Caspar Salmon is a London-based film writer
Overwork, harassment, and abuse are rife in the film industry, where exceptions to safety are continually made in the name of art. Halyna Hutchins’ horrific death must bolster a much-needed strengthening of working conditions
Oct 28, 2021
Pandemic closures by Cineworld only magnify some of the industry’s enduring problems, from Disney and Netflix choking indie filmmaking, to government inaction on the arts
Oct 07, 2020
The César awards incident got to the heart of an ongoing conflict in France’s film industry, reckoning with its own #MeToo movement, racial issues, and resistance to modernisation
Mar 04, 2020
Joaquin Phoenix used his Bafta’s speech to highlight industry racism – more than ever, we need stories outside of the uncritical historical films that are sweeping awards season right now
Feb 05, 2020
From Marvel’s attempts at representation, to Oscar nomination snubs, and Film Twitter in-fighting – the ‘woke left’ is not winning the supposed culture wars
Jan 16, 2020