Alistair Ryder
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Sensationalist Journalism is All the Rage at the Movies
Films about reporters used to be uplifting stories of Davids conquering Goliaths. Not anymore. As pitch-black thriller Primetime arrives on our screens, Alistair Ryder investigates why journalism movies have become so cynical.
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Complain All You Like, But ‘Fan’ Backlash is Over
Where studios took troll campaigns seriously in the 2010s – making changes to films to appease keyboard warriors – they’ve recently taken a stand against them. Resident Evil is just the latest example. By Alistair Ryder
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We’re Living Through the Golden Age of Ridley Scott
Look beyond the mixed receptions of the director’s recent films, and you’ll find an idiosyncratic, expectation-subverting body of work that refuses to bend the knee to fans’ demands, argues Alistair Ryder.
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How Big Tech Became Animation’s Ultimate Supervillain
From Ron’s Gone Wrong’s data-mining CEO to Toy Story 5’s attention-sucking AI tablet, there’s been a surprising surge of anti-billionaire techno-pessimism in recent family films. Alistair Ryder investigates the trend.
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Why Are So Many Sketch Comedians Making Horror Films Now?
From Jordan Peele to Zach Cregger and Ari Aster, a growing number of sketch comedians are pivoting to horror. As Curry Barker follows suit with Obsession, Alistair Ryder explores the trend.