Will Sharpe interview: The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, and more
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2022 | Feature, News
Director Will Sharpe tells us about making The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy....
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How game writers manage your mind
by Antony de Fault | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
A writer's guide to managing plot points and anticipating where players' heads are at to avoid confusion.
The Weekend Away, and a call for a return of the Hollywood mid-budget thriller
by Simon Brew | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature, News
Netflix's hit The Weekend Away is the kind of glossy thriller that Hollywood fell out of love with making - but audiences may yet be keen....
Old Movies: pre-code films that inspired Batman
by Sarah Cook | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature
In this weeks' old movies column, we take a look at some silent and pre-code films that inspired the Batman stories of today....
Has Disney got its modern release strategy sorted with Encanto?
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Feature, News
The success of Disney's latest animated film, Encanto, might just have marked the sweet spot for the studio between a theatrical release and...
Star Trek: When William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy did battle with Hollywood accounting
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Feature, News
The stars of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan found an interesting way around Hollywood's bookkeeping....
Celebrating Batman Returns: an absurd, wonderful character study
by Lauren Miles | Mar 04, 2022 | Feature, News
With the release of Matt Reeves' The Batman, it's more timely than ever to revisit one of the best Batman films - Tim Burton's Batman Returns....
British movie podcast of the week: Choose Film
by Em McGowan | Mar 04, 2022 | Feature
Our weekly movie podcast recommendation? This time, we've chosen Choose Film, a positive look at a whole host of movies....
Exploring the music of the Batman movies
by Mark Harrison | Mar 03, 2022 | Feature, News
From “dinner dinner dinner dinner” to “DAAH da-daa daa”, the musical identities of Batman are manifold: we explore how different composers have ap...
The films coming to UK cinemas this March...
by Lauren Miles | Mar 02, 2022 | Feature, News
Planning a cinema trip this month? Here's what's landing in UK cinemas this very month, and when everything is out....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: trying to find a voice again
by Jane Roberts | Mar 02, 2022 | Feature
In our weekly spot where we natter about mental health and wellbeing, a few words on rediscovering your voice....
System Profile: PlayStation 2
by Ian Dransfield | Mar 01, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Sony’s stunning sophomore system silenced cynical sceptics
The various attempts to make Beetlejuice 2
by Simon Brew | Mar 01, 2022 | Feature
Tim Burton's Beetlejuice has, on two different occasions, been close to getting a sequel movie - and here's the story of what happened when....
Old Movies: the many screen adaptations of Jekyll & Hyde
by Sarah Cook | Mar 01, 2022 | Feature, News
In our old movies column, we take a look at the various adaptations, and influences, of The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde. ...
10 overlooked movie favourites with anniversaries in 2022
by Rob Daniel | Feb 28, 2022 | Feature, News
Granted, The Godfather has a very big birthday this year - but let's save a bit of cake for the likes of Contact and Con Air too....
The late $9m of extra money pumped into the Green Lantern movie
by Simon Brew | Feb 28, 2022 | Feature
Warner Bros badly needed the $200m Green Lantern movie to hit, and to help launch its DC movies - and that meant some late extra spending....
Now Playing Stardew Valley: Farmageddon
by Ian Dransfield | Feb 25, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Ian goes back to his roots (and tubers, and fruits) in the beloved farming sim
The old VHS and DVD releases that'll cost exorbitant amounts to buy now
by Lauren Miles | Feb 25, 2022 | Feature, News
After reporting that a VHS copy of The Terminator sold for over $30,000, we've dug into just how much rare and discontinued physical media is s...
Film Quiz Friday: Any Last Words?
by Mark Harrison | Feb 25, 2022 | Feature, News
Mother of mercy, is this the end of Film Quiz Friday? Nope, but this week’s film’s quiz does cover some movie characters' famous last words....
British movie podcast of the week: W-Rated
by Em McGowan | Feb 25, 2022 | Feature
Our movie podcast recommendation this week is looking at the films that don't, er, tend to rise to the top of the barrel: it's W-Rated....
CityCraft: ten tips for building better game cities
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Feb 24, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Super-condensed city building advice for game designers and world-builders
The five-year mission to make a sequel to Star Trek Beyond
by Mark Harrison | Feb 24, 2022 | Feature, News
It’s been a while since 2016's Star Trek Beyond, but the Kelvin timeline cast will start shooting a new instalment later this year – so, what’s taken...
First Contact: designing video game aliens
by Chris Farnell | Feb 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
Far from the mindless invaders of gaming’s past, some aliens have been designed with an eye on scientific realism.
Mental health & wellbeing matters: the other side of the fence
by Simon Brew | Feb 23, 2022 | Feature
Just a few words on how things might not be quite as wonderful for others as they may appear, in our regular mental health and wellbeing column....
Slashers and gentrification: a genre in need of an update
by Lauren Miles | Feb 22, 2022 | Feature, News
The theme of gentrification has popped up in various modern slasher movies - could it reflect the subgenre's own need for an update?....
The 1970s films of Michael Caine: The Black Windmill
by John Upton | Feb 21, 2022 | Feature, News
We take a look back at the 1970s films of Michael Caine, this time focusing on 1974's The Black Windmill....
Studios: announce your films to fans first, not investors
by Simon Brew | Feb 18, 2022 | Feature, News
Major studios are missing a trick if they let fans find out about big new films via the age old method of the investor conference or call....
What have you been watching: mid-February 2022 edition (chat post)
by Simon Brew | Feb 18, 2022 | Feature, News
A place to chat about what you've been watching over the last week or two - please keep conversations civil and polite, thank you....
Film Quiz Friday: Bad Movie Bonanza
by Mark Harrison | Feb 18, 2022 | Feature, News
What makes a “bad” movie? That’s just one of the questions we’re tackling in this week’s film quiz: best of luck. OUR B...
Podcast of the week: a few words about Verbal Diorama
by Em McGowan | Feb 18, 2022 | Feature, News
Our podcast recommendation of the week is telling the stories of the movies - it's time for a bit of Verbal Diorama....
Classic film sequels: are they really that bad?
by Rob Daniel | Feb 17, 2022 | Feature, News
Many classic films have had critically maligned sequels that flopped at the box office - but were they really that bad? Good question. 2...
Don’t price people out of 4K discs
by Simon Brew | Feb 16, 2022 | Feature, News
More and more catalogue releases are coming to the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format - but some of them are coming with price tags that give pause for...
