Film Stories

Poor Things | UK DVD and Blu-ray set for March, no 4K, lots of furious jumping

by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2024 | News

The acclaimed Poor Things is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in the UK in March, although there's no 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release....

Podcast | Spy (2015) and F/X (1986)

by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2024 | Podcasts

The stories behind comedy favourite Spy, and the 1980s modest hit F/X, the latter of which was originally destined to be a TV movie....

The Kumars | Comedy chat show returning to television

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 26, 2024 | News, TV

Classic 1990s comedy chat show The Kumars is returning to television, here are the details....

Boxing Day | Aml Ameen plotting sequel to festive film

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 26, 2024 | News

Actor, writer and director Aml Ameen is plotting a sequel to festive film Boxing Day, as well as thriller project Night And Day, here are the...

Whitney Houston biopic | legal action launched over 24 songs from 2022 movie

by Simon Brew | Feb 26, 2024 | News

Sony Music launches legal action over the 2022 film, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody. More on the story here....

Late Night With The Devil | David Dastmalchian horror arrives in March

by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, the acclaimed horror Late Night With The Devil is arriving in UK cinemas next month. More here.

Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League | "Fallen short" of expectations, says Warner Bros

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Gaming, News

Weeks after its release, live-service videogame Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has "fallen short" of Warner Bros' expectations, one executive...

Lee, starring Kate Winslet, is heading to UK cinemas in September

by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Kate Winslet plays war photographer Lee Miller in Ellen Kuras’ biopic which is in UK cinemas in September. More on the project below.

Spaceman review | A beautiful, tender rumination on life and humanity

by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | Reviews

Adam Sandler is trapped in space with a spider that speaks in the honeyed tones of Paul Dano. Here’s our Spaceman review.

Borderlands movie the first in a cinematic universe, says Gearbox Software boss

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Gaming, News

In the wake of the new trailer this week, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford has said Borderlands is merely the start of a 'cinematic universe'....

True Detective renewed for season 5

by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV

After the success of True Detective: Night Country, HBO has renewed the anthology series for season 5. More on the news below.

Tyler Perry expresses concern over AI's impact on the film industry

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has revealed he's cancelled plans to extend his studio due to the rise of AI. "It's shocking to me," he says....

What the treatment of legacy characters in reboots tell us about the spectre of old age

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 23, 2024 | Feature

Characters played by older actors in franchises like Star Wars and Halloween seldom have much fun. Little wonder Linda Hamilton’s had enough…...

Wicked Little Letters review | Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman shine in this sweary drama

by Maria Lattila | Feb 23, 2024 | Reviews

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley star in Thea Sharrock’s very sweary true life story. Here’s our Wicked Little Letters review.

Scream | Melissa Barrera was set for three film arc

by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News

With spoilers, details have emerged about how Melissa Barrera was to be central to the ongoing Scream series, before her dismissal....

Nicolas Winding Refn to shoot first film in almost a decade

by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Nicolas Winding Refn's next project will mark his first feature film since 2016's The Neon Demon. More here....

Virgin River | Prequel to Netflix drama in the works

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV

As season six of Virgin River starts production, Netflix confirms that a prequel is also in the works to the hit show....

Film Quiz Friday: Wicked Little Letters

by Mark Harrison | Feb 23, 2024 | Feature

How well do you know your alphabet? 30 questions in this week’s film quiz, and several of the answers have only one letter....

Daddio | Trailer released for taxi drama starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn headline single location drama Daddio, and the first trailer has landed: more here....

Frasier | Kelsey Grammer sitcom reboot renewed for second season at Paramount+

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 23, 2024 | News, TV

Paramount+ is making way for more tossed salads and scrambled eggs, as Frasier is renewed for a second season....

Tom Cruise set to star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's next project

by Dan Cooper | Feb 23, 2024 | News

Following lots of speculation and reports, Tom Cruise looks to be heading for a career shift back towards dramatic roles....

Ballerina | "They've got to protect the franchise," Ian McShane says of reshoots

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News

John Wick regular Ian McShane has been quite frank about spin-off Ballerina and its reshoots. "They've got to make it better," he says....

Boy Kills World | Bill Skarsgård looks crazier than usual in new trailer

by James Harvey | Feb 22, 2024 | News

Bill Skarsgård, having made a name for himself playing sane, reasonable characters, is throwing all that out of the window and murdering people in...

The Gentlemen | Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series gets a full trailer

by Maria Lattila | Feb 22, 2024 | News, TV

Based on his own film of the same name, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen follows the gangsters of East London. Take a look at the teaser trailer.

Uncharted 2 | Mark Wahlberg is officially growing a moustache for the sequel

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | Misc

In some extremely important facial hair news, Mark Wahlberg has revealed that the script for Uncharted 2 is ready, and he's growing a moustache in...

Flowervale Street | Could it be a secret entry in the Cloverfield franchise?

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 22, 2024 | News

It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's 80s-set "IMAX thrill-ride" for Bad Robot is shrouded in secrecy. So could Flowervale Street be another...

Warner Bros could be preparing for a merger, insiders claim

by James Harvey | Feb 22, 2024 | News

After an interesting couple of years scrapping films and making people very cross, insiders suggest Warner Bros boss David Zaslav could be preparing...