How Animation and Horror Are Winning the Box Office: Toy Story 5, Blair Witch & Jodie Foster's FrenchTriumph
Why are audiences flocking back to cinemas in 2026? Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab unpack the record-breaking opening of Toy Story 5 and ask why animation and horror have become Hollywood's safest bets, while superhero films appear to be losing their grip.
Is cinema entering a new era where audience…
Are Influencer Screenings Losing Their Influence? The Odyssey, Moana & Supergirl
For years, Hollywood has increasingly relied on influencers to help launch its biggest films. But is that strategy still working?
This week on Cinema in One Take, Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab explore whether influencer screenings are still shaping opinion after two very different blockbuster relea…
The Odyssey Review | Is Christopher Nolan's Epic His Greatest Film Yet?
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is finally here, and Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab are, for once, in agreement about something: that it's a masterpiece.
In this week's episode of Cinema in One Take, we review Nolan's ambitious adaptation of Homer's epic, discussing why it works so brilliantly as bo…
What Does the Venice Line-Up Say About the Future of Film Festivals? Plus Musk V Nolan
The Venice 2026 line-up is here—and, as with Cannes, a pattern seems to be emerging. Are Hollywood studios moving away from the world's biggest film festivals?
Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab give their first reaction to the Venice Official Selection, which includes Danny Boyle's Ink, Martin McDonagh…
The Big Screen Is Back! But Can Independent Film Survive?
Cinema is having a blockbuster summer. The Odyssey and Spider-Man are smashing records, surprise hits such as Backrooms and Obsession are pulling younger audiences into cinemas, and the box office comeback we've been predicting finally seems to have arrived.
So why is it still so difficult to mak…
Hollywood’s Child-Star Problem & Why Barbie 2 May Never Happen
This week, Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab look at Hollywood’s troubling history with child stars following the death of Hayden Panettiere at just 36. Why has the industry struggled for decades to protect young performers — and how much can we really connect the pressures of childhood fame with what h…
Together in Venice: Wild Horse Nine’s Oscar Buzz, Bunker & Place to Be
Journalists Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab finally record together in person for a special mini-edition of Cinema in One Take from the Venice Film Festival.
They discuss Martin McDonagh’s awards contender Wild Horse Nine, Florian Zeller’s divisive marital drama Bunker, starring Penelope Cruz and Ja…
Venice Winners, Woman Unknown, NAZA & Elon Musk
Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab discuss the big winners from Venice, including Golden Lion winner by Mai El-Toukhy, Woman Unknown, and its newly crowned Best Actress, Mathilde Arcel.
In this week's episode of Cinema in One Take, they explore the film’s gripping portrait of the treatment of women accu…
Oscar Watch: Andrew Scott vs John Malkovich, La Bola Negra plus New Sense and Sensibility
In this week's Cinema in One Take, Kaleem Aftab is excited about Elsinore after its critical acclaim at Toronto, and convinced Andrew Scott will win an Oscar. Emma Jones has another Best Actor contender in mind: John Malkovich from Wild Horse Nine.
They also disagree over the TIFF audience priz…
La Bola Negra: Spain Today, the Oscars Tomorrow? Plus, the Bolsonaro Effect on Brazilian Cinema
Can a film change a country’s conversation, and then conquer the Oscars? This week on Cinema in One Take, Emma Jones and Kaleem Aftab discuss La Bola Negra, the Cannes prize winner and Spanish box-office hit sparking fresh interest in poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, as well as the count…
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