Conor Ryan

Film noir has never been easy to define. Less a genre, more an inkblot test, its origins are as scattered and difficult to pinpoint as its cinematic offspring. And even its most established tropes vary in frequency from film to film.…

Thirty years on from its debut in cinemas, let’s take a look back at the light-hearted and breezy feature film adaptation of the old western TV series, Maverick. Filled to the brim with sly references, in-jokes, and cameos, it’s probably…

Time is a cruel mistress. It does no favours to mankind or its creations. Indeed, even the finest works of art are subject to changing tastes and circumstances. And there is no material under more scrutiny in this regard than the celluloid…