There’s a reason why film-makers frequently turn to the work of author Edgar Allan Poe and Patrick Picard’s The Bloodhound is the latest to explore his work.

With strength coming in numbers, we look at girl gang films and how exploitation cinema opened the doors for the likes of 1975’s Switchblade Sisters.

Battle Royale may have been the last film from director Kinji Fukasaku but the themes of his best work remained constant throughout his output.

Greater opportunities to be seen or a bigger struggle to be noticed? Streaming has changed the way we watch films and indie films have been forced to react.