Short film review | Bill
by Maria Lattila | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews
Here’s our review of Emily Dhue’s short film Bill, which screened as part of HollyShorts Film Festival in London. ...
BIFA 2024 | Kneecap takes Best British Independent Film
by Maria Lattila | Dec 09, 2024 | News
Writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s Kneecap had a successful night at the British Independent Film Awards. Here’s the full list of BIFA 2024 win...
Yellowstone season 5 episode 13 review: Give The World Away | Asset stripping
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | Reviews, TV
Sell it all seems to be the mantra in Yellowstone season 5's Give The World Away. Here's our spoiler-filled review....
The Wizard Of Oz | Judy Garland's ruby slippers sell for $28m
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News
The sparkly ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939's The Wizard Of Oz went under the hammer (auction) recently, and sold for quite a sum....
Dune: Prophecy episode 4 review | Immolation by toy malfunction
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The visions, witchy powers and imperial intrigue continue in Dune: Prophecy episode 4. But what does it all amount to? Our review:...
Face/Off 2 still happening: Nicolas Cage and John Travolta still involved
by Dan Cooper | Dec 09, 2024 | News
A recent update reaffirms that Face/Off 2 is still in the works, and that both original actors are also set to return....
Narnia | Netflix's IMAX plans struggling, Greta Gerwig's status as director in doubt
by Dan Cooper | Dec 09, 2024 | News
With Netflix's cinema release deal with IMAX reportedly dead, director Greta Gerwig could be about to depart the streaming firm's upcoming Narnia...
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny | James Mangold admits he was hurt by the response
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | News
Director James Mangold reflects on Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, and the response to the film....
Ballerina | Lionsgate releases another teaser for the film
by Dan Cooper | Dec 09, 2024 | News
Lionsgate has revealed a short teaser for the upcoming John Wick spin-off flick Ballerina, set to release next summer....
Scrubs | Reboot of medical comedy in development
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 09, 2024 | News, TV
Medical sitcom Scrubs is set to be rebooted, creator Bill Lawrence is onboard and the majority of the original cast are in talks to return....
Reacher | Trailer released for Season 3
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 09, 2024 | News, TV
Alan Ritchson returns for season three of Lee Child's Reacher, and here's the trailer for the show's new episodes....
Podcast | Dirty Harry (1971) and Anita And Me (2002)
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | Podcasts
How Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel fashioned an American classic, and how Meera Syal's 1996 novel Anita And Me fought its way to the screen....
Stop taking physical media fans for granted
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | Feature, News
Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray collectors are often willing to pay top dollar for releases of films - but they still deserve value for money....
Network premieres | How UK TV is fighting off streaming this Christmas
by James Harvey | Dec 06, 2024 | Feature, News
In 2024, a film's TV debut is hardly ever an event to remember. Not so this Christmas, when the cinema event of the year might just premiere on the...
Solaris, and other films by Andrei Tarkovsky now available for free on YouTube
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2024 | News
Andrei Tarkovsky classics Solaris, Stalker, The Mirror and more besides are now available in full (and legally) on YouTube....
Silo season 2 episode 4 review | Could this be the best episode yet?
by Maria Lattila | Dec 06, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The fourth episode of Silo season 4 might be the sci-fi drama’s best one yet. Here’s our review. ...
Mufasa | director Barry Jenkins on CG animation: "It's not my thing"
by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2024 | News
Barry Jenkins, Oscar-winner for Moonlight, has been making Mufasa: The Lion King for four years. It does not sound like he's had fun....
Kevin Smith | Why his end credits for The 4:30 Movie go on so long
by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2024 | News
Kevin Smith's latest film, The 4:30 Movie, is a brisk affair, with hefty end credits. He tells us the story of what happened....
Panic Carefully | Elizabeth Olsen joins Julia Roberts in director Sam Esmail's latest film
by Dan Cooper | Dec 06, 2024 | News
Elizabeth Olsen will join Julia Roberts in Panic Carefully, Sam Esmail's follow-up to 2023's Leave The World Behind....
The Lonely Musketeer review | A bold debut
by Maria Lattila | Dec 06, 2024 | News, Reviews
A man finds himself trapped in a room with no way out in director Nicolai Schümann’s thriller. Here’s our The Lonely Musketeer review. ...
Harry Potter | HBO series to shoot at Leavesden in summer 2025
by Jake Godfrey | Dec 06, 2024 | News, TV
The new take on the Harry Potter books is going to be filming in 2025, ahead of a 2027 debut on HBO. More here....
Body Snatchers | Why Abel Ferrara’s 1993 sci-fi horror deserves a second look
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2024 | Feature, News
Abel Ferrara’s sci-fi horror Body Snatchers was largely overlooked in 1993, but it’s aged remarkably well in the decades since....
Film Quiz Friday | Doctor Strangelove Actually
by Mark Harrison | Dec 06, 2024 | Feature
Enter the multiverse of mad movie-title mashups in this week’s film quiz, which features 30 questions with answers smashed or unsmashed…...
Podcast | In conversation with Kevin Smith: The 4.30 Movie, Waterworld, indie cinema and more
by Simon Brew | Dec 06, 2024 | Podcasts
Kevin Smith joins Simon for a podcast special, with The 4.30 Movie, Waterworld, indie filmmaking and more on the agenda....
The Thing: Remastered gets unexpected 5th December release
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | News
Originally released in 2002, survival horror spin-off The Thing: Remastered is coming out incredibly soon - on the 5th December to be precise....
Doctor Who | Christmas Special trailer emerges
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | TV
It's almost the season of yule, which means we're getting close to this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special. Here's a trailer to remind us:...
Future, the publisher that recently closed Total Film magazine, announces OpenAI deal
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 05, 2024 | News
British publisher Future has signed a deal with OpenAI, allowing the tech firm to train its chatbot on the former's specialist magazines and websites....
Star Wars | Lucasfilm has actually wrapped filming on a new movie
by Simon Brew | Dec 05, 2024 | News
Over half a decade since anybody could write this words, a new Star Wars film from Lucasfilm has wrapped production: The Mandalorian & Grogu....
Pirates Of The Caribbean | One version of the next film features Johnny Depp
by Dan Cooper | Dec 05, 2024 | News
The door's being kept open for Johnny Depp's return to Pirates Of The Caribbean, with two different versions of the script reportedly being developed....
Lord Of The Rings | Viggo Mortensen wanted for Hunt For Gollum
by Dan Cooper | Dec 05, 2024 | News
Viggo Mortensen - one of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy's stars - has an open invitation to return for the planned prequel film....
