Film Stories

Neill Blomkamp revisited: Demonic

by A J Black | Apr 23, 2025 | Feature

In the throes of the pandemic, director Neill Blomkamp made the low-budget techno-horror, Demonic. We take a look at a flawed yet intriguing film....

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Mental Health Matters | The trans community

by Film Stories | Apr 23, 2025 | Feature

In our weekly spot where we chat mental health, a few words for the trans community after one hell of a week....

The Slipper And The Rose | The story of a forgotten British Cinderella

by Emma Flint | Apr 22, 2025 | Feature

Emma Flint remembers an overlooked Cinderella tale from the 70s, one that played Hollywood at its own game…...

Blackpool | Feature-length adaptation of short film in development

by James Harvey | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Shane Meadows-approved short Blackpool might be getting a little longer... More on the very British indie below....

Star Wars | New series in the works from the showrunner of Lost

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse, along with his son Nick, are working on a new Star Wars series for Disney/Lucasfilm, it's been announced....

Ready Or Not 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Cronenberg join the cast

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elijah Wood and David Cronenberg are said to be joining the cast of horror sequel Ready Or Not 2, subtitled Here I Come....

OutRun | Michael Bay said to be directing an adaptation of Sega's arcade classic

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Sega's racing arcade classic OutRun could be getting a film adaptation at Universal courtesy of director Michael Bay. Let's hope the news is more than...

Batman | Ben Affleck is the latest actor to have hated his Batsuit

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Ben Affleck has been talking about the downside of playing Batman, and the costume he had to wear. As if it was a surprise....

Neil Gaiman | Not suing accuser for libel, suing her for breaking NDA

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Neil Gaiman is taking legal action against one of his accusers - but it's over a NDA, it seems, rather than what was reported....

Taika Waititi's Akira remake still happening

by Dan Cooper | Apr 22, 2025 | News

“Expect an update about it in the next couple of months," says an Akira producer, reviving interest in a project long been considered dead....

Tremors | 35 years on, the original creators have got some of their rights back

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2025 | News

Plans are afoot for a new Tremors film, as some rights to the franchise revert back to its original creators. More here....

Sinners hits big at box office, so why is the movie industry struggling to cope with that?

by Simon Brew | Apr 22, 2025 | Feature, News

Ryan Coogler's Sinners hits big at the box office, but reporting of its success is coming with no shortage of qualifiers. Some thoughts....

Film Stories Podcast Network | Warfare, Aliens, Crimson Tide and more

by A J Black | Apr 22, 2025 | Film Stories Podcast Network, News

This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: close-up warfare, close-up aliens, close-up nuclear submarines and more. Here’s what we’ve been up to…...

The Last Of Us season 2 episode 2 review | An emotional rollercoaster like no other

by Maria Lattila | Apr 21, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

The new episode of The Last Of Us will have you holding your breath for an hour. Here’s our review of The Last Of Us season 2 episode 2. ...

Podcast | The Delroy Lindo interview

by Simon Brew | Apr 19, 2025 | Podcasts

Delroy Lindo joins us for a special episode of the Film Stories podcast. All to mark the release of Sinners, but talking about a whole lot more....

Doctor Who season 2 episode 2 review | Lux [spoilers]

by Simon Brew | Apr 19, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV

Doctor Who hits strong form with Lux, a clever, witty outing for Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu, from the pen of Russell T Davies. Review here....

Highlander | Long-mooted remake going from Lionsgate to Amazon

by Dan Cooper | Apr 19, 2025 | News

Lionsgate looks like it's backing away from the Highlander reboot, and Amazon MGM Studios is set to pick it up. More here....

How Sinners became an unlikely ambassador for film on film

by James Harvey | Apr 18, 2025 | Feature, News

Ryan Coogler's Wakanda Forever follow-up has cemented the director as a rare commercial auteur. Here's how Sinners might defy cinema's IP logic....

Star Wars: Starfighter announced for May 2027, will star Ryan Gosling

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 18, 2025 | News

Lucasfilm has announced the title of director Shawn Levy's Star Wars film: it's Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling....

Film Quiz Friday | Turner And Who?

by Mark Harrison | Apr 18, 2025 | Feature, News

One of this week’s new releases stars Steve Coogan and a penguin, so here’s a film quiz about other actors and their animal co-stars....

New The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer gives us first look at Silver Surfer

by Maria Lattila | Apr 17, 2025 | News

Marvel has released a new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, giving us our first look at the Silver Surfer. ...

Warfare | Is there such a thing as a “neutral” war film?

by Maria Lattila | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature

As Warfare bursts into cinemas, its unique angle to the Iraq war has us wondering if any war film can truly be neutral and apolitical. ...

28 Years Later | The new trailer contains a hidden message

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2025 | News

The new trailer for the horror sequel 28 Years Later has a hidden message tucked away. Predictably, it isn't a particularly cheery one......

28 Years Later | Second, gory trailer emerges

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature

The new trailer for director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's horror sequel 28 Years Later has more gore, more infected ghouls, and more Rudyard...