A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]
Movie Review – Joy (2024)
Joy, 2024. Directed by Ben Taylor. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Bill Nighy, James Norton, Charlie Murphy, Rish Shah, Cecily Cleeve, Eoin Duffy, Mariam Haque, Abbiegail Mills, Olivia Sellers, Joanna Scanlan, Tanya Moodie, Ella Bruccoleri, Douggie McMeekin, Miles Jupp, Louisa Harland, and Toby Williams. SYNOPSIS: 3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist, and an innovative surgeon […]
Disney pulls 2026 Star Wars movie from release schedule
Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars movie plans look to be undergoing a major shake-up once in the wake of the announcement that writer-producer Simon Kinberg will oversee a new Star Wars trilogy. Having put the franchise’s film side on temporary hold following the negative reception to 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2026 was earmarked […]
A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40: The Story Behind the Iconic Supernatural Slasher
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Wes Craven’s iconic slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street on its 40th anniversary… A Nightmare on Elm Street is a horror film that requires little introduction. The movie introduced audiences to one of most iconic horror villains with Robert Englund’s malevolent, razor-clawed Freddy Kreuger and also launched […]
A New Golden Age of Espionage TV Shows?
In the wake of the success of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, Chris Connor looks forward to a new golden age of TV spy shows… Espionage and TV have a long and often hugely successful history; if we look at acclaimed adaptations of John Le Carre’s work including The Night Manager and Alec Guinness-led adaptations of […]
Heavenly Creatures at 30: Peter Jackson’s Complex and Visually Stylish True Crime Drama
As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures… Peter Jackson is a filmmaker who requires very little introduction. Starting out as a cult film director with efforts such as Meet the Feebles and Braindead, Jackson has gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed […]
Ursula Andress cannibal horror Slave of the Cannibal God coming to 4K Ultra HD
Severin Films has announced the upcoming 4K Ultra HD release of Iralian director Sergio Martino’s (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh) 1978 video nasty cannibal horror Slave of the Cannibal God (a.k.a. The Mountain of the Cannibal God) starring O.G. Bond Girl Ursula Andress alongside Stacey Keach. After creating some of the best gialli of […]
Scarlett Johansson is hunting dinosaur DNA in new Jurassic World Rebirth image
Following Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World trilogy, the Jurassic Park franchise is set to undergo a new evolution in 2025 as Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards launches an all-new chapter with Jurassic World Rebirth, and thanks to Empire we’ve got a new look from the film featuring the franchise’s new […]
From Hated to Loved: Did These Movies Deserve Reappraisal?
We look at ten once-hated films that have been shown more affection in recent years and ask, do they deserve the newfound love? It’s a story as old as cinema time. A film comes out greeted with a vitriolic response from critics and audiences. In time we’ve seen the likes of Citizen Kane, The Shining […]
The Little Mermaid gets a fairy tale horror reimagining with new trailer
Lionsgate has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Leigh Scott’s dark take on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale The Little Mermaid. The horror follows Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist who falls for a mysterious woman resembling a mermaid while searching for proof of an advanced prehistoric society on a small Caribbean island. The film […]
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