YouTube demonetises fake, AI-generated film trailers
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Two YouTube channels, which specialise in making fake, AI-generated trailers of major films, have just lost their ad revenue....
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Warfare review | The human cost of war laid bare
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 28, 2025 | News, Reviews
Alex Garland teams with war veteran Ray Mendoza to make an unsparing account of real-world conflict. Our review of Warfare:...
Amazon MGM | Jennifer Salke steps down as studio head
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 28, 2025 | News
Jennifer Salke is no longer the head of Amazon MGM, as the TV veteran leaves to set up her own production company....
The Order, and why great modern thrillers are being made outside the Hollywood system
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 28, 2025 | Feature
Directed by Justin Kurzel, The Order is the kind of thriller Hollywood used to make in the 1970s and 80s. The filmmaker talks to us about its...
Studio Ghibli | People are using AI to generate Miyazaki memes because we are all in hell
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 27, 2025 | Feature
The latest version of ChatGPT lets users make Studio Ghibli-style anime memes. It again raises questions about AI and copyright law....
Angels In The Asylum | Filming stops on British indie, starring Simon Pegg
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 27, 2025 | News
Period drama Angels In The Asylum, starring Simon Pegg, has been forced to shut down as the production hits financial difficulties....
Avengers: Doomsday | Marvel’s five-hour chair video was a mind-numbing show of arrogance
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 27, 2025 | Feature, News
Yesterday, Marvel uploaded footage of some chairs to publicise Avengers: Doomsday. It ran for over five hours. We have some rather grumpy thoughts on...
Severance season 2, and what we all have in common with Mark S
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 27, 2025 | Feature, TV
What is Severance actually about? Mark S’s predicament, and a random office incentive, could provide an answer. Spoilers ahead....
Alien: Earth | Everything we know so far (and speculation about the things we don’t)
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 26, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
With the show due on Disney+ this year, we dig into what we know about Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX TV prequel, Alien: Earth....
Netflix spent $55m on a sci-fi series; its director allegedly spent millions on mattresses and cars
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 26, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
More details have emerged from one of the most bizarre industry cases in years: Netflix, director Carl Rinsch, and the $55m sci-fi show that never...
Saw XI removed from its September release slot
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 25, 2025 | News
Days after reports emerged about terminal problems with Saw XI, the horror sequel has been pulled from its September release slot....
John Carpenter agrees to compose the score for Bong Joon-ho's forthcoming horror film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 24, 2025 | News
Live on stage, John Carpenter has made a handshake deal to write the music for Bong Joon-ho's future horror film....
Terminator: Genisys | Its hapless marketing campaign, 10 years on
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 24, 2025 | Feature
Ten years ago, the marketing campaign for Terminator: Genisys was in full swing. It really didn’t go well....
AI | 16 films that have used Artificial Intelligence, and how
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 21, 2025 | Feature, News
Digital babies. Altered vocals. Deceased actors back from the grave. A list of major films that have used AI in their making:...
Apple TV+ loses over $1bn a year, a report suggests
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 20, 2025 | TV
Ted Lasso and Severance are raising its profile and subscriber numbers, but streaming platform Apple TV+ is still losing over $1bn a year according to...
Neuromancer | Dane DeHaan joins Apple TV+ adaptation
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 20, 2025 | TV
Dane DeHaan has joined the cast of Neuromancer, Apple TV+'s forthcoming series based on William Gibson's cyberpunk novel....
Netflix | Director Carl Erik Rinsch indicted in an $11 million fraud case
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 19, 2025 | News
Director Carl Erik Rinsch has been arrested for allegedly defrauding $11 million from Netflix - money originally earmarked for an abortive sci-fi...
Here | It’s flawed, but Robert Zemeckis’s drama is a bold departure from conventionÂ
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 19, 2025 | Feature
Robert Zemeckis’s time-hopping drama Here may be flawed, but it still dares to experiment in ways most modern movies don’t....
Eve Of Destruction | One of the weirdest Terminator clones of the 1990s is on Prime Video UK
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 18, 2025 | Feature
A gender-flipped riff on The Terminator, 1991 killer robot thriller Eve Of Destruction is on Prime Video in the UK - and it's quite a time capsule......
Demolition Man, RoboCop and more | The stories behind five classic sci-fi cars
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 18, 2025 | Feature
We talk to some of the designers behind the cars in such sci-fi movies as Demolition Man, Back To The Future, Total Recall and RoboCop....
Superbad | Sony refused to let Jonah Hill use a PlayStation because his character was "vile"
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2025 | News
Co-writer and star Seth Rogen claims that distributor Sony thought Jonah Hill's character was "too vile" to interact with a PlayStation console in...
Star Wars: Underworld | Producer Rick McCallum on the "dark, sexy, violent" TV series that never was
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 13, 2025 | News, TV
Long before its purchase by Disney, Lucasfilm was working on a TV series, Star Wars: Underworld. Producer Rick McCallum has talked about why it never...
Alan Dean Foster and a legendary novelist’s life in film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 13, 2025 | Feature, News
Author Alan Dean Foster talks to us about his connections to some of the most important sci-fi films of all time, including Star Wars, Star Trek,...
John Wick 5 | Lionsgate "developing" sequel, executive confirms
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 12, 2025 | News
Lionsgate boss Jenefer Brown has again confirmed that John Wick 5 is "being worked on", though Keanu Reeves' return is still uncertain....
The Electric State review | Join the revolution, buy some peanuts
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 12, 2025 | Reviews
The Russo brothers move from Marvel to maximalist sci-fi action with The Electric State, on Netflix this week. Here’s our review:...
Star Wars | Luke Skywalker's medal among the lots in a massive film memorabilia auction
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2025 | News
Luke Skywalker's medal from A New Hope is but one lot in a huge array of film memorabilia going up for auction this month....
Under Suspicion | A thriller featuring one of Gene Hackman’s most underrated performances is on Prime Video UK now
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 11, 2025 | Feature
The late Gene Hackman gave one of his last great performances in Under Suspicion, an underrated thriller now on Prime Video in the UK....
Michael Bay | "No one can greenlight anything," the director says; also, he's made a documentary about parkour
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Armageddon director Michael Bay has reflected on how difficult it is to get original films made in Hollywood as he promotes his documentary about...
In The Lost Lands | Milla Jovovich on adapting George RR Martin as an action horror fantasy western
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 10, 2025 | Feature, Interviews, News
Milla Jovovich tells us about her new action adventure, In The Lost Lands, adapting George RR Martin, and giving the middle finger to critics....
Technicolor | The storied firm's collapse reflects a wider crisis in the VFX industry
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2025 | News
The collapse of Technicolor has also seen the closure of The Mill and MPC, pointing to a growing crisis in the VFX business....
Mickey 17 review | Another Bong hit
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2025 | News, Reviews
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho directs Robert Pattinson in a dark sci-fi satire filled with clones and creatures. Our review of Mickey 17:...
Critterz | The writers of Paddington In Peru are to work on an AI-generated feature film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 06, 2025 | News
James Lamont and Jon Foster of Paddington In Peru fame are to work on a feature-length, AI-generated family fantasy called Critterz....
