Threads | Revisiting one of the most terrifying films ever made
by Jake Godfrey | Jul 13, 2021 | Feature, News
Many films purport to be difficult to sit through, but Threads is one of the few films to live up to the mythology....
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The Adventures Of Tintin at 10, and why it's a brilliant film (from a Tintin fan)
by Daniel Allen | Jul 12, 2021 | Feature, News
A look at Steven Spielberg's The Adventures Of Tintin on its 10th anniversary, from someone who has been an enormous fan of the Tintin series since...
Fly me to the mun - the past and future of Kerbal Space Program
by Ian Dransfield | Jul 09, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Ten years after its first successful launch, we speak with Squad about the past and Intercept Games about the future of the spacefaring series
Has cinema programming now just gone back to normal?
by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2021 | Feature, News
It's a familiar story if you head to a multiplex this weekend, with two films dominating the majority of screen space....
Film Quiz Friday: A Study In Scarlett
by Mark Harrison | Jul 09, 2021 | Feature, News
Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson is the subject of this week’s film quiz, along with all the usual bits and bobs of movie trivia....
British movie podcast of the week: The Podcast Nobody Asked For
by Em McGowan | Jul 09, 2021 | Feature
Our movie podcast choice this week? That'd be The Podcast That Nobody Asked For (but it's worth listening to anyway)....
Carry On Columbus, and the failed attempt to revive a comedy series
by Simon Brew | Jul 08, 2021 | Feature, News
Carry On Columbus started filming less than six months before it was released - and it'd be the movie that brought down the curtain on the series....
Die Hard 4, and the PG-13 experiment
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2021 | Feature, News
The makers of Die Hard 4 didn't originally know they were making a PG-13 rated movie - and there were ramifications to the plan....
Mental health and wellbeing matters: niggly little things
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2021 | Feature
A few words on when things feel a little bit off, even if you can't quite put your finger on what the matter actually is....
Dreams: exploring the incredible stuff made in Media Molecule's creative platform
by Jack Yarwood | Jul 06, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Some of the Dreams community’s finest creators talk to us about their incredible projects
The marvellous Mothra at 60: the lessons of a classic monster movie
by Christopher Stewardson | Jul 06, 2021 | Feature, News
Turning 60 this month, what messages can Mothra still teach audiences? We've been taking a look at a classic monster movie....
Getting Paintball Massacre made
by Sophie Goodwin | Jul 06, 2021 | Feature, News
Sophie Goodwin chats to Joe Hallet about Paintball Massacre, and the battle to get the film to audiences....
Revisiting the 1970s films of Michael Caine: The Last Valley
by John Upton | Jul 05, 2021 | Feature, News
Continuing our new series looking at the 1970s filmography of Sir Michael Caine, John Upton takes a look at The Last Valley....
When lawyers told Martin Scorsese to change the script of Casino
by Simon Brew | Jul 05, 2021 | Feature
Martin Scorsese was sent 40 or so changes that lawyers wanted to make to the screenplay of Casino, just as he was on the verge of shooting the...
Changing lives with Kerbal Space Program
by Scott Manley | Jul 02, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Astrophysicist and Youtuber Scott Manley chats his love for Kerbal on its 10th anniversary.
Film Quiz Friday: The $20m Or Less Edition
by Mark Harrison | Jul 02, 2021 | Feature, News
It’s time for another 30 movie questions, and this week’s film quiz covers killer queens, outer-space tyrants, and various Blumhouse productions....
British movie podcast of the week: SP Filmviewers
by Em McGowan | Jul 02, 2021 | Feature
Can anything test a relationship like someone's taste in movies? Here's a podcast that suggests sharing films is a very good thing....
Riot and resistance: How video games depict acts of defiance
by Haydn Taylor | Jun 29, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Demonstrations and riots often turn up in video games – but there’s a huge gulf between the digital fiction and the hard reality
Superman III, and childhood nightmares
by Simon Brew | Jun 29, 2021 | Feature, News
Superman III was supposed to be (and is, in large part) a family friendly movie - right up to the part involving Annie Ross and a massive computer....
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, and a small bit of world building
by Matthew Tilt | Jun 28, 2021 | Feature, News
Fifty years on from its release, Mel Stuart’s Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is still crammed with darkly funny moments that capture the b...
Justin Lin interview: Fast & Furious 9, stunts, digital de-aging, and Fast Five’s safe
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 25, 2021 | Feature, News
Fast 9 director Justin Lin on the film, its working class edge, and looking back at the safe moment of Fast & Furious 5....
Film Quiz Friday: Who Fast Who Furious?
by Mark Harrison | Jun 25, 2021 | Feature, News
“I don't have friends, I got family” - with Fast & Furious 9 now in cinemas, this week’s film quiz covers movies featuring the Fast famil...
Unpicking the secrets of point-and-click cities
by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Jun 24, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
Konstantinos explores the thought and design detail that goes into the urban settings of Grim Fandango and more
How the Fast & Furious films break the modern rules of sequel names
by Simon Brew | Jun 24, 2021 | Feature, News
Remember when movie sequels got shy about putting numbers in titles? The Fast & Furious saga has been ripping up that rule book....
Metahuman Creator: getting our hands on Epic's facemaker
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming, Previews
An Early Access peek at Epic’s potentially revolutionary digital human maker
Mental health and wellbeing matters: ignoring social media advice
by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2021 | Feature, News
A few thoughts on social media, finding positivity, but also not letting you kid you into believing there's only one way to do things....
Exploring the art of Vokabulantis
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 22, 2021 | Feature, Gaming
A melancholic and fantastical visual style carries this upcoming stop-motion adventure
Films for new watchers of Bollywood movies
by Maia Flora | Jun 22, 2021 | Feature, News
Looking for a handful of films to get you started in the world of Bollywood cinema? Here are some recommendations with that in mind....
Ralph Ineson on his acting career, and what's coming next
by Dan Peeke | Jun 22, 2021 | Feature, News
Dan Peeke catches up with actor Ralph Ineson for a natter about his career – and what’s coming next....
Remembering the Batman Returns backlash
by Simon Brew | Jun 21, 2021 | Feature, News
Batman 2 was expected to repeat the success of the first film - but it took a little longer to come together than planned, and went a bit darker too....
Sister Act 2, and the challenge of the comedy sequel
by Simon Brew | Jun 18, 2021 | Feature, News
After the troubled production of Sister Act, there were concerns amongst the cast about returning for Sister Act 2: we look into the story....
Film Quiz Friday: Twice Upon A Time
by Mark Harrison | Jun 18, 2021 | Feature, News
What connects a Tom Cruise fantasy film and a Tom Hardy gangster movie? Well, it's this week's film quiz, with 30 new questions....
