Nowadays, these cult classic horror movies aren't so hard to find. But in the '80s, watching an uncut version could have meant breaking the law.

Sexuality – especially queer sexuality – has always been one of the most heavily policed themes in African film.

After four months of restless waiting, filmmaker Kiwi Chow received a dreaded, but not altogether unexpected, message: Hong Kong censors had banned his new movie from reaching the big screen. The ...

Many of our childhood movie choices are defined by the films our parents wouldn't let us see. An NPR panel of movie lovers discusses the films they were forbidden to watch and what it was like to ...

Hong Kong banned no films between 2016 and 2020, but that figure jumped to 10 in 2023. Chow said he believes his film was rejected not because of its content, but because his years flouting Beijing's ...