Feature Archives

British indie cinema focus: Screen Machine, Edinburgh

by Dan Cooper | Dec 20, 2019 | Feature, News

A salute to the work of Screen Machine in Scotland, that takes a cinema around the country in a truck....

British Movie Podcast of the Week – Beyond The Box Set

by Em McGowan | Dec 20, 2019 | Feature

Our UK independent podcast recommendation this week takes movies a step further....

Becoming a superfan: how to make a licensed game

by Stuart Maine | Dec 18, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

To make a great licensed game, learn about your audience and embrace your inner nerd, Stuart Maine writes

Star Wars: is Disney really throwing The Last Jedi under the bus?

by John Moore | Dec 18, 2019 | Feature, News

The promotional trail for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker seems to be landing a few digs at The Last Jedi - John takes a look at what's been going...

The digital movie service that’s closing today: new update

by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2019 | Feature, News

Flixster closes in the UK today - and lots of people still haven't managed to migrate their films....

Star Wars: the story of two must-see documentaries

by Brendon Connelly | Dec 17, 2019 | Feature, News

Brendon chats to David Whiteley, who's been exploring the UK's link to Star Wars....

Romesh Ranganathan column: when a film does exactly what you expect

by Romesh Ranganathan | Dec 17, 2019 | Feature

Romesh Ranganathan has finally caught up with Creed 2 - and the following contains spoilers....

System profile: Sony PlayStation

by Ian Dransfield | Dec 16, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Happy 25th birthday to the one that changed it all

British Movie Podcast of the Week – Betamax Video Club

by Em McGowan | Dec 13, 2019 | Feature

Our UK independent podcast recommendation of the week heads towards the 80s: it's the brilliant Betamax Video Club....

Star Wars: a few thoughts on the best viewing order

by Brendon Connelly | Dec 12, 2019 | Feature, News

There's little point watching the Star Wars films in Episode order, argues Brendon....

Survival tactics: Evolving the battle royale

by Alan Wen | Dec 11, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

From humble modding roots to global phenomenon, we meet the studios finding ways to change the battle royale

Ghostbusters: Answer The Call – a celebration of its ongoing legacy

by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2019 | Feature

A salute to 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer The Call, and how it continues to resonate with its fans....

A salute to 2019’s most underrated - and finest - blockbuster movie villain

by Simon Brew | Dec 10, 2019 | Feature, News

Amongst the many qualities of Le Mans 66/Ford V Ferrari is arguably the best movie foe of the year: step forward Mr Josh Lucas....

Knives Out, and the rarity of a big marketing campaign that doesn’t spoil the film

by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2019 | Feature, News

Movie trailers are back to a point where they're giving away sizeable spoilers - but the success of Knives Out proves there's another way....

British Movie Podcast of the Week - Sorry You're In My Seat

by Em McGowan | Dec 06, 2019 | Feature

Our independent UK movie podcast choice this week finds three friends talking and teaching films....

A few thoughts about reviewers spoiling a film before its release date

by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2019 | Feature, News

Spoilers are one thing - but spoilers before most people can even see a film? It's just bad manners, argues Simon....

Examining the three Takings of Pelham One Two Three

by Mark Harrison | Dec 04, 2019 | Feature

Adapted for the screen in 1974, 1998, and 2009, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three is like A Star Is Born for hijack thrillers, Mark argues....

Breaking down the trailer for the trailer for No Time To Die

by Simon Brew | Dec 03, 2019 | Feature, News

There's a new James Bond trailer for a trailer out - and we've dissected it in detail for you....

Film Stories’ first birthday: a few thoughts, and what next

by Simon Brew | Dec 02, 2019 | Feature

Film Stories magazine is one year old, and I wanted to have a bit of a chat about that....

British movie podcast of the week: Journey Through Sci-Fi

by Em McGowan | Nov 29, 2019 | Feature

Each week, we highlight an independent UK movie podcast - and this time, we've got some sci-fi for you....

Vita forever: The homebrew devs breathing life into Sony’s handheld

by Lewis White | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

Discontinued in 2019, the PS Vita is still alive thanks to a community of homebrew developers

11 ramifications of Solo: A Star Wars Story's box office performance

by John Moore | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature

The Star Wars saga underwent significant changes after Solo underperformed at the box office, and we've been taking a look at just what happened...

When gangsters land in Blackpool: the making of Trick Or Treat

by Geraint Anderson | Nov 28, 2019 | Feature

Geraint Anderson (@cityboylondon) takes us through the making of his debut feature....

Quentin Tarantino’s lost spin-off to Inglourious Basterds

by Sarah Philip | Nov 27, 2019 | Feature

Amongst the collection of films Tarantino mulled but never made was a spin-off to Inglourious Basterds - Sarah has been charting what happened....

Stormworks, and declaring war on piracy

by Dan Walters | Nov 26, 2019 | Feature, Gaming

In Stormworks, Dan used the power of a thousand fish to compel pirates to become paying customers

Meeting Jeff: the battle to get an independent film made

by Ben Robins | Nov 26, 2019 | Feature

Ben Robins on the battle to get The Last Jeff made – and his own battles too....

Vue Cinemas, Blue Story, and scapegoats

by Simon Brew | Nov 25, 2019 | Feature, News

The decision by Vue Cinemas to pull Blue Story from all of its venues following an incident in Birmingham on Saturday night is worrying, and has drawn...