As illness tears through the ranks of Best For Film Towers, our most eclectic writer proffers an unexpected cure – a largely forgotten thirty-four year old cartoon starring Joan Van Ark (who?) as Spider-Woman (who?). Off work with a head cold? Prepare to be decongested.

London has been used frequently as a filming location, from historical recreations of Dickens’ London to Woody Allen’s existential dramas like Match Point and romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones’ Diary, we know the city and cinema maintain a long-term relationship. Apart from an endless list of film settings, London also offers cinema lovers a full calendar of international film events. Featured writer Marta López shares 5 upcoming – and unmissable – London film events.

As the women of Britain mourn the passing of Mark Darcy, I found myself overwhelmed with an impulse to watch Bridget Jones’ Diary, which I haven’t done for about six years. I’m really glad I did, as it proved to be incredibly educational. Here are some things I learnt.

It’s not that we don’t love Austen, alright? It’s not that we don’t know that everyone loves Austen, and not loving Austen is a crime punishable by excommunication, execution and the interminable exhaustion of Being Wrong on the internet. We love Austen too, in a limited but very real sense. But you can have enough Austen. You can.

Naomi Watts’ portrayal of the People’s Princess has drawn widespread ridicule from the British press, because it’s awful. So where are we to go to for our easily-digestible snapshots of Diana’s life? Netflix, obviously. Here are our top 5 reasons to spurn Diana and head instead for Diana: Her True Story.

Now that Maleficent has been given a backstory to help us UNDERSTAND why she’s so evil, we reckon the rest of the Disney villains need to share their psycho-damaging woes with the world. You’ll never look at Scar the same way again…

We’re back! It’s time for another Best For Film Presents…, and this time we’re combining all your favourite things – autumn, short notice and GANGSTERS. Head on in, or just get your ticket now and don’t worry about all that jive talkin’.

Being a dad is hard, especially when your kids turn into raging bags of hormones. Either I’ve reached the age where I identify with the parents in high school movies, rather than the teenagers themselves (how depressing), or they were some of the best characters to start with. I’m hoping it’s the latter. Either way, the fathers of these angst-ridden children have it tough. Here are five who seem to do the best for their kids, against all odds:

The dreaded day has finally arrived – Hugh Jackman has heavily implied that when X-Men: Days of Future Past comes out next year he’ll be hanging up his fifteen year old adamantium claws for good. Someone’s got to take over – but who? TOP TEN TIME, X-speculators!

Colours are just wonderful. Think about how many wonderful colours there are in this world, like magenta and brown. Also wonderful: films! Woody Allen’s latest film Blue Jasmine is out today, which has us very excited because it is a film with a colour in the title. If you don’t see where this is going you don’t know us very well at all.