Category: Film

We need more films like Bank of Dave right now… (Picture: Netflix / Paul Stephenson) With Trump’s tariffs causing mayhem on top of general chaos from across the pond, rising global tensions, daily horrific news stories on our doorstep and the world burning with wildfires, everything feels a bit much right now. As so much is going on around us, it’s important to take a step out of the real world into our imaginations every now and then. What better … Continue reading “The 7 best feel-good Netflix films and shows to escape this scary world”

Paddington in Peru is now streaming on Netflix (Picture: Studiocanal) Film fans rejoice as one of the most popular British film franchises in years has now had its most recent movie added to Netflix. After Paddington 2 was famously held in higher regard by its most ardent fans than Citizen Kane – traditionally seen as one of the best pieces of cinema ever produced – everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear returned last year for a third adventure. And now Paddington in … Continue reading “Sequel to movie dubbed ‘better than Citizen Kane’ added to Netflix”

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s controversial romance flick has landed on streaming (Picture: AP) Blake Lively’s latest movie has been at the centre of a ferocious legal battle for months—and now you can see what all the fuss is about. The Gossip Girl alum stars opposite Justin Baldoni in the screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s romance novel, It Ends With Us. She plays Lily Bloom, who moves to Boston following a traumatic upbringing, hoping to start her own business. There, … Continue reading “Blake Lively’s controversial film at centre of lawsuit now available to stream in the UK”

Titanic is the fourth highest grossing film of all time – but a 2025 movie is hot on its tail (Picture: Paramount Pictures via AP) The highest-grossing film of 2025 has recently broken the world record for the highest-grossing animated film of all time – before it even opened worldwide. And now, it’s officially in the top five most successful movies at the box office ever. Having smashed an eye-popping barrier after initially grossing over $2,000,000,000 (£1,561,800,000) as of last … Continue reading “2025’s ‘obscure’ highest-grossing film has almost broken Titanic’s gigantic record”

Daniel Craig’s replacement as James Bond still hasn’t been announced (Pictures: Getty) James Bond speculation is a favourite pastime of both Brits and film fans alike, as we endure the agonising wait for a formal casting to be announced. Since Daniel Craig completed his last assignment as 007 in 2021 with No Time to Die, we’ve survived three years of gossip and rumours with no confirmation as to who the new actor to take up the spy’s licence to kill … Continue reading “Adolescence star enters race to play James Bond after Netflix success”

Fans of Netflix’s latest film have been taking drastic action (Picture: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix) The new number one film on Netflix globally has been watched a whopping 24,400,000 times since its release – and is inspiring fans to break up with their boyfriends. The Life List is a rom-com/drama starring Sofia Carlson, Kyle Allen and Connie Britton, and written and directed by Adam Brooks from the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman. After the death of her mother … Continue reading “Netflix’s new number one film is making fans ‘break up with their boyfriends’”

Don’t Worry Darling is coming to Netflix (Picture: Warner Bros/Everett/REX/Shutterstock) Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, is set to come to Netflix after being haunted by reported backstage drama throughout its press run. The 2022 Olivia Wilde-directed psychological thriller, which follows a 1950s housewife (Pugh) who starts to become unnerved by her picture-perfect husband and closed community, when it seems that not everything is as it seems. The film launched on Netflix and has hooked viewers, soaring … Continue reading “Netflix viewers obsessed with ‘wild’ psychological thriller with insane backstage drama”

Elijah Wood’s salary for Lord of the Rings ‘wasn’t massive’ (Picture Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic) The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is one of the most successful movie series of all time – but the actors playing the Hobbits didn’t exactly feel the full benefit. Directed by Peter Jackson and filmed over the course of an entire year, the Lord of the Rings films became beloved the world over and have grossed $3billion since their release. The sets used for … Continue reading “Elijah Wood’s Lord of the Rings salary isn’t the only surprisingly low Hollywood payday”

Horror ‘reinterpretation’ of Steamboat Willie Screamboat has landed in cinemas (Picture: Sklae Lorand/Signature Entertainment) Screamboat, the horror spin on Steamboat Willie – the short which introduced Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse in 1928 – is somehow both really quite awful and oddly irresistible at the same time. It’s not the first film to capitalise on the copyright to older versions of Disney characters expiring by putting them in slasher flicks and drenching them in blood; The Mouse Trap even beat it … Continue reading “I was not prepared for Mickey Mouse to cut off a penis in Screamboat”