From Director Steven Spielberg

The Man in the Machine: Science Fiction, Language and The Terminal

How Spielberg channels Chaplin’s…

One-Player Game: Connection, Fantasy and Ready Player One

Steven Spielberg returns to the kind of…

Defiance Defines Democracy: The Post and the Structures of Power

Steven Spielberg uses structures to symbolise masculine and feminine power in his masterful look at the freedom of the press, The Post

History and Hope: How Spielberg Remembers the Past Through Objects

History must be remembered, Steven Spielberg insists, and he tells us this through his symbolic use of objects.

Escape with Reality: Spielberg’s Virtual Worlds

Ready Player One isn’t the first time Steven Spielberg’s taken on virtual worlds. This essay explores how the director tackles fantasy and escapism.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: An Oral History

Catch the Myth: Decoding the Ready Player One trailer

Kids Riding Bicycles: Steven Spielberg and the Empowerment of Children

Jurassic Park: The Wonder of Cinema and Learning