Alien: Romulus and 45 years of fascinating androids
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | Feature
With spoilers, we dig into 45 years of Alien movies to explore why its androids - sorry, artificial persons - are such fascinating characters....
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The top 35 must-see films of 2024
by James Harvey | Aug 22, 2024 | Feature
From tennis-based dramas to post-apocalyptic landscapes filled with apes and cars, here are the films we're most excited about in 2024....
Columbia Pictures, and the fake movie critic of the early 2000s
by Simon Brew | Aug 22, 2024 | Feature, News
Megalopolis' fake critic quotes are nothing new - Columbia Pictures invented a whole movie reviewer in the early 2000s....
The 1980s films of Michael Caine: The Honorary Consul (1983)
by John Upton | Aug 22, 2024 | Feature
Our look back at the 1980s filmography of Sir Michael Caine lands on the lesser-known thriller, The Honorary Consul (aka Beyond The Limit in the US)....
The Intruder Within | A cheeky 1981 knock-off put Alien on an oil rig
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | Feature, News
One of the earliest Alien rip-offs was made for US television. We take a look back at 1981's The Intruder Within....
Mental Health Matters | Filling in knowledge gaps
by Simon Brew | Aug 21, 2024 | Feature
A few words on being tempted to make assumptions should someone go quiet on us, and we're not entirely sure why....
The Acolyte cancelled | The season 1 questions that may never be answered
by Maria Lattila | Aug 20, 2024 | Feature
The Acolyte’s one and only season left a lot of unanswered questions eating away at our brains. We take a look at the most burning ones of them a...
Trap | The surprise return of Hayley Mills
by A J Black | Aug 20, 2024 | Feature
M Night Shyamalan gives a key role in his new thriller Trap to the British actor Hayley Mills. We look at the welcome return of an acting legend....
Alien: Romulus | With spoilers, an exploration of its twists and shocks
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | Feature, News
Space horror Alien: Romulus left us with lots to talk about. Here’s our analysis of its twists, turns and a wild third act. Spoilers ahead:...
How Alien: Romulus mines our current anxieties for terror
by Maria Lattila | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
Alien: Romulus focuses on a group of young workers trying to escape their dreadful daily lives. We explore how the film combines our own fears...
Alien | How it fused New Hollywood and the 1980s blockbuster era
by A J Black | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
With Alien: Romulus in cinemas, a look at how Ridley Scott's original Alien emerged from the New Hollywood of the 1970s and anticipated the...
Alien: Romulus | 13 things we learned from a post-screening Q&A with director Fede Alvarez
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 15, 2024 | Feature, News, Previews
Ahead of the cinema release of Alien: Romulus, here’s what we learned from director Fede Álvarez in a post-footage Q&A back in June....
Best films on Disney Plus UK (for grown-ups)
by Film Stories | Aug 15, 2024 | Feature, News
It’s not all Marvel and animated fairytales. Here’s our pick of the best films you can watch now on Disney Plus UK:...
Beyond Alien: exploring 1979’s other horror movies
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | Feature, News
The year that brought us the classic Alien also gave us dozens of other horror movies - some great, others less so. We head back to 1979:...
Mental Health Matters | Stupid questions
by Simon Brew | Aug 14, 2024 | Feature
The fear of asking a question in case you look stupid? A few thoughts and words on that right here....
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez interview: practical effects, Hollywood apathy, and making divisive sci-fi horror
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Writer-director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively about his new film, Alien: Romulus and his handmade approach to its making....
Why are film trailers so bloomin' long?
by James Harvey | Aug 12, 2024 | Feature
Three minutes, it turns out, is just enough time for a trailer to spoil a film's entire plot. So why are teasers still so long, when brevity makes...
Laika: Frame By Frame | Behind the scenes of the BFI’s stop-motion exhibition
by James Harvey | Aug 09, 2024 | Feature, News
The BFI Southbank is turning its first floor into a celebration of all things Laika. We spoke to both companies about their new team-up......
The Night Chronicles | M Night Shyamalan's lost urban horror trilogy
by Mark Harrison | Aug 09, 2024 | Feature
M Night Shyamalan’s planned Night Chronicles horror trilogy started with Devil, but ended with him completing another trilogy instead....
M Night Shyamalan | Exploring the filmmaker's early twists and rug-pull endings
by A J Black | Aug 08, 2024 | Feature
From The Sixth Sense onwards, M Night Shyamalan has established himself as the master of the movie twist. We take a look back at some of his earliest...
Caligula: The Ultimate Cut and the 45-year mission to mine a better movie
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 07, 2024 | Feature, News
The Ultimate Cut, out this week, is the latest attempt to deliver the true version of the infamous 1979 sword and scandal epic, Caligula. ...
Mental Health matters | Making us hate each other is very good business
by Simon Brew | Aug 07, 2024 | Feature
There are people out there who profit from turning us all against each other - a few thoughts on why we don't have to play along....
The House Of The Dragon season 2 finale is the low-point in an exceptional show
by James Harvey | Aug 05, 2024 | Feature, News
Season two of the dragon-packed Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon has come to a close. Time for some thoughts on some mixed-bag TV......
When Rank removed its gong from Paul W S Anderson's debut movie
by Simon Brew | Aug 05, 2024 | Feature
The Rank gong was withheld from Paul W S Anderson's first film, 1994's Shopping, putting him alongside Ken Russell and Nicolas Roeg......
The historical playground of the coming-of-age movie
by James Harvey | Aug 02, 2024 | Feature
Sean Wang's Dìdi is the coming-of-age movie of the summer - but why does the genre often hit harder when it's set in the past?...
Interview | Director Sean Wang on his coming-of-age drama Dìdi
by Maria Lattila | Aug 02, 2024 | Feature, News
We chat to director Sean Wang about his autobiographical Sundance hit Dìdi, in UK cinemas now. ...
Dirty Pop and the growing use of AI in documentaries
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 01, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
Netflix documentary Dirty Pop is the latest to use AI to generate footage that didn’t previously exist. Ryan ponders a strange, hallucinatory new w...
The Avengers: Doomsday - a sign of desperation or a stroke of brilliance?
by Maria Lattila | Jul 30, 2024 | Feature, News
The Russos are back to direct two more Avengers films, and they’re bringing Robert Downey Jr. in to help. Is Marvel getting increasingly desperate, o...
Deadpool | How two minutes of leaked footage changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 30, 2024 | Feature, News
With Deadpool & Wolverine out now, we look at how a two-minute Deadpool test reel from 2014 led to a film that is about to change the MCU for...
My Neighbour Totoro | The animated classic’s genius lies in its simplicity
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 29, 2024 | Feature
With My Neighbour Totoro back in UK cinemas, here’s why it remains Hayao Miyazaki’s purest animated masterpiece....
I Saw The TV Glow, Wolverine, and fandom on screen
by James Harvey | Jul 26, 2024 | Feature, News
I Saw The TV Glow uses nostalgia and fandom to say something profound. Deadpool & Wolverine, er, doesn't. Isn't it time for a grown-up...
Ridley Scott revisited: American Gangster | A bold, bravura crime epic
by A J Black | Jul 26, 2024 | Feature
Ridley Scott ventured into Martin Scorsese territory with American Gangster - and it's a shame he's not really tried to do so again....
