Lockout | The 2012 film that got sued by John Carpenter
by Ryan Lambie | May 05, 2026 | Feature, News
The 2012 action thriller Lockout ended up in court for plagiarising the plot of Escape Of New York. Here’s what happened:...
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Star Wars | Will The Mandalorian And Grogu make less money than Solo? Box office projections suggest so
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2026 | News
The Mandalorian And Grogu could be the worst-performing Star Wars film since Disney bought Lucasfilm, box office projections suggest....
The Blair With Project | 1999 film's actors and directors are now executive producers on reboot
by Ryan Lambie | May 01, 2026 | News
For over 25 years, the creators of The Blair Witch Project have been largely absent from their own franchise. Now, finally, they're part of the team...
Disclosure Day rated PG-13, rumoured to run for 145 minutes
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2026 | News
Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day has been rated PG-13 for action/violence and some bloody images....
Streamer | Upcoming thriller will explore the terror of playing games live online
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2026 | News
The feature debut of director Justin Hughes, the thriller Streamer will see a content creator menaced by an online troll....
The Bikeriders | A powerful drama about the making of a monster
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 30, 2026 | Feature
Director Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders is about more than motorcycle gangs. It’s also about how myths can spin violently out of control. ...
Fast X director Louis Leterrier has made a sci-fi thriller, The Last House
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2026 | News
From the director of Fast X and The Transporter comes The Last House, which sees Wagner Moura and Greta Lee trapped in a house. Coming soon to...
Ally | Bong Joon-ho has made a $52m animated film about a cute squid, due out in 2027
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2026 | News
The Oscar-winning director of Parasite and Mickey 17 has made Ally, an animated film about a squid. It's now due for release in 2027....
Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Director Curry Barker promises "brutal" reboot, says original was "good for its time"
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2026 | News
Obsession director Curry Barker says his new Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be brutal and emotional, and praises the 1974 original as being "good for...
The fading joy of small town cinemas
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 28, 2026 | Feature, News
They were small, shabby and sometimes a bit smelly. But small, local cinemas were also a formative joy for generations of movie-goers....
John Doe | Jason Statham and David Ayer working on another action film this September
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 28, 2026 | News
After The Beekeeper and A Working Man, David Ayer is again in the Jason Statham business with John Doe, filming this September....
Battlefield videogame series getting a movie adaptation; Michael B Jordan to star
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2026 | News
Michael B Jordan could be about to work with director Christopher McQuarrie on a film version of the Battlefield series of shooter videogames....
Miami Vice '85 moved back to 2028; The Mummy 4 releasing a year earlier in 2027
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2026 | News
Universal has switched two of its major films, with Miami Vice '85 pushed from 2027 to 2028, and The Mummy coming out a year earlier, in 2027....
The life and times of a $237m Scarface mansion
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2026 | Feature, News
A mansion featured in the 1983 cocaine crime thriller Scarface was itself built by a drug runner. It has connections to Richard Nixon. And now it’s u...
Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2026 | Feature, News
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its look at its strange fate after the film's...
I, Robot director Alex Proyas is making a new, 'AI-enabled' sci-fi film
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 24, 2026 | News
The Crow and I, Robot director Alex Proyas is the latest filmmaker to turn to generative AI with his current project, Heaven....
The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum reveals its cast, with Kate Winslet among new names
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 24, 2026 | News
Jamie Dornan and Kate Winslet are among the new names in the cast for The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum....
Disclosure Day and its connections to an obscure 2002 Spielberg series
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 24, 2026 | Feature, News
A new Disclosure Day clip highlights its alien visitation theme - and has interesting parallels with a TV show Spielberg produced in 2002…...
The ZX Spectrum | Celebrating Uncle Clive's greatest hit
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 23, 2026 | Feature, Gaming
We pay tribute to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum - a computer that created an entire ecosystem of programmers, publishers, hardware makers, and gamers.
Coyote Vs Acme | 'Deleted' film now has a trailer ahead of its August release
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 23, 2026 | News
Once threatened with deletion at Warner Bros, the comedy Coyote Vs Acme now has a trailer ahead of its release this summer....
Clayface lays out its horror credentials in first trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 23, 2026 | News
DC Studios takes a step into pure horror territory with Clayface - director James Watkins' forthcoming film. Here's the first trailer......
Top Gun 3 | Joseph Kosinski too busy to direct the sequel (report)
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2026 | News
Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are reuniting to make Top Gun 3, but a report suggests that director Joseph Kosinski won't be joining them....
Obsession director Curry Barker to make new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2026 | News
Curry Barker, director of Obsession and Milk & Serial, is said to be directing a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie....
Sunshine is still Danny Boyle’s most beautiful-looking film
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2026 | Feature, News
Almost 20 years on, director Danny Boyle’s flawed sci-fi epic Sunshine is still a spectacular looking movie. Shame about that ending....
Elden Ring | Film adaptation's cast announced, release set for 2028
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 21, 2026 | News
A24's expensive fantasy videogame adaptation is coming out in 2028, with Alex Garland directing and Tom Burke, Jonathan Pryce and Cailee Spaeny...
I Am Legend 2 is still happening, seemingly; Steven Caple Jr confirms he's directing
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 21, 2026 | News
Creed II director Steven Caple Jr has confirmed he's directing I Am Legend 2 - a sequel to a film that came out almost 20 years ago....
Glen Powell said to be joining the Them! remake we'd completely forgotten about
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 20, 2026 | News
Composer Michael Giacchino's giant killer ant remake, Them!, which we'd forgotten about, is said to be adding Glen Powell to the mix....
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: Why put a director's name in the title?
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 20, 2026 | Feature, News
Why call it Lee Cronin’s The Mummy? Why put any director’s name in the title at all? There are multiple answers to that question…...
World War Z 2 | Paramount officially announces sequel to its 2013 hit
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2026 | News
Paramount has announced that World War Z 2 is officially going ahead. It's only taken 13 years to get here......
The Dog Stars | Ridley Scott sci-fi gets a first trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2026 | News
Out in August, Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley. And it has a trailer!...
Thrash, now on Netflix, is the best sharks-in-the-kitchen thriller you'll see in 2026
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2026 | Feature, News
There are sharks in the kitchen as the ridiculously fun disaster film Thrash swims onto Netflix. "Bull sharks - hyenas of the ocean!"...
Spaceballs 2 is now called Spaceballs: The New One
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 16, 2026 | News
Mel Brooks' belated sci-fi comedy sequel Spaceballs 2 has an official title. It's Spaceballs: The New One. That's it. That's the story....
