Criterion Collection announces its UK titles for May 2022
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2022 | News
Three more films join The Criterion Collection in the UK this May, and they're all up for preorder now: more details here....
Will Sharpe interview: The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, and more
by Simon Brew | Mar 09, 2022 | Feature, News
Director Will Sharpe tells us about making The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy....
Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters: my own mental health first aid kit
by Sarah Myers | Mar 09, 2022 | News
Our latest Mental Health & Wellbeing Matters piece looks at a first aid kit to help when life is getting on top of us....
How game writers manage your mind
by Antony de Fault | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming
A writer's guide to managing plot points and anticipating where players' heads are at to avoid confusion.
Benedict Cumberbatch defends The Power Of The Dog after Sam Elliott criticism
by Lauren Miles | Mar 08, 2022 | News
Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the lead in Jane Campion's The Power Of The Dog, has addressed criticism of the film from actor Sam Elliott....
Watchmen gets 4K Titans Of Cult Steelbook release
by Simon Brew | Mar 08, 2022 | News
Collectors of Steelbooks and fans of Zack Snyder's 2009 Watchmen film? This one's been ready made just for you....
New film book charts the creation of iconic films
by Dan Cooper | Mar 08, 2022 | News
Terry Ackland-Snow is a legend in the film industry, having created some of cinema's most memorable worlds - and he's penned a book....
Full trailer for erotic thriller Deep Water released
by Dan Cooper | Mar 08, 2022 | News
The full trailer for the upcoming thriller Deep Water has been released, starring Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck....
Cast for Sam Raimi-produced Boy Kills World continues to grow
by Dan Cooper | Mar 08, 2022 | News
Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley and Stranger Things' Brett Gelman are among the names to join Sam Raimi's next project....
Steven Spielberg joins list of filmmakers protesting Oscars show changes
by Dan Cooper | Mar 08, 2022 | News
The Oscars are facing more backlash for the decision to omit eight awards from its live show - and Steven Spielberg adds his voice....
The Weekend Away, and a call for a return of the Hollywood mid-budget thriller
by Simon Brew | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature, News
Netflix's hit The Weekend Away is the kind of glossy thriller that Hollywood fell out of love with making - but audiences may yet be keen....
Old Movies: pre-code films that inspired Batman
by Sarah Cook | Mar 08, 2022 | Feature
In this weeks' old movies column, we take a look at some silent and pre-code films that inspired the Batman stories of today....
Arcade Paradise: takes us back
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews
Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the...
New Alien film announced, but it's not heading to cinemas
by Dan Cooper | Mar 07, 2022 | News
Fede Alvarez is set to direct a brand new Alien film which will air straight to streaming, in the US at least....
I Am Legend 2 is finally set to happen
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | News
Will Smith is returning to the world of I Am Legend, with Michael B Jordan set to co-star in a prequel movie to the 2007 hit....
Robert Eggers drops a detail or two about The Northman
by Dan Cooper | Mar 07, 2022 | News
A few tidbits emerge about one of spring's most anticipated films, Robert Eggers' The Northman: more details here....
Three new Star Wars movie trilogy boxsets are heading to DVD and Blu-ray
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | News
The Star Wars movies are all coming back to DVD and Blu-ray in time for this year's Star Wars day: more details here....
Enjoy Keanu Reeves as Batman in the trailer for Warner Bros' Super Pets
by Dan Cooper | Mar 07, 2022 | News
Keanu Reeves leads the voice cast ensemble in this preview of the upcoming animated adventure DC Super Pets....
Has Disney got its modern release strategy sorted with Encanto?
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Feature, News
The success of Disney's latest animated film, Encanto, might just have marked the sweet spot for the studio between a theatrical release and...
Podcast: The Iron Giant (1999) and The A-Team (2010)
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Podcasts
In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, two films that both struggled to fully find their audience....
Star Trek: When William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy did battle with Hollywood accounting
by Simon Brew | Mar 07, 2022 | Feature, News
The stars of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan found an interesting way around Hollywood's bookkeeping....
Dying Light 2 Stay Human review | Par-kour for the course
by Andrew Fisher | Mar 04, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews
Forever dodging flesh-eaters in Techland's souped-up but so-so zombie sequel
Jason Momoa confirmed as the villain in Fast & Furious 10
by Dan Cooper | Mar 04, 2022 | News
Jason Momoa confirms the rumours that he'll be playing the bad guy in Fast & Furious 10, also adding that we can expect some "panache"....
The new Predator film will land this summer
by Simon Brew | Mar 04, 2022 | News
The boss of 20th Century Studios confirms that the plan is to launch Prey, the new Predator film, over the summer....
White Men Can't Jump remake casts one half of its leading duo
by Dan Cooper | Mar 04, 2022 | News
The new White Men Can’t Jump film inches closer to production with the casting of what was once Woody Harrelson's role now in the bag....
Kenneth Branagh's Poirot is set to get a third film
by Simon Brew | Mar 04, 2022 | News
Following Murder On The Orient Express and Death On The Nile, Kenneth Branagh's Poirot is set to get a third outing: more here....
Celebrating Batman Returns: an absurd, wonderful character study
by Lauren Miles | Mar 04, 2022 | Feature, News
With the release of Matt Reeves' The Batman, it's more timely than ever to revisit one of the best Batman films - Tim Burton's Batman Returns....
Film Quiz Friday: Who's The Batman?
by Mark Harrison | Mar 04, 2022 | News
Riddle me this – how well do you know the big-screen adventures of Batman? This week’s film quiz covers the Dark Knight’s cinematic outings to date....
All The Old Knives trailer, starring Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton
by Dan Cooper | Mar 04, 2022 | News
Chris Pine leads an impressive quartet in espionage thriller All The Old Knives, set to launch on Amazon Prime next month....
The Batman: a place for spoiler-filled chat about the film
by Simon Brew | Mar 04, 2022 | News
A post to chat about The Batman with spoilers allowed - don't start reading the comments here if you don't want to know what happens....
