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Twenty years later, America’s emaciated former sweetheart was found dead in a bathtub in a Beverly Hills hotel. What went so badly wrong? For the curious, there are two ­documentaries. The most recent, 2018’s Whitney, attributed her drug addiction to childhood traumas – sexual abuse by her cousin, and her mother …

Glass Onion is the first half of a two-movie deal involving Netflix, writer-director Rian Johnson and Bond star Daniel Craig. While not quite as clever as the first Knives Out movie from 2019, sharp lines, smart twists and lively performances suggest a bright future for Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc. A group of …

It begins with Don Cheadle’s lecturer delivering a treatise on the cultural importance of the car crash in American cinema. Sadly, this verbose, smug and fatally charmless 80s drama is something of a car crash too. Adam Driver sports a beer gut to play Jack Gladney, an unconvincing middle-aged professor …

007 bosses are currently on the hunt for the next actor destined to take over from Daniel Craig as James Bond. The British star played the suave hero in five films across 15 years – but before he landed the gig, he went up against a major Australian star. Sam …

Elf has gone down in history as one of the most popular and influential modern Christmas movies of all time. Not only was it a major financial success – earning more than $225 million at the box office on a meagre $33 million budget – but it also sent Will …

Today, December 22, 2022, marks the 50th birthday of Vanessa Paradis, the French singer, model and actress. While the star has a powerful career in her own right, many people may know her as the ex-partner of Johnny Depp. The Pirates of the Caribbean star was with her for 14 …

No Time To Die was delayed for years, but it was eventually released on September 28, 2021, and marked Daniel Craig’s fifth and final journey as James Bond. Since then, all eyes have been on the Bond bosses deciding which actor will take over from the Brit. In a new …

Black Adam was highly anticipated by DC Comics fans – but critics hated it. The movie, which hit cinemas back in October, was promised by Dwayne Johnson to “change the hierarchy of power” in the DC Universe. He also brought Henry Cavill back into the picture as Superman in a …

After No Time To Die hit cinemas, Daniel Craig stepped away from the legendary role of James Bond. Following 15 years and five movies, his tenure as the action hero finally concluded. Since then, Bond bosses have stated that they will be announcing the next star of the role in …

Love Actually is often broadcasted throughout Christmas (Image: IMDB) That may be because since its release, the calibre of Christmas movies generally has been in steady decline. The early 2000s saw a run of Christmas films you can probably still remember, and which made money. How The Grinch Stole Christmas …