Film Stories

28 Years Later confirmed for June 2025 release

by Simon Brew | May 13, 2024 | News

Danny Boyle's new 28 Years Later movie is filming imminently, and Sony has confirmed a summer 2025 release date for the film too....

Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey 2 has a UK release date, DVD & Blu-ray too

by Maria Lattila | May 13, 2024 | News

The honey-heavy horror sequel is finally heading to UK screens in June, we’ve learned. More details below.

Podcast | Halloween (2018) and Rocky V (1990)

by Simon Brew | May 13, 2024 | Podcasts

Two notable films in the Rocky and Halloween sagas, one of which was a lot more successful than the other......

Podcast | In conversation with director Wes Ball - Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes and more

by Simon Brew | May 12, 2024 | Podcasts

Director Wes Ball joins us for a special podcast episode, talking about his career and his latest film, Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes....

Doctor Who series 14 episode 2 | The Devil's Chord spoiler-filled review

by Simon Brew | May 11, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Doctor Who heads off to The Beatles with The Devil's Chord - and here's our spoiler-filled review of The Devil's Chord....

Doctor Who series 14 episode 1 | Space Babies spoiler-filled review

by Simon Brew | May 11, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson begin their excellent adventures in earnest: here's our Doctor Who Space Babies spoiler-filled review....

La Chimera review | A subtly splendid tale of grief and graverobbing

by Maria Lattila | May 10, 2024 | News, Reviews

Josh O’Connor stars a grief-stricken graverobber in Alice Rohrwacher’s gorgeous new film. Here’s our La Chimera review.

Bella Ramsey to play real-life British terrorist the White Widow in Girl Next Door

by Maria Lattila | May 10, 2024 | News

The Last Of Us breakout star Bella Ramsey has signed on to play the White Widow, one Britain’s most notorious terrorist suspects.

Film Junior issue 17 on sale here | The print magazine for young film fans

by Simon Brew | May 10, 2024 | News

A print film magazine for young film fans - and Film Junior issue 17 gets the lowdown on IF, Garfield, and a whole lot more......

Apple pulls TV ad that crushes art, culture and creativity in a hydraulic press

by Ryan Lambie | May 10, 2024 | News

Days after it was launched, a TV advert for a new iPad has been withdrawn by Apple following an online backlash. "We missed the mark," the tech giant...

Red, White & Royal Blue | Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez will return for a sequel

by Maria Lattila | May 10, 2024 | News

Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez are set to reprise their roles in a Red, White & Royal Blue sequel. More on the film below.

Rocky Balboa | Sylvester Stallone’s director’s cut arriving in July

by Simon Brew | May 10, 2024 | News

Sylvester Stallone has recut Rocky 6, aka Rocky Balboa, and we'll get to see the new cut of the movie in the summer. More here....

The Bear season 3 sets June release date

by Maria Lattila | May 10, 2024 | News, TV

The Bear season 3 will return to our screens on 27 June with all episodes dropping at once. More on the third season below.

Amazon | Three new ad formats announced for Prime Video

by Simon Brew | May 10, 2024 | News

Interactive ads, ads when you press pause, and shopping direct from adverts are all coming to the Prime Video service....

Marvel's Fantastic Four | Ralph Ineson will reportedly play Galactus

by Dan Cooper | May 10, 2024 | News

Director Matt Shakman's Fantastic Four movie adds John Malkovich and Ralph Ineson to its ensemble cast, with Ineson set to play Galactus....

Colin Farrell, Ben Stiller join Andrew Haigh's Belly Of The Beast

by Dan Cooper | May 10, 2024 | News

Filmmaker Andrew Haigh's follow up to the incredible All Of Us Strangers will reportedly be Belly Of The Beast - a true crime thriller set in 1980s...

Escape From New York remake loses its directors

by Dan Cooper | May 10, 2024 | News

Director duo Radio Silence confirm that a remake of John Carpenter's Escape From New York is no longer on their slate....

Ted | Seth Macfarlane series recommissioned for season 2

by Jake Godfrey | May 10, 2024 | News, TV

Seth Macfarlane's foul mouthed Ted will be back for a second series. Here's what we know about Ted season 2:...

Civil War and collapsing American society on film

by A J Black | May 10, 2024 | Feature

Alex Garland's controversial Civil War boldly depicts an America in which democracy has fallen. Might this be a first in US cinema, AJ wonders...?...

The Office | The US sitcom gets a sequel series order at Peacock

by Jake Godfrey | May 10, 2024 | News, TV

Showrunner Greg Daniels' sequel to hit sitcom The Office has been commissioned for a series at Peacock. Domhnall Gleeson will lead the ensemble cast....

Film Quiz Friday | Of The Planet Of The Apes

by Mark Harrison | May 10, 2024 | Feature

This week’s film quiz spans from chimpan-A to chimpanzee, with questions on the Planet Of The Apes franchise…...

Pedro Almódovar to publish semi-autobiographical story collection (contains vampires)

by James Harvey | May 09, 2024 | News

Pedro Almódovar has written a book, described as a "fragmentary autobiography". It includes a love story between Jesus and Barabbas and a sad...

New Lord Of The Rings film due in 2026 from original trilogy team

by James Harvey | May 09, 2024 | News

Andy Serkis is set to direct the first of a pair of new Lord Of The Rings films based on his most precious character - Gollum....

A Quiet Place: Day One trailer | New trailer shows the world going quiet

by Maria Lattila | May 09, 2024 | News

Lupita Nyong’o stars in the new trailer for the long-awaited prequel to John Krasinki’s 2018 horror film. Watch the brand new A Quiet Place: Day One trailer here.

George MacKay to star in Paul Wright’s new film, Mission

by Maria Lattila | May 09, 2024 | News

George MacKay and director Paul Wright are reuniting for Mission, a new drama film filming in Scotland now.

Star Trek 4 | Chris Pine expresses confusion over new writer announcement

by Ryan Lambie | May 09, 2024 | News

The film we'll call Star Trek 4 has a new screenwriter, but it seems that nobody at Paramount told Chris Pine. "I thought there was already a script,"...

Heat 2 | Austin Butler reportedly in talks to star in Michael Mann's thriller sequel

by Maria Lattila | May 09, 2024 | News

Elvis and Dune Part Two star Austin Butler is reportedly joining Adam Driver in Michael Mann’s Heat 2. More details on the sequel below.

Friday The 13th | Bryan Fuller quits as showrunner on Crystal Lake TV series

by Ryan Lambie | May 09, 2024 | News, TV

Bryan Fuller has dramatically quit as showrunner on A24's Friday The 13th prequel series Crystal Lake, citing creative differences....

Inside No 9 | Boo To A Goose review

by Jake Godfrey | May 09, 2024 | Reviews, TV

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton kick off the final series of Inside No 9 in typically genre busting style. Here's our review of Boo To A Goose....