Tomb Raider | Amazon's TV series seems dead
by Dan Cooper | Apr 14, 2025 | Gaming, News, TV
Lara Croft's long-awaited Tomb Raider TV series looks to have hit the buffers at Amazon, and won't be happening, reports suggest....
Training Day | In Alonzo Harris, Denzel Washington gave us one of the great screen villains
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 14, 2025 | Feature
The 2001 thriller Training Day features what might be the 21st century’s first truly great villain: Denzel Washington’s Alonzo Harris....
Podcast | Threads (1984) and Murder On The Orient Express (2017)
by Simon Brew | Apr 14, 2025 | News, Podcasts
The TV movie Threads that haunts to this day, and Kenneth Branagh and his moustache tackle Agatha Christie. Behind the scenes stories here....
Doctor Who season 2 episode 1 review | The Robot Revolution [spoilers]
by Simon Brew | Apr 12, 2025 | News
Doctor Who returns, Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu star, with The Robot Revolution getting us started. Lots of spoilers here....
Film Stories Podcast Network | The Rest Of Us: The Last Of Us Podcast is back!
by Maria Lattila | Apr 11, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
With The Last Of Us season 2 on the horizon, we’re bringing back The Rest Of Us: The Last Of Us Podcast. Listen to episode 1 here:...
Black Mirror series 7 | The retro Britsoft videogame stylings of Plaything
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 11, 2025 | Feature, Gaming, TV
A follow-up to Bandersnatch, Black Mirror series 7 episode, Plaything, might be Charlie Brooker’s most autobiographical story yet....
Black Mirror series 7 has a new mobile game, Thronglets
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 11, 2025 | Gaming, News, TV
The Black Mirror series 7 episode Plaything has its own free to play mobile game - the fluffily disturbing Thronglets, from the developers of...
Film Quiz Friday | Fully Booked
by Mark Harrison | Apr 11, 2025 | Feature
This week’s film quiz takes a leaf out of several different books featured in movies – 30 questions, off you go......
China follows through on threat to reduce Hollywood film imports
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
In a blow to 2025's blockbusters, an escalating trade war has seen China reduce the number of Hollywood films it will show in its cinemas....
The Oscars finally announce an award for stunts
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
Films released in 2027 will be eligible for the new Stunt Design Oscar, set to be debuted at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028....
Cannes 2025 | Full line up for this year's film festival
by Dan Cooper | Apr 11, 2025 | News
The Cannes Film Festival 2025 line-up reveals the films that likely will be chatted about long through the year. Here's what's showing....
Sinners review | Finally, a studio blockbuster that bites
by Simon Brew | Apr 11, 2025 | News, Reviews
Ryan Coogler's Sinners delivers a pair of Michael B Jordans, a whole lot of music, and is the best studio genre movie of the year to date. Our review:...
Podcast | In conversation with Patricia Riggen: G20, Jack Ryan, cemeteries with Guillermo del Toro
by Simon Brew | Apr 11, 2025 | Podcasts
Director Patricia Riggen chats about her latest film, G20, as well as Jack Ryan, treatment on set, and Guillermo del Toro....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 6: USS Callister - Into Infinity review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Cristin Milioti and crew galivant around a brave new online world in an uproarious end to Black Mirror season 7. Here's our USS Callister: Into...
Black Mirror series 7 episode 5: Eulogy review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Paul Giamatti looks back on life filled with regret in a thoughtful inspection of love and memory. Here's our Black Mirror: Eulogy review....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 4: Plaything review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
An eccentric loner tells tales about 90s videogame journalism in a grungy procedural LSD trip. Here's our Black Mirror: Plaything review....
Dune: Messiah | Robert Pattinson said to be in talks for a villainous role
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 10, 2025 | News
Robert Pattinson could be set to play someone rather nefarious in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Messiah, reports suggest....
The UK government shouldn't allow AI firms to take copyrighted work without a licence, committee recommends
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The government should "abandon" a proposed exception to UK law which would allow AI firms to take copyrighted material, a new report recommends....
Universal | UK theme park confirmed for Bedfordshire
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 10, 2025 | News
A former brickworks in Bedfordshire, UK will be turned into a Universal theme park, it's been confirmed. It's due to open in 2031....
G20 review | Viola Davis kicks ass, Hollywood explains crypto
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews
Viola Davis turns into an action star in G20, as Hollywood grapples with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Here's our review....
M3GAN | Meta set to ruin cinema with an AI chatbot phone app
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
A one-off screening in the US will encourage cinemagoers to interact with a M3GAN AI chatbot via their phones....
Black Mirror season 7 episode 3: Hotel Reverie review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Brandy (Issa Rae) enters the remake of a Hollywood classic in one of the weakest episodes in the anthology series’ canon. Here’s our Black Mirror: Hot...
Black Mirror season 7 episode 2: Bête Noire review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
A high-flying development executive takes against the new employee in a solidly silly thriller. Here’s our Black Mirror: Bête Noire review....
Black Mirror series 7 episode 1: Common People review
by James Harvey | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Charlie Brooker is back with a bang in a heartbreaking tirade against private healthcare. Here’s our Black Mirror: Common People review....
The Batman Part II shoot now set for 2026
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The shoot for The Batman Part II gets a further delay, with the Robert Pattinson-headlined movie now not filming until 2026....
James Cameron wants to cut VFX costs on blockbusters, by using AI
by Simon Brew | Apr 10, 2025 | News
James Cameron is adamant he doesn't want to take away jobs, but he also wants AI to cut the cost of VFX work in half....
UK film industry gets its wish as 5% streamer levy recommended in new report
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The UK Culture, Media & Sport Committee has officially recommended a levy on all streamers' UK revenues to help the local film industry....
UK cinemas warn A Minecraft Movie audiences to behave themselves
by Dan Cooper | Apr 10, 2025 | News
Minecraft moviegoers haven't been exhibiting the best of behaviours in some instances, and UK cinema chains have issued warnings to rowdy customers....
The Exorcist | The quiet moments that make it a horror classic
by A J Black | Apr 10, 2025 | Feature
Amid the spinning heads and pea soup, it's the quiet moments that make William Friedkin's The Exorcist a masterpiece of horror....
The White Lotus season 3 seems to misunderstand the show's appeal
by Maria Lattila | Apr 09, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
HBO’s The White Lotus finished its third season, but did it offer anything new or exciting? Some thoughts…...
