Luc Besson

The Oscars are, at least in theory, meant to be about acknowledging the best of the best of an art form. In practice this can result in little more than a tool for boosting the box office take of middlebrow dramas via a one night pageant…

For various reasons, it's a shame to read reports that Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has drastically underperformed at the box office. Firstly, its the latest film from French auteur Luc Besson, the man behind such classics as…