Film Stories

FrightFest 2020: The Columnist review

by Matt Edwards | Aug 30, 2020 | News, Reviews

A horror film with something to say about internet troll culture, here's our review of The Columnist, from FrightFest 2020....

Chadwick Boseman

by Simon Brew | Aug 29, 2020 | News

Life really is spectacularly unfair sometimes: Chadwick Boseman has left us, at the age of just 43 years old....

The nine seconds cut from Tenet in the UK

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News

Tenet lost nine seconds to get a 12A certificate in the UK, and it's now become clear just what was slice out of the film in Britain....

Cloudpunk review: doesn’t quite deliver

by Dave Hurst | Aug 28, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

You’re a futuristic courier in Ion Lands’ atmospheric yet flawed deliver-‘em-up

Tenet, and admitting you haven’t a clue what’s happening in a film

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature, News

As more and more people find the narrative of Christopher Nolan's Tenet near-impossible to follow, a few words about admitting you haven't a bloody...

Film Quiz Friday: The 180-Minute Edition

by Mark Harrison | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature

Find a comfy seat and reconsider that extra-large soft drink, because this week’s film quiz covers some movies that are more than three hours long....

Podcast: in conversation with Disney legend Don Hahn

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | Podcasts

Director of Howard and producer of The Lion King and Beauty & The Beast, Don Hahn joins us for a Film Stories conversation....

Away trailer: stunning looking animation in cinemas today

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News

A beautiful animated film is getting a release in UK cinemas today, and here's the trailer for Away - do support it if you can....

Fortune Cookies: first trailer for upcoming British film

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News

From the heart of Northampton comes the terrific-looking Fortune Cookies - and the first trailer for the upcoming movie has landed....

Back To The Future trilogy in 4K confirmed for October UK release

by Simon Brew | Aug 28, 2020 | News

The 4K Ultra HD release of the Back To The Future trilogy is now set for October, with the set finally going up for preorder in the UK....

British movie podcast of the week: Devil Times Five

by Em McGowan | Aug 28, 2020 | Feature

Our weekly movie podcast recommendation this week has a blend of horror and comedy to it - and a very successful blend at that....

Not all games need open worlds - here's why

by Konstantinos Dimopoulos | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, Gaming

Real cities can be vast, but their game counterparts don’t always need to be so sprawling and detailed

Get Duked review: a must-see British horror comedy, heading to Amazon Prime

by Sarah Dobbs | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Reviews

A group of city kids get more than they bargained for on a school trip to the Highlands in this smart, silly, big-hearted horror-comedy....

Ennio Morricone concert heads to Blu-ray

by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News

A rare concert where Ennio Morricone conducted an orchestra playing his music has been remastered for Blu-ray release - details here....

poster for disney's Hocus Pocus, with Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. Friday Film Quiz

Hocus Pocus set for 4K disc release in the UK

by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News

A physical 4K release of the much-loved Halloween favourite Hocus Pocus is on the way, and an October release has been inked in....

Tremors 7: first trailer lands for upcoming sequel

by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News

Tremors: Shrieker Island is heading out way, and the first trailer for the new movie - which lands in October - has just been released....

I Am Greta documentary set for UK cinema release

by Simon Brew | Aug 27, 2020 | News

A documentary following the extraordinary story of Greta Thunberg is heading into UK cinemas this coming October - more details here....

Tenet review: Christopher Nolan loses his balance a little

by Dan Cooper | Aug 27, 2020 | News, Reviews

Christopher Nolan's eagerly-awaited new film isn't lacking at all in ambition, but it could offer its audience a better chance of following what's...

Die Another Day’s Jinx, and the lost James Bond spin-off franchise

by Mark Harrison | Aug 27, 2020 | Feature, News

The name’s Johnson, Jinx Johnson - MGM was once keen on having Halle Berry’s character from Die Another Day front a 007 spin-off movie....

Trials of Mana review: A lost classic in modern form

by Alan Wen | Aug 26, 2020 | Gaming, Reviews

The remade cult JRPG retains much of the original’s charm

Robert Pattinson and John David Washington in Tenet.

Tenet: box office reporting to be restricted for opening weekend

by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News

We understand that we won't be getting traditional box office reporting for Christopher Nolan's Tenet as it begins its rollout in UK cinemas...

Ammonite: first trailer lands for eagerly-awaited movie

by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News

Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet star in Ammonite, from director Francis Lee - and here's the first trailer for the much-anticipated movie....

The Irishman coming to UK Blu-ray in November

by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | News

The Irishman is getting a jam-packed Blu-ray release in November, courtesy of The Criterion Collection - full details here....

Batman (1989), and the behind the scenes struggle with its ending

by Simon Brew | Aug 26, 2020 | Feature, News

It took urgent rewrites to fix the ending of 1989's Batman, not least because one of its producers had spent $100,000 on a prop without telling the...

Enola Holmes to hit Netflix in September: first trailer

by Dan Cooper | Aug 26, 2020 | News

Sherlock Holmes' rebel sister will debut on Netflix next month, with Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown starring in the title role of Enola Holmes....