Film Stories

Dakota Johnson: Hollywood is "really f--ing bleak" and "disheartening"

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Madame Web star Dakota Johnson provides a downbeat summary of the Hollywood landscape. "Everyone who makes decisions is afraid," she says....

Percy Jackson And The Olympians renewed for season 2

by Maria Lattila | Feb 08, 2024 | News, TV

There’s more Percy Jackson And The Olympians in our future as Disney+ renews the series for a second season.

Funimation streaming app to shut down, purchased content to be deleted

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Anime streaming company Crunchyroll is shutting down the Funimation app in April, with users set to lose the shows they've purchased....

Disney is ‘leaning more’ into sequels as Zootopia 2, Toy Story 5, Frozen 3 and more get release updates

by Maria Lattila | Feb 08, 2024 | News

We can expect Zootopia 2 next year, but Marvel’s 2025 slate is suspiciously missing Thunderbolts and Blade.

The Iron Claw review | A powerful, moving ode to brotherhood

by Maria Lattila | Feb 08, 2024 | Reviews

The story of the Von Erich brothers is a heartwrenching tragedy, but one that never forgets hope. Here's our review of The Iron Claw.

Disney invests $1.5bn in Epic Games, announces new "entertainment universe" Fortnite project

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 08, 2024 | Gaming, News

Epic Games is getting a $1.5bn cash injection from Disney, as the two companies announce a new "entertainment universe" connected to Fortnite....

Warner Bros snaps up Ryan Coogler vampire film

by Dan Cooper | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Ryan Coogler's vampire project will star Michael B Jordan and be backed by Warner Bros, representing yet another coup for the studio....

Celine Song's next film set to feature Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans

by Dan Cooper | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Celine Song's secretive follow-up to Past Lives has lined up its core cast ahead of a rumoured sales launch at the upcoming European Film Market....

Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell to star in Kogonada's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

by Dan Cooper | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Two celebrated actors and a revered director, an original script by the mind behind 2022's The Menu? It's A Big Bold Beautiful Journey......

American Fiction, Argylle, and cinema’s love of writers and novelists

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 08, 2024 | Feature

With two rather different films out on the same day - American Fiction, Argylle - we ponder cinema's fascination with writers, novelists and...

Moana 2 announced - and arriving this year

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Seemingly out of nowhere, Disney not only announces Moana 2, but reveals that the film is arriving this November. More here....

The Piper | Trailer lands for one of Julian Sands’ final films

by Simon Brew | Feb 08, 2024 | News

The late Julian Sands stars opposite Charlotte Hope in The Piper, and the trailer for the movie has landed. More here....

Taylor Swift | Eras concert film will stream on Disney+ from March

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 08, 2024 | News

Taylor Swift's blockbuster Eras concert film will stream on Disney+ in March, it's been confirmed: with more songs added....

Breathtaking | Trailer released for Rachel Clarke and Jed Mercurio Covid drama

by Jake Godfrey | Feb 08, 2024 | News, TV

Doctor Rachel Clarke and ex-junior doctors Jed Mercurio and Prasanna Puwanarajah have teamed up to make Covid drama Breathtaking, here's the trailer....

The Shamrock Spitfire | Watch the trailer for the inspiring true story

by Maria Lattila | Feb 07, 2024 | News

The Shamrock Spitfire brings the incredible true story of Irish fighter pilot Brendan “Paddy” Finucane to life. More on the project here.

Billy Bob Thornton to star in Taylor Sheridan's next drama, Landman

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 07, 2024 | News

Taylor Sheridan's next drama, about big oil rigs in Texas, is now filming. It's called Landman, and Billy Bob Thornton's going to star....

Wonder Man | Crew member dies on set of Marvel’s latest TV effort

by Maria Lattila | Feb 07, 2024 | News

A crew member fell and died while working on the set of Marvel’s Wonder Man. More on that story below.

Kumail Nanjiani sought therapy after bad Eternals reviews

by Maria Lattila | Feb 07, 2024 | News

Actor Kumail Nanjiani has been reflecting on the bad press Marvel’s Eternals got and how he had to seek therapy to cope.

Demi Moore still has her pottery from Ghost

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 07, 2024 | News

Remember the famous pottery scene with Patrick Swayze in Ghost? Demi Moore still has those pots over 30 years on....

The Terror | Supernatural anthology renewed for third series

by Maria Lattila | Feb 07, 2024 | News, TV

AMC has renewed supernatural anthology series The Terror for season 3 and this time, we’re heading for a haunted psychiatric hospital.

Dave Bautista, Samuel L Jackson to team on Afterburn

by Dan Cooper | Feb 07, 2024 | News

Samuel L Jackson and Dave Bautista are to star in Afterburn, a post-apocalyptic adventure about a treasure hunter racing to recover the iconic Mona...