The best prison movies aren't just about bars and walls. They're about defiance, hope, transformation, and the will to survive. These films peer into some dark places, but they also shine with moments ...

JACKSON, MI — Jackson might not appear on the silver screen as often as cities like New York or Los Angeles, but “Prison City” has produced an interesting variety of cinematic offerings. They include ...

Prison is a scary place. Even in the movies, it's the kind of place that is impossible to romanticize, and Hollywood can do that with a lot of other terrible places. Prisons are also a place where ...

The prison movie genre brings life’s most fundamental struggles to the fore, as characters are forced to confront isolation, subjugation, and the inhumanity of having their agency stripped away. From ...

Inmates and guests watch a screening during the San Quentin Film Festival at the infamous California prison - Copyright POOL/AFP/File Eliot BLONDET Inmates and guests ...

In our daily lives, it can be easy to overlook our countless queer people currently living behind bars and the unique struggles they face. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, LGBTQ+ people are ...

Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Every so often a film comes along that’s so good that, as we sit in the dark in the cinema, our whole being seems to become ...

Jack is a Movie Features Author for Collider, covering the film industry's past, present, and future. After finding his passion for film at a very young age, Jack loves to dive deep into any genre, ...

The Bay Area’s newest film festival has a curious dress code. “No blue, green, orange, gray or all-white clothing,” reads an email sent to attendees by an event organizer. White is allowed if combined ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...