Charlie Lyne
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United Kingdom
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Past articles by Charlie:
Make it rain: a new chance for short documentaries?
Could the proliferation of online platforms finally mean (some) gold in them short films, asks Charlie Lyne? → Read More
555: would you pay good money for a hipster sketch series?
Vimeo are the next streaming site to do original programming, but their surreal show about a bunch of Hollywood misfits could be worth coughing up for → Read More
The legend of Zelda: Christina Ricci’s Fitzgerald is a confused cliche
Z: The Beginning Of Everything attempts to chart the flapper icon’s thrilling rise to intoxicating muse but its portrayal of the jazz age is disappointingly pedestrian → Read More
Morris From America: another victim of the Sundance hype machine
The film festival could once make or break a movie – but as this German-American drama proves, nowadays its endorsement seems increasingly meaningless → Read More
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Netflix lets its freak flag fly
After a disappointing Hollywood adaptation, the streaming giant takes on the curious world of Lemony Snicket – and the result is a daring, offbeat treat → Read More
What’s up doc: Nick Fraser’s taking on the big boys
Can fledgling documentary platform Yaddo take on the streaming site giants? → Read More
Fight for your right: the "war on Christmas" films nobody needs to see
A dubious new genre is centred on characters “saving” the holiday and all its trimmings from scrooges – and the concept of cultural inclusivity → Read More
Battle of the 'bots: Why Westworld the film is superior to the TV series
The original Westworld film of 1973 was zippy and entertaining – HBO have twisted this sci-fi story into something completely unwatchable → Read More
Captive: Netflix's big-budget answer to Crimewatch
The streaming platform’s latest show relives dramatic hostage scenarios - but will it be able to salvage the tacky crime scene re-enactment genre? → Read More
Project X: Laura Poitras homes in on the dark side of the internet
The director’s new short film descends on a brutalist New York building to sum up the unsettlingly intangible nature of the web → Read More
French resistance: can Netflix win over its harshest critics?
As the streaming platform struggles across the Channel, a new Cannes haul could provide an opportunity to seduce a very sceptical audience → Read More
From Weiner to Making A Murderer: this is the golden age of documentaries
Documentary films have are more diverse, experimental and popular than ever before. Here we consider why, and survey the genre’s game-changers → Read More
Is Mad Max: Fury Road even better in black and white?
Director George Miller has recut the post-apocalyptic epic without colour. It provides an illuminating counterpoint to the original → Read More
The Killing Of America: the reviled 'mondo' film that's ripe for reappraisal
In this post-internet world, the sensationalist documentary genre feels less shocking and more level-headed → Read More
Scary movie site Shudder is resurrecting the horror of the TV schedules
It’s hard to find genuine chills in our information-overload era – but this new 24-hour scary movie service is full of unpleasant surprises → Read More
Can Notes On Blindness change the way streaming caters for disabled people?
On-demand video may be ubiquitous, but it’s often inaccessible to many viewers. Now the release of John Hull’s docudrama looks set to turn the tide → Read More
Hypernormalisation: Adam Curtis plots a path from Syria to Trump, via Jane Fonda
The cult doc-maker explores the falsity of modern life in his own inimitable style. Just make sure you put enough time aside to watch it → Read More
13th: Ava DuVernay offers up a devastating history of black America
The Selma director explores race and incarceration with a powerful and timely documentary → Read More
Crisis in Six Scenes: Woody Allen's TV show is proof he's finally lost the plot
Allen’s first TV series in half a century feels clumsy, shuffly and full of lame one-liners. Not even Miley Cyrus as a rebel runaway can save it → Read More
Judge not: how Netflix produced the definitive Amanda Knox film
By warning against a pop psychology approach to criminal investigation, the streaming giant have made a documentary that is both wise and alarming → Read More