, barely a day before it was meant to start. IATSE (or to give it its full name The International Alliance of ...

Last week, a reader reached out to ask a question around film reviews. They were discussing the critical reaction to Tenet with friends and one suggested that many of the poor reviews were unreliable ...

The profitability of independent films is a complicated topic for a whole variety of reasons. I can’t think of any other industry which requires so much money to be spent while offering so little ...

A common belief among sales and distribution professionals is that “names sell”. As in, films starring famous actors (“names”) are more marketable than films without any famous names. But how true is ...

In a month’s time, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of their rating system, and so it seemed an opportune moment to take a dive into the data ...

I am putting the finishing touches on a big report into horror movies, due for release in the coming months. One of the many things I looked at was horror adaptations and so I thought it would be fun ...

Regular readers will know that I often study topics suggested by members of the public. In the past, they have included subjects such as racial diversity, movie recoupment and public investment in the ...