The James Clayton Column: Fantasy Gangster Squad League

James Clayton Feature Jan 11, 2013

With Gangster Squad out in UK cinemas, James assembles his own fantasy gang of movie mobsters...

The James Clayton Column: What was blockbuster season 2012 really about?

James Clayton Feature Aug 31, 2012

This year’s summer season was full of superheroes, aliens and action heroes, but what theme tied its films together? James has a theory…

The James Clayton Column: What to do when aliens visit Earth

James Clayton Feature Aug 24, 2012

If aliens were to arrive on Earth, how should we greet them? As ever, James turns to the movies for advice…

The James Clayton Column: The Expendables’ retirement plan

James Clayton Feature Aug 17, 2012

Sylvester Stallone and his fellow action stars are still blowing stuff up in Expendables 2, but what might they get up to in their retirement years? James has a few suggestions…

The James Clayton Column: Animation should be brave

James Clayton Feature Aug 10, 2012

With Brave out in UK cinemas on Monday, James celebrates the creativity of Pixar, and explains why animation should always strive to push boundaries...

The James Clayton Column: Jeremy Renner, Mr Everything

James Clayton Feature

As Jeremy Renner prepares to fill Matt Damon’s empty shoes in The Bourne Legacy, James salutes the actor’s irresistible rise at the multiplex…

The James Clayton Column: Dr Seuss and Dr T despairing in Hollywood

James Clayton Feature Jul 27, 2012

As The Lorax arrives in UK cinemas, James looks back at Dr Seuss’s earliest brush with the movies: 1953’s strange, underrated 5000 Fingers Of Dr T...

The James Clayton Column: Things we don’t want to see in the Total Recall remake

James Clayton Feature Jul 13, 2012

With the release of Len Wiseman's Total Recall just around the corner, James shares his hopes and fears for the sci-fi remake...

The James Clayton Column: The more Spider-Men the merrier

James Clayton Feature Jul 6, 2012

As The Amazing Spider-Man swings into cinemas, James celebrates the character’s rich, ever-changing mythos…

The James Clayton Column: Olympicsploitation movies

James Clayton Feature Jun 29, 2012

With Fast Girls paving the way for the Olympics, James comes up with a few sports-themed British movies of his own…

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