UK Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Steelbook release date calendar
by James Harvey | Feb 09, 2025 | News
A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until late 2024: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when....
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Foe | Director Garth Davis talks his Paul Mescal-Saoirse Ronan drama
by James Harvey | Feb 07, 2025 | Feature
Director Garth Davis gives us the low-down on his underseen sci-fi drama, Foe - streaming now on Prime Video....
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy outselling Barbie in pre-sales, say UK cinemas
by James Harvey | Feb 07, 2025 | News
According to three UK cinema chains, advance sales for the new Bridget Jones are tracking ahead of Barbie, Wicked and Paddington 3....
September 5 and the legacy of All The President's Men
by James Harvey | Feb 07, 2025 | Feature, News
In September 5, the story of a 1972 news team combines the legacy of earlier journalism films. In 2025, it could hardly be more relevant....
Wild Horse Nine | Parker Posey joins mystery Martin McDonagh island project
by James Harvey | Feb 06, 2025 | News
Parker Posey joins Wild Horse Nine on its Rapa Nui location shoot, due to start next month....
The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer | Marvel swings for the sixties
by James Harvey | Feb 04, 2025 | News
Disney has dropped its first look at Marvel’s first family. Check out The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer. First....
Midlands Movies Awards open for submissions with Richard Armitage as guest judge
by James Harvey | Feb 04, 2025 | News
Come, all ye Midlands-based filmfolk, and have your work seen by Thorin Oakenshield himself....
Was 2019 'The last f*cking year of movies?'
by James Harvey | Jan 31, 2025 | Feature, News
Quentin Tarantino's been talking about Hollywood again - and he's not been saying nice things. Was 2019 really the last year of movies?...
A cinema ticket has rarely been cheaper in the modern day – so why doesn’t it feel like it?
by James Harvey | Jan 30, 2025 | Feature, News
Adjusted for inflation, a cinema ticket in 2025 is at its cheapest in more than a decade. So why do we all think it’s more expensive?...
Brian And Maggie episode 2 review | The page is not for turning
by James Harvey | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter continue to clash in a political drama that still fails to deliver. Here's our Brian And Maggie episode 2 review....
Brian And Maggie episode 1 review | Drama through a contact lens
by James Harvey | Jan 29, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter clash in a political drama that never quite delivers on its promises. Here's our Brian And Maggie episode 1 review....
London's Prince Charles Cinema appeals for support amid redevelopment threat
by James Harvey | Jan 28, 2025 | News
The landlords of the indie cinema landmark have indicated their desire to redevelop its slice of central London real estate....
Now, can we stop asking for intervals at the cinema?
by James Harvey | Jan 24, 2025 | Feature, News
With a 215-minute runtime and an epic scope, The Brutalist is arriving in UK cinemas with an interval built-in. But why will the fad never catch on?...
Robert Eggers | How toilet humour unblocked an unlikely blockbuster director
by James Harvey | Jan 22, 2025 | Feature, News
As Nosferatu heads to video-on-demand in the US, we look at how fart jokes and fake penises offer a surprising way into Robert Eggers' filmography....
Let's get physical | The lost art of the long location shoot
by James Harvey | Jan 21, 2025 | Feature
As artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality processes, not to mention virtual productions, increasingly become the norm, what is...
BAFTA nominations 2025 | Hugh Grant gets surprise nod as Conclave leads the pack
by James Harvey | Jan 15, 2025 | Feature, News
The 2025 BAFTA Film Awards nominations are in - here's a look at the snubs and the snub-ies....
Why is January always the best month at the cinema?
by James Harvey | Jan 10, 2025 | Feature, News
January has long been considered a dumping ground for blockbusters - which means the field is open for Oscar hopefuls to make cash......
Babygirl review | Hot under the white collar
by James Harvey | Jan 09, 2025 | News, Reviews
Nicole Kidman’s repressed CEO is drawn to Harris Dickinson’s confident young intern in a capital-E erotic thriller. Here’s our Babygirl review....
Nosferatu tops first UK box office weekend of 2025
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | News
Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is already the highest-grossing film of his career, and has just broken plenty more records besides. More below......
Changing tunes | Pop's acting one-hit-wonders
by James Harvey | Jan 07, 2025 | Feature
We take a look at the times famous singers attempted to branch out into acting - to varying degrees of success....
Richard Curtis interview | That Christmas, Love Actually and Pulp Fiction
by James Harvey | Dec 24, 2024 | Feature, News
To make a multi-thread Christmas classic once is a misfortune - to make one twice starts to look like carelessness... We sat down with Richard Curtis...
Mufasa | The difference between a blockbuster and an event
by James Harvey | Dec 23, 2024 | Feature, News
Hamlet's first lion-based prequel has arrived in cinemas with less of a roar and more a meow - what the heck happened?...
Queer review | A tequila-soaked tale of obsession
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2024 | News, Reviews
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey star in Luca Guadagnino's slightly depressing romance that's hard to watch at times. Here's our Queer review....
Up The Catalogue director interview | ‘It was called 4Q for a reason’
by James Harvey | Dec 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Alastair Siddons hated making his first film – so he made his psychological teleshopping parody Up The Catalogue a little differently…...
The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim review | Development obligations met
by James Harvey | Dec 12, 2024 | News, Reviews
Paper-thin characters and a derivative plot make this Lord Of The Rings anime into a flashy legal exercise. Here’s our The War Of The Rohirrim r...
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......
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...
Nosferatu review | Hell never looked so good
by James Harvey | Dec 02, 2024 | News, Reviews
Bill Skarsgård prowls 19th century Germany in a lush and terrifying reinvention of the vampire genre. Here’s our Nosferatu review....
Creative bankruptcy | How sequels came to dominate kids’ animation
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
With Disney and Universal both leaning into existing properties for their animated blockbusters, has the original cartoon gone the way of the VHS?...
A Sense of Community | The film societies keeping British cinema afloat
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We chat to the organisers behind some of the UK’s best-loved film societies – from the very new to the very old… ...
The making of Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We sat down with the director, production designer and puppet team leader to find out just what makes Aardman's poultry-packed sequel tick....
The Kitchen | Kibwe Tavares chats the move from architect to director
by James Harvey | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Architect-turned filmmaker Kibwe Tavares talks us through The Kitchen – the most exciting British sci-fi of 2024. ...
