Mental Health Matters | When you don’t want to get yourself checked
by Simon Brew | Mar 20, 2024 | Feature
In our regular mental health slot, a few words on getting yourself checked when you're not feeling quite right....
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Final Space and the lengths taken to save missing media
by Edward Cleary | Mar 19, 2024 | Feature
With films and shows being abandoned left and right, preservation of "missing media" is more important than ever. As one sci-fi animation proves,...
Fantasia 2000 | The story of the first IMAX feature film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 18, 2024 | Feature
Before Oppenheimer and Dune: Part Two, Disney made the first ever feature film presented in IMAX. Here’s the story of Fantasia 2000....
9 ways to de-rig the movie and TV websites game
by Simon Brew | Mar 15, 2024 | Feature, News
If we want better movie and TV websites, then the ecosystem desperately needs to change: some ideas and thoughts....
Film Quiz Friday: Coens Off
by Mark Harrison | Mar 15, 2024 | Feature
Joel and Ethan Coen really tie this week's film quiz together – 30 questions on subjects including movie locations, famous Bruces, and Coen brothers m...
Rebel Moon | Has the world already forgotten Zack Snyder’s Star Wars?
by Maria Lattila | Mar 14, 2024 | Feature
Rebel Moon: The Scargiver is hitting Netflix next month, but does anyone care? A few thoughts.
Movies on streaming: the films getting one single chance to be noticed (and that's it)
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2024 | Feature, News
Films made by the likes of Netflix seem to have one chance to get noticed - and then they're falling away, almost forgotten. A few thoughts....
26 Netflix films the algorithm forgot
by James Harvey | Mar 13, 2024 | Feature
Netflix has so many films even it can't keep track of them all. Here's a handy list to help it (and you) confound that pesky algorithm....
Mental Health Matters | Transactional relationships
by Simon Brew | Mar 13, 2024 | Feature
In our weekly mental health spot, a few thoughts on the interactions with people who just seem to want things from us....
Are we entering a new golden era of romantic comedies?
by Maria Lattila | Mar 12, 2024 | Feature
With Anyone But You proving to be a force to be reckoned with and Bridget Jones 4 heading into production, are we entering a new era of great rom-coms? Some thoughts.
What message does Wes Anderson winning Best Live Action Short Oscar send out?
by Dan Turner | Mar 12, 2024 | Feature, News
The Academy's decision to give the Live Action Short Oscar to a star-laden Wes Anderson film has raised eyebrows......
Cavalcade, a Best Picture Oscar winner that hasn't aged too well
by Sarah Cook | Mar 12, 2024 | Feature
Despite winning Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, time hasn't been too kind to the 1933 epic drama, Cavalcade. Sarah Cook looks back....
What do we want from ITV’s Oscars coverage?
by James Harvey | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature, News
The US Oscars broadcast might have gone down a treat, but ITV’s coverage in the UK has made the internet a bit cross. What could happen differently n...
Oscars 2024 review | A slick, polished ceremony showed Hollywood can still put on a good show
by James Harvey | Mar 11, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
As a celebration of a cracking year of cinema, the Academy scarcely put a foot wrong in a safe but spectacular Oscars 2024 ceremony. Our review:...
Film Quiz Friday: The Oscar-Worthy Edition
by Mark Harrison | Mar 08, 2024 | Feature
It’s that time of year again – this week’s film quiz has 30 questions on the Academy Awards, from previous Oscars winners to 2024’s nominee...
Lisa Frankenstein, Jennifer’s Body and Diablo Cody’s love of murderous teenage girls
by Maria Lattila | Mar 08, 2024 | Feature
With Lisa Frankenstein in cinemas, we look back to Jennifer’s Body and writer Diablo Cody’s love of killer teenagers.
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo interview | Damsel, fear, family, and designing a scary dragon
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2024 | Feature, News
Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo talks to us about his latest film, Damsel, designing an intimidating dragon, and Millie Bobby Brown facing her...
Rebel Ridge | Jeremy Saulnier on the “tumultuous” production on his Netflix thriller about “a militarised police force” (exclusive)
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 06, 2024 | Feature, News
Jeremy Saulnier’s thriller Rebel Ridge was disrupted by the pandemic and the sudden departure of John Boyega. He talks exclusively to us about its “...
When winning an Oscar does a film no favours
by James Harvey | Mar 06, 2024 | Feature
As the 96th Academy Awards loom large, might some films be better off campaigning for second place? A few Oscar thoughts......
Mental Health matters | "It's just business"
by Simon Brew | Mar 06, 2024 | Feature
A few words on how people try to de-personalise the treatment of others under the cover of 'it's just business.'...
The Unknown | Production company behind Wonka experience film had no online footprint five days ago
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 05, 2024 | Feature, News
Kaledonia Pictures, the production company making Wonka experience-inspired film The Unknown, appears to be rather new, with its website only...
We asked a dog to predict the Oscars
by James Harvey | Mar 05, 2024 | Feature
With awards excitement reaching a fever pitch, we sought Oscars predictions from the most qualified season analyst in the Film Stories office....
Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein | Two of the horror genre’s most durable, iconic stories
by Sarah Cook | Mar 05, 2024 | Feature
Sarah Cook looks back at two of the most celebrated horror films from the 1930s, Frankenstein and The Bride Of Frankenstein.
Dream Scenario | An ingenious comedy that perfectly sends up an era of memes and internet fame
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 04, 2024 | Feature
Nicolas Cage stars in Dream Scenario, a surreal comedy with uncanny parallels with recent memes about a certain Willy Wonka experience. Ryan takes a...
Dune: Part Two is all about the women
by Maria Lattila | Mar 04, 2024 | Feature
With the arrival of Dune Part Two in cinemas, we take a look at the powerful, complex women of Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious sequel.
Are long films the key to saving cinemas?
by James Harvey | Mar 01, 2024 | Feature, News
They might be the favourite punchline of awards show hosts, but are audiences more likely to seek out long movies on the big screen?...
Film Quiz Friday: Music By Hans Zimmer
by Mark Harrison | Mar 01, 2024 | Feature
Pump up the volume and brace for bass with this week’s film quiz, which features questions about Hans Zimmer soundtracks....
How to watch Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 online
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 29, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
It’s the animated series that everyone’s talking about. But how can you watch Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 at home? Here’s our exhaustive guide...
Are music biopics Hollywood’s new hitmakers?
by James Harvey | Feb 29, 2024 | Feature
Four Beatles biopics, Sam Mendes? That’s insane – or is the cavalcade of music movies a stroke of genius?...
Denis Villeneuve is right: cinema is driven by the power of images, not dialogue
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 28, 2024 | Feature
Dune director Denis Villeneuve sparked some debate when he recently said that “Movies are corrupted by television.” But didn't he have a point, Rya...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters | comfort blanket movies, games and books
by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2024 | Feature
What films, games and books do you reach for when you've had a tough day? We're talking comfort blanket stuff right here......
The Great Space Race | One of gaming’s most infamous early flops, 40 years on
by Ryan Lambie | Feb 27, 2024 | Feature, Gaming
Forget E.T. on the Atari 2600: for British computer owners, The Great Space Race was one of the 1980s’ most over-hyped commercial disasters. We take a...
