The Divergent Series and the finale that never was
by Mark Harrison | Jun 05, 2026 | Feature, News
Here’s the curious case of how the planned fourth and final film in the Divergent series was nixed by the decision to switch to TV at the last m...
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When Worlds Collide, rockets and AI
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 04, 2026 | Feature, News, Opinions
What does a 1950s sci-fi film have to do with a former Google CEO, AI and rockets? Here’s the answer....
Martin Scorsese | Oh no. Not you as well, Marty
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 03, 2026 | Feature, Opinions
Boxcar Bertha director Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI bandwagon as he helps promote a new storyboard-generating app....
007: First Light might have stolen Denis Villeneuve’s thunder
by A J Black | Jun 03, 2026 | Feature, Gaming
A new James Bond game has landed, but has 007: First Light beaten Denis Villeneuve's upcoming film in telling an exciting origin story? We take a...
Re-releases heading back into cinemas in 2026
by Maria Lattila | Jun 02, 2026 | Feature, News
Yearning for some classic films on the big screen? Here's a list of all the re-releases heading into UK cinemas in the near future....
Backrooms | Why the hit film doesn't need to rely on lore
by A J Black | Jun 02, 2026 | Feature
Kane Parsons' Backrooms is a based on a viral YouTube series filled with lore. So why does the film swerve backstory? With spoilers, here's the...
133 movie sequels currently on the way
by Simon Brew | Jun 01, 2026 | Feature
Hollywood still loves its follow-ups - here's our round-up of 133 (and counting) sequels currently on the way....
E.T. | Steven Spielberg and the tinkering he'd come to regret
by Simon Brew | Jun 01, 2026 | Feature, News
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ET: The Extra Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg followed George Lucas' lead and digitally altered the film - but...
When Alec Baldwin's directorial debut was impounded by the authorities
by Simon Brew | May 29, 2026 | Feature, News
In 2001, Alec Baldwin began filming a $25m production that was to be his directorial debut - but it was just the start of a whole host of problems....
Sliver | The blockbuster whose big finale nearly killed three people - then got cut
by Simon Brew | May 28, 2026 | Feature, News
The 1993 erotic thiller Sliver had a bizarre ending planned - and in trying to shoot it, three people were left stranded on an active volcano....
When Shakespeare In Love dramatically fell apart, three weeks before filming
by Simon Brew | May 27, 2026 | Feature, News
Years before it won its Oscars, Shakespeare In Love was three weeks away from filming with a different director and cast - here's what happened....
When Hammer made a vampire kung fu movie
by Stephen Lepitak | May 26, 2026 | Feature, News
Legendary British horror studio Hammer was struggling in the 1970s - so it decided to mix Dracula with a kung fu film....
007 First Light is a Bond game for today
by James Harvey | May 25, 2026 | Feature, News, Newsletters
The stars of Bond's first videogame outing in 14 years talk updating an old dog for the 21st century....
James Bond, Goldfinger, and how Pussy Galore got past the censors
by Simon Brew | May 25, 2026 | Feature, News
The James Bond team knew they were pushing their luck with the character of Pussy Galore - but they had a plan to beat American censors....
Why Star Wars and Close Encounters wouldn’t get made in 2026
by Ryan Lambie | May 21, 2026 | Feature, News
Two of this summer’s big releases highlight the difference between 2026 and the 1970s, when studios took risks on Star Wars and Close Encounters....
38 underappreciated films on Disney+ UK
by Maria Lattila | May 20, 2026 | Feature, News
Disney+ UK is about more than Marvel and Star Wars stuff. Here’s a bunch of underappreciated films on the service....
24 underappreciated films on Netflix UK
by Maria Lattila | May 20, 2026 | Feature, News
Looking for something to watch tonight? Netflix has a huge library of films, but we're here to help. Here are 24 underrated films available to stream...
When Francis Ford Coppola was awarded $80m for not making Pinocchio
by Simon Brew | May 20, 2026 | Feature, News
How a battle over Francis Ford Coppola's unmade Pinocchio led to the biggest ever civil financial verdict against a Hollywood studio....
Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney's battle to convince Michael Bay to direct
by Simon Brew | May 19, 2026 | Feature, News
As the glossy WWII romance Pearl Harbor reaches its 25th anniversary, we back at Disney's rush to secure Michael Bay as director....
Sylvester Stallone and the $60m, three-picture deal that fell apart
by Simon Brew | May 18, 2026 | Feature, News
Sylvester Stallone landed the biggest ever deal of its type for a movie star in the mid-1990s: but the three picture plan would splutter after one....
Cannes 2026 and the unanswered question about AI in cinema
by Ryan Lambie | May 15, 2026 | Feature, News
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is turning into a referendum on AI in movie-making, but there’s one question nobody can answer just yet....
Warcraft at 10 | Why Duncan Jones' action fantasy deserves a second look
by Martin Shore | May 13, 2026 | Feature, News
The 2016 Warcraft movie was hit by a critical backlash, and box office that didn't ignite the planned sequel - but 10 years later, it's aged...
The special reward for Lethal Weapon 3’s filmmakers
by Simon Brew | May 12, 2026 | Feature, News
When Warner Bros landed another hit with Lethal Weapon 3, the studio went to great lengths to keep the creatives involved happy - and it involved an...
Eddie The Eagle | A true-life comedy drama that deserves a lot more love
by Simon Brew | May 11, 2026 | Feature
To find a film that people of all generations can watch and get something out of is increasingly rare - and few have managed it better than 2016's...
Swordfish | How its big effects shot nearly missed its deadline
by Simon Brew | May 08, 2026 | Feature, News
Twenty-five years ago, Swordfish contained a challenging effects shot that wasn't finished until one week before its cinema release. Here's the inside...
The 1990s films of Michael Caine: A Shock To The System (1990)
by John Upton | May 07, 2026 | Feature, News
Does Michael Caine get away with murder in the 1990 thriller, A Shock To The System? Our latest entry in the series looks back....
The 1985 E.T. parody movie you'll never get to see
by John Abbitt | May 06, 2026 | Feature, News
A feature-length E.T. parody was made in 1985, and may have aired on HBO. But then it vanished. We look at where it went....
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:...
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. ...
Sudden Death: the film where Van Damme fought a penguin to death
by Matt Edwards | Apr 29, 2026 | Feature, News
A lookback at the 90s action film Sudden Death, a movie that arrived at a point where action cinema was going through big changes....
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....
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...
