Movies

It won’t put the frighteners on Barbie but Disney’s spooky family comedy should keep tills ringing over the school holidays. The second film based on the Disneyland ride is a big improvement on the 2003 Eddie Murphy version, offering offbeat humour for adults and mild scares for kids. The most …

Deadpool 3 could suffer from delays after a released timetable indicates its premiere won’t be as expected, leaving Marvel fans disheartened. The third instalment of the hilarious hero, portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds, is set to be one to watch with the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Jennifer …

We’re a few laps into the “based on a true product” craze, with films like Air (trainers), The Beanie Bubble (cuddly toy), and the upcoming Blackberry (defunct phones) offering us exciting tours of strip-lit boardrooms. Thankfully, despite some pretty relentless product placement, Gran Turismo is a lot more high octane …

Next month it will have been two years since No Time To Die premiered, concluding Daniel Craig’s record 15 years as James Bond. Even before his final 007 movie was green-lit fans were speculating over who his replacement would be. In recent months the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Henry …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus struggled through hilarious scenes with the legendary Jeannie Berlin whilst filming You Hurt My Feelings. Nicole Holofcener, director of Enough Said and co-writer of 2022’s The Last Duel, penned and directed the new comedy-drama which stars Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies as middle-aged married couple Beth and Don. Berlin …

ABBA the Movie has been remastered 46 years on from its original 1977 release and is headed back to cinemas for two nights only on September 17 and 19. The special re-release on the big screen will also include exclusive content from the creators of ABBA Voyage and ABBA The …

It’s one of the most famous scenes in movie history. Before heading Back to the Future, Marty McFly introduces high school kids of 1955 to rock and roll. Taking over the guitar of an all-Black band at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, Michael J Fox’s white teenager leads them …

Martin Campbell is unique among James Bond directors having introduced the world to a new 007 star twice. The 79-year-old helmed the last two reboots in the spy film franchise with Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye and Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale. Now the hunt is on for the next Bond star and …

Movie extras may be out of work soon with a looming danger of being replaced by AI in blockbusters. Those who feature in the background of the world’s biggest films could be out of a job with Hollywood already starting to use “full body scans” to turn them into digital …

Gran Turismo is a welcome palate cleanser after the ongoing Barbenheimer box office takeover, but it’s destined to be forgotten amongst the chaos. Sony’s latest effort to bring its iconic PlayStation IPs to screen takes an admirably fresh approach, using Jann Mardenborough’s (played by Archie Madekwe) unique true story as …