I analysed 58,687 movie posters from the past century to see which colours dominate, how their use has shifted over time and ...

“Genre' movies” were the most likely to get the billing correct (70% of horror movies, and 69% of sci-fi), whereas musicals ...

Terrifying horror relies on the limitations low budgets forces upon filmmakers. Intimate drama and romance find their ...

What are the most common moral lessons within movies? I analysed 5,931 films released between 2016 and 2025 to see which moral lessons audiences encounter most often, from courage and teamwork to ...

Are superhero movies really disappearing? A reader asked if it’s true there are no superhero films for six months, which raised a bigger question of what exactly IS a superhero movie?

Have movie trailers always been this long? I analysed 6,926 trailers from 4,004 top-grossing films to find out if modern trailers really are too long or if I’m just getting old.

I gathered data on the dates of the top 50 film festivals over the past 25 years to discover when is the busiest. And it was not what I expected.

And here are the ones with the weakest connection. Interestingly, musicals are the only genre of movie where more experienced directors don't tend to make longer films. Musicals are also the genre ...

I have studied gender in the film industry a number of times in the past (links at the end of the article) but only briefly with regard to short films. Shorts are an important data point to track when ...