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Shivers

Shivers | David Cronenberg’s outrageously smart body horror debut at 50

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 25, 2025 | Feature

David Cronenberg enraged Canada’s moral guardians and started his career with a bang 50 years ago with Shivers. We take a look back at body horror's p...

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Mental Health Matters | The weather

by Sarah Myers | Jun 25, 2025 | Feature

In this week's mental health column, a few words on the recent heatwave in the UK, and the weather's impact on our heads....

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Films to watch on BBC iPlayer

Films to watch on BBC iPlayer right now

by Em McGowan | Jun 24, 2025 | Feature, News

Who needs Netflix and Prime? BBC iPlayer has a terrific collection of films to watch - here's our updated list of what to watch right now (and when they're leaving the service).

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The 185-year-old company still clothing British film

by Joel Meadows | Jun 24, 2025 | Feature

Joel Meadows finds out the story of legendary British costume suppliers Angels – and it goes back a very long way....

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Film Stories Podcast Network

Film Stories Podcast Network | Predator: Killer of Killers, Apollo 13, Heat and much more

by A J Black | Jun 24, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: time spanning hunters, out of depth astronauts, crooked old cops and much more. Here’s what we’ve bee...

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New trailer drops for Zach Cregger's Weapons

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

A small town experiences some strange events in Weapons, the new horror from Barbarian director Zach Cregger. Here's a trailer:...

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A seat in a cinema

Cinema chain's answer to people skipping ads is to add more ads

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

New statistics show that many of us are skipping the ads before films - and as such, one cinema chain is adding more ads....

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Elio

Elio: "Blame the audience" says analyst of the film's disappointing first weekend

by Dan Cooper | Jun 24, 2025 | News

Pixar's Elio had a disappointing opening box office, prompting one Wall Street analyst to suggest that audiences are to blame for the poor performance...

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Jaws

Jaws | What films did you watch at too early an age?

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 24, 2025 | Feature, News

Over 23 million people watched Jaws on British TV in 1981. A few thoughts on watching films at an impressionable age - and a call for your...

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Tubi update February 2025

Tubi UK | The 35 best cult and genre films available to watch for free 

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 23, 2025 | Feature, News

Now updated for April 2025, here’s our pick of 35 genre films - horror, action, sci-fi and more - you can watch for free on Tubi UK....

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Russell Crowe to join Henry Cavill in Highlander

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

Gladiator star Russell Crowe is set to play a Spanish warrior again, this time in the long-in-gestation Highlander reboot....

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Traditional cinema experience will no longer viable by 2045 says industry

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

A poll of US film studio executives reveals a widespread belief that traditional cinemas will cease to be viable within 20 years....

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Clayface

Clayface | James Gunn rejects rewrite rumours

by Dan Cooper | Jun 23, 2025 | News

James Gunn has clarified stories suggesting Mike Flanagan's Clayface script could be getting a comprehensive rewrite....

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Podcast | Saw (2004), plus Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Pearce

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2025 | Podcasts

The story behind 2004's Saw is an incredible one, told in this podcast episode. Plus, Domhnall Gleeson, Michael Pearce, and Echo Valley......

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The three lost Jim Carrey movies of the 2000s

The three lost Jim Carrey movies of the 2000s

by Simon Brew | Jun 23, 2025 | Feature

Three big Jim Carrey films fell apart in quick succession in the mid-noughties - and we've taken a look at what happened, and what could have been....

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28 Years Later | Dissecting its ending, and where its sequel might go next

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 20, 2025 | Feature, News

Danny Boyle horror 28 Years Later has a lot to take in. An exploration of its ending, where The Bone Temple might go, and the importance of one...

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg set for November release

by Dan Cooper | Jun 20, 2025 | News

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the Russell Crowe period legal drama, Nuremberg, and seems to be setting the film for an awards season run....

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Dave Bautista

Road House 2 | Dave Bautista set to join Guy Ritchie's action sequel

by Dan Cooper | Jun 20, 2025 | News

It looks like a fresh set of faces will join Jake Gyllenhaal for the upcoming Road House 2, with Dave Bautista first among them....

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James Gunn

Sgt Rock | "It wasn't exactly where I wanted it to be creatively" says James Gunn

by Dan Cooper | Jun 20, 2025 | News

DCU co-head James Gunn has effectively confirmed that Luca Guadagnino's take on Sgt Rock was cancelled because he didn't like the script....

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28 Years Later Alex Garland

28 Years Later interview | Screenwriter Alex Garland on its inspiration and themes  

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 20, 2025 | Feature, Interviews

Screenwriter Alex Garland talks exclusively about 28 Years Later, its themes, and what he really thinks about ‘narcissistic’ tech CEOs… NB...

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Alex Garland

Podcast | In conversation with Alex Garland

by Film Stories | Jun 20, 2025 | Podcasts

Alex Garland joins us for a long chat about 28 Years Later, Devs, his directorial work and a whole lot more: all in the Film Stories podcast....

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Saw X review

Saw | Franchise’s future might have been sorted out, as stake changes hands

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2025 | News

Blumhouse buys into the Saw franchise, which might just lead to Saw XI finally getting off the ground. More here......

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Doctor Who | Russell T Davies admits “we don’t know what’s happening”

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2025 | TV

Russell T Davies steps back for the time being from his Doctor Who Magazine column, as he says "we don't know what's happening yet."...

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James Bobin in line to direct Dragon's Lair adaptation

James Bobin in line to direct Dragon's Lair adaptation

by Dan Cooper | Jun 19, 2025 | Gaming, News

Muppets Most Wanted director James Bobin is reportedly in negotiations to take on Netflix's spin on the 1980s videogame, Dragon's Lair....

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Ron Howard

Ron Howard's last film still unreleased, but new project coming

by Dan Cooper | Jun 19, 2025 | News

Ron Howard's Eden remains unreleased, but he's now got a couple more films on the way forward. More here....

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Kathryn Bigelow

A House Of Dynamite | Kathryn Bigelow's first film since 2017 due October

by Dan Cooper | Jun 19, 2025 | News

Kathryn Bigelow's new film is officially called A House Of Dynamite, and we'll be seeing it this October. More on it here....

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F1 movie

F1 The Movie review | Fast, furious, and lots of product placement

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2025 | News, Reviews

Brad Pitt stars in the fast-moving summer blockbuster F1, from the director to Top Gun Maverick. Here's our review......

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The Abyss

The Abyss | Disney+ yanks film in UK, as saga rumbles on

by Simon Brew | Jun 19, 2025 | News

The Abyss is taken off Disney+ in the UK, as the controversy over the rat scene continues. More on the story here....

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28 years later

28 Years Later review | The sci-fi horror series returns to the Boyle

by Ryan Lambie | Jun 18, 2025 | News, Reviews

Director Danny Boyle re-teams with writer Alex Garland for 28 Years Later - a sci-fi horror sequel unafraid to shift tones. Our review:...

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Dan Trachtenberg's back in the world of Predator for Predator: Killer Of Killers - and here's the first trailer for the incoming feature.

Predator | Dan Trachtenberg has another secret project lined up

by Dan Cooper | Jun 18, 2025 | News

In the wake of Prey and Killer Of Killers, and with Predator: Badlands coming up, director Dan Trachtenberg teases another secret sequel project....

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