The Film Stories Quiz of the Year | 24 questions about 2024
by Mark Harrison | Dec 20, 2024 | Feature
How good's your memory of 2024 in film? Here's our film quiz of the year, covering the big movies and news stories of the past 12 months…...
Podcast | In conversation with Andrew Davis - Disturbing The Bones, The Fugitive, Holes, Stony Island, Under Siege and more
by Simon Brew | Dec 20, 2024 | News
Director and novelist Andrew Davis in a long conversation about his new book, and films such as The Package, The Fugitive, Holes and more....
Superman trailer | Has James Gunn secretly made a team-up film?
by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News
James Gunn has unveiled the first Superman trailer and, uh… is it just us or is there a lot going on here? Some thoughts on the trailer for DC's n...
Superman | Trailer for Superman IV: The Quest For Peace lands right here
by Simon Brew | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Internet! Stand-by! It's the trailer for a Superman film, as we head to Milton Keynes for Superman IV: The Quest For Peace....
Invaders From Mars | 1953 sci-fi classic added to the National Film Registry
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 19, 2024 | News
The 1953 sci-fi classic Invaders From Mars has belatedly been added to the National Film Registry - a sign of how highly-regarded it's become....
The Third Man | An original crew member on the making of a classic
by Tim Murray | Dec 19, 2024 | Feature
The Third Man is celebrating its 75th anniversary; to mark the occasion, StudioCanal brought original crew member Angela Allen along for a special...
Short film review | Returned
by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News, Reviews
A psychologist is forced to face her past trauma in the middle of her grocery shop. Here’s our review of Returned which played at HollyShorts London F...
Short film review | Three Things We Won’t Talk About
by Maria Lattila | Dec 19, 2024 | News, Reviews
A woman is left alone after her thoughtless, potentially cheating boyfriend leaves on a worktrip. Here’s our review of Three Things We Won’t Talk Abo...
The Electric State | Ranking the least-convincing wigs in the trailers
by Film Stories | Dec 19, 2024 | Feature, News
The $300m Russo brothers Netflix film The Electric State has spent serious money on some things. Wigs very much included....
Brides | Maika Monroe to star in Neon's upcoming vampire film
by Dan Cooper | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Longlegs star Maika Monroe is set to star in Brides, an upcoming vampire horror from Watcher director Chloe Okuno....
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s film with Tom Cruise already shooting
by Dan Cooper | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Tom Cruise stars in the latest film from Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, and filming has quietly got underway. More on the story here....
Death Of A Unicorn | Trailer for A24 surreal black comedy emerges
by Dan Cooper | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd run over a mythical creature in the upcoming A24 black comedy, Death Of A Unicorn. Here's a trailer....
Mother's Pride | May 2025 release date confirmed
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Pub- based comedy drama Mother's Pride will be in cinemas next year, and the cast has now been confirmed....
When a grumpy middle-aged man accidentally watches a film in 4DX
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 19, 2024 | Feature, News
Kraven The Hunter? In 4DX? What could be more exciting? It turns out that ‘extreme sensory cinema’ and anxiety don’t mix…...
Becoming Led Zeppelin | Documentary set for UK release in February
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Becoming Led Zeppelin delves into the story of the iconic rock band, and it's heading to UK release early in 2025. More here....
Homewreckers | Glen Powell set for sci-fi tinged erotic thriller, isn't Demolition Man
by Simon Brew | Dec 19, 2024 | News
Glen Powell is going from The Running Man to sci-fi erotic thriller Homewreckers - assuming Hollywood picks up the tab....
Short film Review | Experience
by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews
An actor struggles with anxiety in Ben Lankester’s short film Experience, which screened as part of HollyShorts London Film Festival. ...
Short film review | Love Bite
by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews
A finance bro finds his date isn’t quite what she seems in Horace Oliver’s Love Bite, which screened at HollyShorts London Film Festival. ...
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 review | More hedgehogs, more Jim Carrey, more everything
by Maria Lattila | Dec 18, 2024 | News, Reviews
Director Jeff Fowler returns to helm the second cinematic sequel to the spiky franchise. Here’s our Sonic The Hedgehog 3 review. ...
The UK government mulls letting AI firms steal copyrighted work
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 18, 2024 | News
The UK government has launched an indescribably long and over-complicated consultation about copyright and AI. All it needed was one yes or no...
Viggo Mortensen interview | The Dead Don't Hurt
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 18, 2024 | Feature
As writer, director, producer, composer and co-star Viggo Mortensen delivers a personal take on the western genre with The Dead Don’t Hurt, Film S...
Secret Level | Amazon wants more, commissions season 2
by Dan Cooper | Dec 18, 2024 | Gaming, News, TV
The digitally-animated collection of video game shorts - Secret Level - will return, hopefully this time with a proper spin on Pac-Man....
Black Bag | Trailer revealed for Steven Soderbergh's upcoming thriller
by Dan Cooper | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Steven Soderbergh's upcoming spy thriller Black Bag has a new trailer, featuring Michael Fassbender in some crisp suits....
Pacific Drive | Indie videogame set to become TV show
by Dan Cooper | Dec 18, 2024 | Gaming, News, TV
Acclaimed game Pacific Drive - about driving through a dangerous exclusion zone - has been picked up by James Wan's production company....
Pixar, Win Or Lose, and bashing trans people
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | TV
Disney/Pixar has removed a trans storyline from its upcoming Win Or Lose show - and sadly, the online discourse has not been pleasant....
28 Days Later is finally available to stream again
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Despite being released in 2002, Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later has been out of print for some time. This has now been resolved - but still......
Film Stories Podcast Network | Wicked, Train to Busan, 70s Lord Of The Rings and more
by A J Black | Dec 18, 2024 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chats cover famous musicals, zombie horror and more. Here’s what w...
Violent Night 2 looks set for 2025 shoot
by Simon Brew | Dec 18, 2024 | News
Santa Claus is back on the rampage next year, with David Harbour set to return for Violent Night 2. More here....
2024 | Film Stories’ 31 best movies of the year
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 18, 2024 | Feature, News
With an emphasis on the low-budget, the genre-based, daring and imaginative, here’s our pick of the 31 best movies of 2024....
Mental Health Matters | End of the year stuff
by Sarah Myers | Dec 18, 2024 | Feature
A few thoughts on the week or two ahead, as the world moves into Christmas and New Year mode. All in our Mental Health Matters spot....
