Was 2019 'The last f*cking year of movies?'
by James Harvey | Jan 31, 2025 | Feature, News
Quentin Tarantino's been talking about Hollywood again - and he's not been saying nice things. Was 2019 really the last year of movies?...
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A cinema ticket has rarely been cheaper in the modern day – so why doesn’t it feel like it?
by James Harvey | Jan 30, 2025 | Feature, News
Adjusted for inflation, a cinema ticket in 2025 is at its cheapest in more than a decade. So why do we all think it’s more expensive?...
Brian And Maggie episode 2 review | The page is not for turning
by James Harvey | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter continue to clash in a political drama that still fails to deliver. Here's our Brian And Maggie episode 2 review....
Brian And Maggie episode 1 review | Drama through a contact lens
by James Harvey | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter clash in a political drama that never quite delivers on its promises. Here's our Brian And Maggie episode 1 review....
Now, can we stop asking for intervals at the cinema?
by James Harvey | Jan 24, 2025 | Feature, News
With a 215-minute runtime and an epic scope, The Brutalist is arriving in UK cinemas with an interval built-in. But why will the fad never catch on?...
Robert Eggers | How toilet humour unblocked an unlikely blockbuster director
by James Harvey | Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, News
As Nosferatu heads to video-on-demand in the US, we look at how fart jokes and fake penises offer a surprising way into Robert Eggers' filmography....
Let's get physical | The lost art of the long location shoot
by James Harvey | Jan 21, 2025 | Feature
As artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality processes, not to mention virtual productions, increasingly become the norm, what is...
BAFTA nominations 2025 | Hugh Grant gets surprise nod as Conclave leads the pack
by James Harvey | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature, News
The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominations are in - here's a look at the snubs and the snub-ies....
Why is January always the best month at the cinema?
by James Harvey | Jan 10, 2025 | Feature, News
January has long been considered a dumping ground for blockbusters - which means the field is open for Oscar hopefuls to make cash......
Babygirl review | Hot under the white collar
by James Harvey | Jan 09, 2025 | News, Reviews
Nicole Kidman’s repressed CEO is drawn to Harris Dickinson’s confident young intern in a capital-E erotic thriller. Here’s our Babygirl review....
Nosferatu tops first UK box office weekend of 2025
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is already the highest-grossing film of his career, and has just broken plenty more records besides. More below......
Changing tunes | Pop's acting one-hit-wonders
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the times famous singers attempted to branch out into acting - to varying degrees of success....
Richard Curtis interview | That Christmas, Love Actually and Pulp Fiction
by James Harvey | Dec 24, 2024 | Feature, News
To make a multi-thread Christmas classic once is a misfortune - to make one twice starts to look like carelessness... We sat down with Richard Curtis...
Mufasa | The difference between a blockbuster and an event
by James Harvey | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature, News
Hamlet's first lion-based prequel has arrived in cinemas with less of a roar and more a meow - what the heck happened?...
Queer review | A tequila-soaked tale of obsession
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2024 | News, Reviews
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey star in Luca Guadagnino's slightly depressing romance that's hard to watch at times. Here's our Queer review....
Up The Catalogue director interview | ‘It was called 4Q for a reason’
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Alastair Siddons hated making his first film – so he made his psychological teleshopping parody Up The Catalogue a little differently…...
The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim review | Development obligations met
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2024 | News, Reviews
Paper-thin characters and a derivative plot make this Lord Of The Rings anime into a flashy legal exercise. Here’s our The War Of The Rohirrim r...
BBFC announces winner of 2024's Create The Card Competition
by James Harvey | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Sonic The Hedgehog himself has unveiled the winner of the BBFC's biggest ever Create The Card Competition. Check out the winning entry below......
Network premieres | How UK TV is fighting off streaming this Christmas
by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2024 | Feature, News
In 2024, a film's TV debut is hardly ever an event to remember. Not so this Christmas, when the cinema event of the year might just premiere on the...
Nosferatu review | Hell never looked so good
by James Harvey | Dec 02, 2024 | News, Reviews
Bill Skarsgård prowls 19th century Germany in a lush and terrifying reinvention of the vampire genre. Here’s our Nosferatu review....
Creative bankruptcy | How sequels came to dominate kids’ animation
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
With Disney and Universal both leaning into existing properties for their animated blockbusters, has the original cartoon gone the way of the VHS?...
A Sense of Community | The film societies keeping British cinema afloat
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We chat to the organisers behind some of the UK’s best-loved film societies – from the very new to the very old… ...
The making of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We sat down with the director, production designer and puppet team leader to find out just what makes Aardman's poultry-packed sequel tick....
The Kitchen | Kibwe Tavares chats the move from architect to director
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Architect-turned filmmaker Kibwe Tavares talks us through The Kitchen – the most exciting British sci-fi of 2024. ...
Uncanny Valley | How puppets went from childhood friends to nightmare fuel
by James Harvey | Nov 26, 2024 | Feature
In just 40 short years, puppets and animatronics have moved from family film staples to horror stalwarts. What happened?...
Moana 2 | Please, Dwayne Johnson, don't sing in the cinema
by James Harvey | Nov 26, 2024 | Feature, News
Moana 2 star Dwayne Johnson has advocated strange behaviour in public again, and we had some thoughts. Here's when it's okay to sing in the cinema......
Wicked | Why do two-parters make us so angry?
by James Harvey | Nov 22, 2024 | Feature, News
With Jon M Chu's toe-tapping Wicked film in cinemas now, why is its two-part status getting us all riled up?...
Netflix, and the burgeoning filmmaker rebellion
by James Harvey | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature, News
With Guillermo Del Toro apparently the latest to eke a theatrical release from the streamer, is Netflix’s fear of the big screen coming back to h...
Vue Lumière | Vue International launches UK-Ireland distribution arm
by James Harvey | Nov 21, 2024 | News
Vue (of 'cinemas' fame) is branching out into film distribution, with a focus on arthouse, foreign-language and UK independent flicks....
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl trailer | Cracking couple holding out for a hero in new look
by James Harvey | Nov 21, 2024 | News
The BBC has released a new look at Aardman's latest outing - and things aren't looking good for Britain's most-beloved double act. Check out the...
From Roger Moore With Love | Bond star doc sets December cinema release
by James Harvey | Nov 19, 2024 | News
A new Roger Moore documentary goes behind the scenes on one of Britain's best-loved Bonds. What Moore could you ask for......
Gladiator II | Is this the first post-January 6th blockbuster?
by James Harvey | Nov 15, 2024 | Feature, News
In Gladiator II, all is not well in the world's largest military superpower. We couldn't possibly comment......
