133 movie sequels currently on the way
by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2026 | Feature
Hollywood still loves its follow-ups - here's our round-up of 133 (and counting) sequels currently on the way....
Modern action films and the trouble with digital bullet hits
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 13, 2026 | Feature
They’re safer and cheaper than squibs and pyrotechnics, but there are limitations to digital gore and bullet hits, Ryan writes....
Moana box office performance again raises questions about Disney live-action remakes
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 13, 2026 | News
With an estimated budget of $250m, Moana's initial ticket sales look rather grim - marking another box office disappointment for Disney....
The End Of Oak Street is 99 minutes long, rated PG-13
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 13, 2026 | News
It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's dinosaur thriller The End Of Oak Street, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, is short, snappy, and...
Awful news: Sam Neill dies, at the age of 78
by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2026 | News
The family of Sam Neill have announced his sudden and unexpected passing, at the age of 78. More on the news here....
Podcast | Dances With Wolves (1990), plus its three different cuts
by Simon Brew | Jul 13, 2026 | Podcasts
Kevin Costner would gamble hard on making Dances With Wolves - and the story of how it got to the screen is quite the tale....
Supernatural | Take our big 25 question quiz
by Maria Lattila | Jul 10, 2026 | Feature
How well do you know Sam and Dean Winchester? Well enough to beat our huge 25-question quiz about Supernatural? We dare you to try!...
Hope | The monster movie that startled Cannes has a new trailer
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2026 | News
Receiving both applause and a hint of bafflement at Cannes, Hope is the new monster movie from The Wailing director Na Hong-jin. Here's the trailer:...
Alien: Earth season 2 | Tracey Ullman and Jerome Flynn join the cast
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2026 | News, TV
Horror TV spin-off Alien: Earth season 2 is still filming, with Tracey Ullman, Jerome Flynn (pictured) and Sam Spruell now added to the cast....
Selling beer from beyond the grave: dead stars and the law
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2026 | Feature, News
John Wayne flogging beer? Einstein shilling smart meters? The law surrounding the use of a late star’s likeness has evolved considerably over the p...
The Last Boy Scout | An early workprint has been found
by Simon Brew | Jul 10, 2026 | News
Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray soon - and there may be an alternate, early cut of the movie included....
Kung Fu Soccer | Shaolin Soccer 2 is finished and heading to release
by Simon Brew | Jul 09, 2026 | News
Stephen Chow returns to the field of Shaolin Soccer for Kung Fu Soccer - and a brief trailer is teasing what's in store for the new film....
Soulm8te | Erotic M3GAN spin-off going straight to streaming in August, trailer appears
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2026 | News
Blumhouse's erotic M3GAN saucy robot spin-off Soulm8te is going straight to streaming in August after Universal pulled its cinema release. Trailer,...
Dune: Part Three | Intense second trailer arrives
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2026 | News
The second trailer lands for Dune: Part Three, and it's filled with beautifully-framed, unsettling imagery....
AI is killing creative jobs, just not in the way tech firms advertised
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 09, 2026 | Feature, Gaming, News
Thousands of creative jobs are going at some of the world’s most respected games studios - because Microsoft can’t stop burning money on AI....
Fast Forever | It turns out that the sequel hasn't gone into production after all
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2026 | News
A clip shared by Vin Diesel heavily implied that Fast Forever had gone into production; instead, he was recording an advert for the World Cup....
Skeletons | John Goodman joins new horror from Strange Darling director JT Mollner
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2026 | News
John Goodman is to co-star with Brie Larson in Skeletons, a forthcoming horror film from Strange Darling director JT Mollner....
25 underappreciated films on Netflix UK
by Maria Lattila | Jul 08, 2026 | Feature, News
Looking for something to watch tonight? Netflix has a huge library of films, but we're here to help. Here are 25 underrated films available to stream...
Sacha Baron Cohen has quietly made a new Ali G movie
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 08, 2026 | News
As he did with his Borat films, Sacha Baron Cohen is said to have made a new Ali G movie in secret. Well, it isn't a secret now, obviously....
Spice World | Why it’s not (yet) available, and the increasingly muddled world of film rights
by Simon Brew | Jul 08, 2026 | News
Spice World, released in 1997, is finally set to re-enter distribution - but lots of other films are still stuck in limbo. More here....
Dead Again | When the RSC took on Hitchcock
by James Harvey | Jul 08, 2026 | Feature
Kenneth Branagh’s boldly bonkers Dead Again is on Netflix now in the UK. We look at the story behind a film out of time....
Artificial | Neon didn't have to pay a penny for the OpenAI drama dumped by Amazon (report)
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2026 | Feature
Amazon was so keen to divest itself from Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI that its deal with Neon reportedly included a no money...
Podcast | Howard The Duck (1986) and the first Marvel movie, plus Terri White
by Simon Brew | Jul 07, 2026 | Podcasts
Marvel movies! The first one! The extraordinary story of Howard The Duck, and then a hell of a conversation with the mighty Terri White!...
Re-releases heading back into cinemas in 2026
by Maria Lattila | Jul 07, 2026 | Feature, News
Yearning for some classic films on the big screen? Here's a list of all the re-releases heading into UK cinemas in the near future....
Tilly Norwood creators threaten to make AI feature film
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2026 | News
Particle 6, the company behind AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood, has announced plans to make a coming-of-age film....
Ocean's Eleven | Vicky Krieps among growing prequel cast
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 07, 2026 | News
Vicky Krieps, George MacKay and Omar Sy are the latest additions to the Ocean's Eleven prequel, which Bradley Cooper is set to direct. And write. And...
Star Trek Beyond | 10 years on, where does the film franchise go next?
by A J Black | Jul 07, 2026 | Feature, News
It's a decade since Star Trek Beyond, but as the franchise toasts its 60th anniversary, there's no new film is on the horizon. We look at the twists...
Ubik | The Philip K Dick film adaptation we never got - and why it might one day happen
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2026 | News
Richard Linklater is but one filmmaker who’s tried to adapt Philip K Dick’s Ubik. There’s still a small chance that a movie version might emerg...
Supergirl | Behind-the-scenes report of competing edits sounds like Suicide Squad history repeating
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2026 | News
A report from the production of Supergirl describes competing edits of the same movie - an echo of Suicide Squad's multiple cuts....
Heat 2 | Filming to begin in November, DiCaprio and Bale roles confirmed
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 06, 2026 | News
Michael Mann's thriller sequel Heat 2 is said to be filming this November, with Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio to star....
