Short Film Review: Gardening
by Maria Lattila | Dec 11, 2024 | News, Reviews
A woman tries to understand and come to terms with sexual assault in artist and filmmaker Sarah Beeby’s haunting animated short film. ...
Wolverhampton's Chubb Cinema redevelopment set to begin
by Dan Cooper | Dec 11, 2024 | News
Wolverhampton's independent Chubb Cinema, formerly known as The Lighthouse, is undergoing redevelopment ahead of an autumn 2025 reopening....
Have traditional movie studios discovered Netflix’s Kryptonite?
by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature, News
IMAX screens might just have given traditional Hollywood studios a way to push back against the power of Netflix. A few thoughts....
Mental Health Matters | The S Word
by Sarah Myers | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature
Huge trigger warnings for this piece, as our mental health chat this week goes into the topic of suicide....
Disney+ password crackdown going “well” according to CFO
by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, TV
Disney+ has been cracking down on users sharing their passwords for a little over a year now, and CFO Hugh Johnston has given an update on how it’s g...
BBFC announces winner of 2024's Create The Card Competition
by James Harvey | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Sonic The Hedgehog himself has unveiled the winner of the BBFC's biggest ever Create The Card Competition. Check out the winning entry below......
Short film review | Cry Like A Guy
by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, Reviews
House Of The Dragon actor Kieran Bew encourages all of us, especially men, to cry more in an hilarious short film. Here’s our review of Cry Like A G...
Short film review | Calf
by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News, Reviews
Calf finds a young girl facing a tough moral dilemma. Here’s our review of writer-director Jamie O’Rourke’s short film that’s playing at HollySh...
Smile 2 heading to digital next week, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray to follow in January
by Maria Lattila | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Horror sensation Smile 2 will be available on digital next week with a 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and its usual variants available in January. Details...
Bong Joon-ho's mystery animated film is said to be halfway complete
by Dan Cooper | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Parasite director Bong Joon-ho's animated film, a follow-up to the delayed Mickey 17, is reportedly halfway complete already....
Michael Mann wants to make a Vietnam movie after Heat 2
by Dan Cooper | Dec 10, 2024 | News
Michael Mann has been chatting about what he want to do once he's finished making Heat 2 - and it's a Vietnam movie....
The next Evil Dead film is Evil Dead Burn, set for 2026
by Simon Brew | Dec 10, 2024 | News
The next Evil Dead film is now officially called Evil Dead Burn, and it's heading our way in 2026....
Film Stories Podcast Network | Severance, Terrence Malick, the British New Wave and more
by A J Black | Dec 10, 2024 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News
This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network, our array of film and TV chats cover Terrence Malick, the British New Wave and more. Here’s what w...
Flowervale Street reportedly delayed until 2026
by Dan Cooper | Dec 10, 2024 | News
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's highly anticipated Flowervale Street is reportedly delayed a year by Warner Bros to 2026....
Star Wars | The scruffy-looking joy of A New Hope’s unrestored theatrical print
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 10, 2024 | Feature, News
A New Hope and the rest of the Star Wars trilogy may be preserved and pristine, but there’s something wonderfully tactile about the untouched t...
Warner Bros streaming service Max now all but confirmed for early 2026 UK launch
by Simon Brew | Dec 09, 2024 | TV
Warner Bros extends it deal with Sky in the UK - but things will change slightly when it launches the Max streaming service over here in 2026....
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...
