The End Of Oak Street gets one crucial thing wrong
by Maria Lattila | Aug 14, 2026 | Feature, News
The End Of Oak Street tries too hard to be like Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park but makes one mistake. More thoughts on that below. ...
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Quiz | How well do you know Lilo & Stitch?
by Maria Lattila | Aug 14, 2026 | Feature, News
There might be a live-action version of this Disney classic but it’s time to test your knowledge of the original (and arguably much better) Lilo &...
The Last House | Netflix horror thriller mixes lockdown and Lovecraft
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature, News
Now on Netflix, The Last House is an okay monster movie, but fascinatingly fuses the anxiety of the lockdown era with Lovecraftian horror....
Disney's Dinosaur, and how its origins go back to RoboCop
by Brendon Connelly | Aug 12, 2026 | Feature
Disney's Dinosaur, released in 2000, cost the studio over $100m to make. But the concept began life on the set of RoboCop, with storyboards by Paul...
When Barry Norman fell out with Robert De Niro
by Simon Brew | Aug 11, 2026 | Feature, News
The late Barry Norman interviewed Robert De Niro back in 1990, for the film Goodfellas. It would be fair to say it didn't go well....
Civil War | Jesse Plemons' best scene was an accident
by James Harvey | Aug 10, 2026 | Feature, News
The most enduring scene of Alex Garland's Civil War saw Jesse Plemons don some sweet shades - and it almost didn't happen....
Quiz | How well do you know the Spider-Man movies?
by Maria Lattila | Aug 07, 2026 | Feature, News
For this week’s quiz, we’re presenting you with 25 questions on the masked hero known as Spider-Man. How well do you know the iconic web sli...
The 1990s films of Michael Caine: Mr Destiny (1990)
by John Upton | Aug 06, 2026 | Feature, News
Michael Caine played second fiddle to Jim Belushi in the tepid 1990 comedy, Mr Destiny. As part of our ongoing Caine season, a detailed look back:...
Star Trek and Doctor Who | Two franchises facing one similar future
by A J Black | Aug 05, 2026 | Feature
Dark days may be ahead for two of the best-known sci-fi franchises in TV. Are Star Trek and Doctor Who heading for a black hole? We investigate......
Willow | The mistake MGM made when trying to sell the film to cinemas
by Simon Brew | Aug 04, 2026 | Feature, News
Even George Lucas' name couldn't persuade cinema owners of the 1980s to give Willow the run its parent studio wanted....
Blade | A brief history of Marvel’s doomed reboot
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 03, 2026 | Feature
Seven years after Mahershala Ali was announced as the new Blade, Marvel’s reboot is effectively dead. A brief look at its troubled production:...
Dillinger | What an old film about an even older bank robber can tell us about the 21st century
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 03, 2026 | Feature
Warren Oates played the titular bank robber in John Milius’s 1973 thriller, Dillinger - a surprisingly relevant film about fame and financial d...
Quiz | How well do you know Star Wars?
by Maria Lattila | Jul 31, 2026 | Feature, News
Can you beat this quiz about a galaxy far, far away? Test your knowledge with our huge Star Wars quiz... ...
The Devil’s Mouth, now on Prime Video, is the latest entry in the sharks-in-tight-spaces subgenre
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 31, 2026 | Feature, News
Starring Kathryn Newton, The Devil’s Mouth is the latest in a small yet growing genre of films where sharks swim into confined spaces…...
How Money Train ended up with one of the biggest movie sets of all time
by Simon Brew | Jul 30, 2026 | Feature
The reunion of Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson for 1995's Money Train wasn't supposed to end up with a record-breaking movie set - but then...
How Disney sort-of crowdfunded its 80s and early 90s blockbusters
by Simon Brew | Jul 29, 2026 | Feature, News
The unusual way that Disney financed its 1980s and early 90s slate of films, including 1990's Warren Beatty-starring Dick Tracy....
The battle to get End Of Days made for the end of 1999
by Simon Brew | Jul 28, 2026 | Feature
End Of Days marked Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to the movies after more than a year away - but it was up against one hell of an immovable deadline...
The race to make an Interview With The Vampire sequel
by Simon Brew | Jul 27, 2026 | Feature, News
Warner Bros faced a race against time to make Interview With The Vampire 2, otherwise known as Queen Of The Damned. Here's what happened in the rush....
‘You feel like you are in the toilet’ | Inside Trainspotting The Musical
by James Harvey | Jul 24, 2026 | Feature, News
Spud and Begsby break down the thinking behind the West End's unlikeliest show. Choose life; choose Trainspotting The Musical....
Elon Musk absolutely should make his AI version of The Odyssey
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 23, 2026 | Feature, Opinions
Angered by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Elon Musk has vowed to make his own AI version of the tale this year. Here’s why he should:...
The 1950s movie that became the most expensive comedy ever
by Mark Harrison | Jul 22, 2026 | Feature, News
Back in the 1950s, Danny Kaye’s The Court Jester was the most expensive comedy ever made - here’s the story behind a swashbuckling spoof....
The Odyssey highlights what went wrong with Troy
by A J Black | Jul 21, 2026 | Feature
With The Odyssey in cinemas, attention has returned Wolfgang Petersen's Troy from 2004. Is it the definitive depiction of the Trojan War? We pay a...
The Odyssey | The crossovers between Christopher Nolan’s Greek epic and Ulysses 31
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 20, 2026 | Feature, News, TV
Different decades, different mediums, but Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and 80s TV show Ulysses 31 tell us a great deal about the retelling of a...
Quiz | How well do you know The Lord Of The Rings?
by Maria Lattila | Jul 17, 2026 | Feature, News
How well do you think you know The Lord Of The Rings? Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of the epic trilogy......
The Fast & The Furious at 25 | A franchise built on a foundation of stolen DVD players
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 17, 2026 | Feature, News
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, The Fast & The Furious franchise has made over $7bn to date - and it all began with the theft of...
The bone screw that saved Dev Patel's Monkey Man
by James Harvey | Jul 16, 2026 | Feature, News
Dev Patel's 2024 action revenge flick is gnarly, surprisingly thoughtful, and was almost derailed by a broken hand. Here's the astonishing story...
The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan turns Greek myth into cosmic horror
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 15, 2026 | Feature, Reviews
Christopher Nolan delivers a frightening, strange and often awe-inspiring take on Greek mythology. Our review of The Odyssey:...
AI | 20 films that have used Artificial Intelligence, and how
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2026 | Feature, News
Digital babies. Altered vocals. Deceased actors back from the grave. A list of major films that have used AI in their making:...
Sam Neill and his amazing contributions to genre cinema
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 14, 2026 | Feature, News
Jurassic Park, yes, but also Possession, Event Horizon and more besides. We celebrate the work and incredible genre films of the late Sam Neill....
Modern action films and the trouble with digital bullet hits
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 13, 2026 | Feature
They’re safer and cheaper than squibs and pyrotechnics, but there are limitations to digital gore and bullet hits, Ryan writes....
Supernatural | Take our big 25 question quiz
by Maria Lattila | Jul 10, 2026 | Feature
How well do you know Sam and Dean Winchester? Well enough to beat our huge 25-question quiz about Supernatural? We dare you to try!...
Selling beer from beyond the grave: dead stars and the law
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2026 | Feature, News
John Wayne flogging beer? Einstein shilling smart meters? The law surrounding the use of a late star’s likeness has evolved considerably over the p...
