Please stop using AI to make Wes Anderson parodies
A recent online trend has seen users mock up Harry Potter, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings in the director’s distinctive style but is he beyond parody?
The Guide #84: Why movies made by artificial intelligence won’t be the future of film
In this week’s newsletter: Surely we go to the cinema to be jolted and discomfited by someone else’s ideas – not to see ourselves in easy meetcute rom-coms with Marilyn Monroe
The Artifice Girl review – talky AI sex-crime drama asks the big questions
This debut feature aims to dissect the ethical dilemma surrounding our use of artificial intelligence, but can’t translate ideas into a cogent argument
Can an AI program really write a good movie? Here’s a test
The increasing sophistication of programs like ChatGPT has led to unease over the future of film-making. What happened when we gave it a chance?
‘Of course it’s disturbing’: will AI change Hollywood forever?
With the rise of AI-led services to write, voice and provide effects, industry experts express concern over the future
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story review – doc can’t find a point of view
Portrait of the colossally successful pornography website dithers between its defenders and critics and doesn’t really tell us much
My kids often baffle me. But at least we agree on subtitles
Research suggests young people use subtitles more than their elders. I suspect this reflects their love of text – and the vagaries of today’s sound designers, writes Adrian Chiles
‘We’re not taking care of it’: why film preservation should be prioritized
A new documentary acts as a cautionary tale urging us to be more aware of how we store and preserve what we film and watch
Just nine out of 116 AI professionals in key films are women, study finds
Report says pattern seen in films such as Ex Machina risks contributing to lack of women in tech
‘We’re going through a big revolution’: how AI is de-ageing stars on screen
Stars like Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford are being rendered younger digitally but voices in the industry express concern about where we might be heading
Mumbling actors, bad speakers or lazy listeners? Why everyone is watching TV with subtitles on
Subtitles aren’t just for the hard of hearing, with Netflix reporting 40% of its viewers regularly use them. But do we just enjoy them or is there a more annoying reason?
The Wandering Earth II review – blockbuster Chinese sci-fi prequel veers off course
Frant Gwo’s follow-up to his 2019 mega-hit favours special effects and set pieces over performances, as the human race battles for survival
M3gan review – girlbot horror offers entertaining spin on teenage growing pains
Cheekily enjoyable chiller where a devastated girl seems saved by an eerily self-possessed robot companion – but all is not as it seems
Avatar: The Way of Water review – a soggy, twee, trillion-dollar screensaver
Thirteen years in the making, James Cameron’s insipid, overlong followup to his sci-fi record-breaker is a very expensive beached whale