NEO Magazine | University of Greenwich puts out call for back issues
by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | News
Do you have a massive NEO Magazine collection? Academia needs you! Check out our letter from the NEO Magazine Archive project below....
Posts by: James Harvey
The film-TV-film pipeline isn't working
by James Harvey | Jun 10, 2025 | Feature, News
With Karate Kid: Legends struggling at the box office and a Jack Ryan flick on the way, can the film-to-TV pipeline ever reverse course?...
Waking up snotface | Drop Dead Fred at 34
by James Harvey | Jun 05, 2025 | Feature
Cat Davies and director Ate de Jong revisit cult Rik Mayall hit, Drop Dead Fred....
UK Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook release date calendar
by James Harvey | Jun 02, 2025 | News
A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until late 2025: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when....
The Ballad Of Wallis Island review | Acoustic comedy with charm to spare
by James Harvey | May 28, 2025 | News, Reviews
An estranged folk duo reunite for a private gig on an eccentric millionaire's Welsh island in a thoroughly charming almost-rom-com. Here's our The...
Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol with 80s Brit indie strand
by James Harvey | May 27, 2025 | News
The UK's leading classic film festival is heading to Bristol in July, with tickets on sale next week....
Hollywood movie franchises, and the death of endings
by James Harvey | May 23, 2025 | Feature, News
Hollywood movie franchises seem to have lost the ability to end. As Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning lands in cinemas, James Harvey has a few...
Lilo & Stitch review | Has Disney grown too big for its ideas?
by James Harvey | May 20, 2025 | News, Reviews
A small blue alien makes a half-hearted attempt at destruction as the soul comes out of a beloved animated film. Here's our Lilo & Stitch review....
Lynne Ramsay queries Die, My Love responses: 'This postpartum thing is just bulls***t'
by James Harvey | May 20, 2025 | News
The You Were Never Really Here filmmaker has little time for one critical reading of her new film, Die, My Love. More below....
Film Stories issue 55 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | May 14, 2025 | News
Get issue 55 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Martin Decker: Dad | Indie film stage show announces Welsh national tour
by James Harvey | May 13, 2025 | News
A middle-aged dad dispenses parenting tips through the medium of Harrison Ford films in a new stage show. More below....
Megadoc | Making of documentary to go behind-the-scenes of Megalopolis
by James Harvey | May 12, 2025 | News
Filmmaker Mike Figgis was offered total access to Francis Ford Coppola's set and archive for a Megalopolis documentary. The results could be...
Prince Charles Cinema takes step forward following redevelopment threat
by James Harvey | May 09, 2025 | News
The Prince Charles Cinema is declared an Asset of Community Value by Westminster Council - which is a step forward....
The Surfer | Nic Cage's new film gave me a panic attack
by James Harvey | May 09, 2025 | Feature, News
In UK cinemas today, director Lorcan Finnegan's surfer-less surf movie The Surfer is the perfect metaphor for 2025 - and not in a nice way....
Two Big Feet interview | 'There's a big question of what your first feature is going to be'
by James Harvey | May 06, 2025 | Feature, News
Noah Stratton-Twine talks his improvised creature feature and the desire to make a different kind of British indie… Read more about Two Big Feet b...
'You wouldn't steal a car' ads may have used pirated font
by James Harvey | Apr 29, 2025 | News
Internet sleuths and Sky News have teamed up to uncover the iconic anti-piracy ads' accidentally dubious history....
Rose Ayling-Ellis to host 2025 Into Film Awards
by James Harvey | Apr 29, 2025 | News
Rose Ayling-Ellis has been announced as the first deaf host of the glitzy Into Film Awards. More below......
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy | UK DVD, Blu-ray release confirmed for June
by James Harvey | Apr 28, 2025 | News
Get ready for a big night in - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is heading to home video. More below......
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon leaves post after 8 years
by James Harvey | Apr 28, 2025 | News, TV
Channel 4's top brass are going through some changes following a busy few years at the broadcaster....
Two accountants talk about The Accountant
by James Harvey | Apr 25, 2025 | Feature, News
It’s easy to assume accountants love The Accountant. As The Accountant 2 arrives in cinemas, we asked a pair of them about it....
Blackpool | Feature-length adaptation of short film in development
by James Harvey | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Shane Meadows-approved short Blackpool might be getting a little longer... More on the very British indie below....
How Sinners became an unlikely ambassador for film on film
by James Harvey | Apr 18, 2025 | Feature, News
Ryan Coogler's Wakanda Forever follow-up has cemented the director as a rare commercial auteur. Here's how Sinners might defy cinema's IP logic....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 6: USS Callister - Into Infinity review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Cristin Milioti and crew galivant around a brave new online world in an uproarious end to Black Mirror season 7. Here's our USS Callister: Into...
Black Mirror series 7 episode 5: Eulogy review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Paul Giamatti looks back on life filled with regret in a thoughtful inspection of love and memory. Here's our Black Mirror: Eulogy review....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 4: Plaything review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
An eccentric loner tells tales about 90s videogame journalism in a grungy procedural LSD trip. Here's our Black Mirror: Plaything review....
Black Mirror season 7 episode 3: Hotel Reverie review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Brandy (Issa Rae) enters the remake of a Hollywood classic in one of the weakest episodes in the anthology series’ canon. Here’s our Black Mirror: Hot...
Black Mirror season 7 episode 2: Bête Noire review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
A high-flying development executive takes against the new employee in a solidly silly thriller. Here’s our Black Mirror: Bête Noire review....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 1: Common People review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Charlie Brooker is back with a bang in a heartbreaking tirade against private healthcare. Here’s our Black Mirror: Common People review....
How The Adventures Of Tintin nailed the model for a 2025 blockbuster
by James Harvey | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature
As live-action blockbusters are bashed for overreliance on CGI, we're looking back at a VFX marvel made in a grey soundstage....
The Long Quiet review | Horseback odyssey
by James Harvey | Apr 01, 2025 | News, Reviews
A lonely expat sets out on the voyage of a lifetime in Lucy D'Cruz's hypnotic horse riding documentary. Here's our The Long Quiet review....
Is anyone making money out of entertainment anymore?
by James Harvey | Mar 28, 2025 | Feature, News
As Apple TV+ makes a loss and everyone wrings their hands at Warner Bros, it seems like no-one can make narrative TV and film pay actual money....
One Battle After Another trailer | Paul Thomas Anderson goes boom
by James Harvey | Mar 27, 2025 | News
Leonardo DiCaprio is unrecognisable (he's wearing big glasses) in our first real look at Paul Thomas Anderson's latest. Check out the One Battle After...
