Putting Northern Ireland cinema on the movie map
by Hamish Calvert | Oct 22, 2019 | Feature, News
Hamish Calvert celebrates the films that are continuing to raise the profile of Northern Ireland cinema....
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Can we stop calling films ‘content’ now?
by Simon Brew | Oct 21, 2019 | Feature, News
A plea to stop talking about films and TV shows in corporatespeak....
FUZE4: Bringing BASIC to Switch
by David Crookes | Oct 18, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
The benefits - and challenges - of bringing BASIC to the Nintendo Switch
Guts ’N Goals preview: it’s football with baseball bats
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 17, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Developer Manuel Bolaños tells us all about his frenzied sports game
Celebrating the movie roles of Keira Knightley
by Mark Harrison | Oct 17, 2019 | Feature
Keira Knightley is one of Britain’s biggest movie stars, but also one of our most underrated actors – we celebrate her best roles to date. F...
Quiz Answers: 16th October 2020 (Quiz Noir)
by Mark Harrison | Oct 16, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 16th October 2020 – how did you do?...
Joker, the backlash, and where does this leave film criticism?
by Simon Brew | Oct 16, 2019 | Feature, News
The hounding of established and emerging film critics for liking or not liking a film is getting worse and has consequences, argues Simon....
Bill Moseley Interview: 3 From Hell, Rob Zombie, Sid Haig and more
by Matt Edwards | Oct 14, 2019 | Feature
Matt chats to Bill Moseley about the return of Otis Driftwood and the Firefly clan in 3 From Hell....
Remembering when Simon Bates used to warn us about sexual swearwords
by Simon Brew | Oct 11, 2019 | Feature
In response to concerns from parents and tabloids over youngsters getting access to the wrong films, we remember a time when special weapon Simon...
How a former US Vice President part-inspired Addams Family Values
by Simon Brew | Oct 11, 2019 | Feature
There's a new Addams Family film incoming - but not one inspired by a former high-up in the US government....
HFR cinema, Ang Lee, The Hobbit, Gemini Man, and is this really the future?
by Brendon Connelly | Oct 10, 2019 | Feature
Gemini Man is the latest film to arrive in cinemas shot at HFR; Brendon questions why cinemas don't seem supportive, and looks at the audience...
Quiz Answers: 9th October 2020 (The Sequelizer!)
by Mark Harrison | Oct 09, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 9th October 2020 – how did you do?...
Libble Rabble: Astral Chain’s link to the past
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 08, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
With their “synergetic action game” Astral Chain, PlatinumGames hark back to an obscure relic from Namco’s archives
Revisiting Surviving The Game: a slightly different 90s action thriller
by Tim George | Oct 08, 2019 | Feature
Ice T and the late Rutger Hauer star in 1994's Surviving The Game - and here's why it's well worth digging out....
The filmmakers resisting streaming in favour of a cinema release
by Simon Brew | Oct 08, 2019 | Feature
The movie makers who are holding out for a big screen release over streaming services....
The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies: ranked
by Simon Brew | Oct 07, 2019 | Feature
The definitive line-up of the Pirates Of The Caribbean films - all nicely ranked....
Exclusive: Simon Bird on his move into directing moves
by Simon Brew | Oct 04, 2019 | Feature
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird tells us how his directorial debut - Days Of The Bagnold Summer - came to be....
Revisiting the film collaborations of Sean Connery and Sidney Lumet
by Mark Harrison | Oct 04, 2019 | Feature
Outside of playing James Bond, Sean Connery made five films with director Sidney Lumet – we look back at their various collaborations....
Indie cinema of the month: Zeffirellis, Ambleside
by Dan Cooper | Oct 04, 2019 | Feature, News
We head to the Lake District, as we salute another of the UK's finest independent cinemas - this time, Zeffirellis....
Why The Pope Must Die was forced to change title
by Simon Brew | Oct 03, 2019 | Feature
Following Nuns On The Run, Robbie Coltrane in The Pope Must Die looked like another box office hit - until the film hit an obvious problem....
The Romesh Ranganathan column: watching Spider-Man in 4DX
by Film Stories | Oct 03, 2019 | Feature
Romesh recalls his summer trip to see Spider-Man....
Drinks machines and game design: the pause that refreshes
by Jess Morrissette | Oct 02, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
How virtual vending machines make us feel at home in video games
Quiz Answers: 2nd October 2020 (Punch-Drunk)
by Mark Harrison | Oct 02, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 2nd October 2020 – how did you do?...
The videos that went straight to buy in the UK in the 80s and 90s
by Simon Brew | Oct 02, 2019 | Feature
How films such as Three Men And A Little Lady and JFK defied the rental window in the UK....
Ranking the Speed movies in order of quality
by Simon Brew | Oct 01, 2019 | Feature
We kick off a brand new regular series of ranking articles, by finally making a definitive ruling on the Speed franchise....
The battle over Kevin Costner’s bottom half
by Simon Brew | Sep 27, 2019 | Feature
In 1999, an overlooked baseball movie set Kevin Costner and Universal Pictures into conflict....
In praise of Sky One's There’s Something About Movies
by Simon Brew | Sep 26, 2019 | Feature
There's Something About Movies is a far better film-centric panel show than it's given credit for....
Quiz Answers: 25th September 2020 (Holmes Away From Holmes)
by Mark Harrison | Sep 25, 2019 | Feature
Here are the answers to our quiz from 25th September 2020 – how did you do?...
Hunter: a look at the Rambo sequel that never was
by Tim George | Sep 25, 2019 | Feature
If fate had taken a different turn, then Rambo: Last Blood wouldn't have been the choice for the fifth Rambo movie....
So you want to start a new studio?
by Reid Schneider | Sep 24, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Reid Schneider reveals the lessons he’s learned: some the easy way, many the hard way…
Fan-made: when gamers become developers
by Jack Yarwood | Sep 20, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
We meet the players making homages, mods, and tributes that expand on classic games of the past
When was the last time you were genuinely impressed by a movie visual effect?
by Simon Brew | Sep 20, 2019 | Feature
Brilliant visual effects work takes place around us all the time in the movies - yet we don't seem to be quite so impressed anymore....
