Movies

People enjoy war films for a number of reasons. Whether it’s a love of history, powerful storytelling or admiring soldiers’ and civilians’ resilience, the genre continues to attract audiences around the world. But while many people will have seen Saving Private Ryan or Schindler’s List, there’s one film that some …

With an impressive 90% rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics, this 2018 thriller has done its job and left viewers “broken”. Hereditary is an American supernatural psychological film written and directed by Ari Aster in her feature film debut. The film’s synopsis reads: “When the matriarch of the Graham family passes …

Bruce Willis may be the face of Die Hard now – vest, firehose, and all – but the role of John McClane wasn’t written for him. In fact, it was first offered to a singer, not the legendary action star Willis. And not just any singer – 73-year-old Frank Sinatra. …

A 1997 gangster film with an impressive rating from Rotten Tomatoes and a “great” performance from Al Pacino is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Donnie Brasco is based on the true story of Pistone, an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Bonanno crime family during 1970s New York …

Goodfellas is hailed by many as the pinnacle of cinema, a towering achievement in film-making and a cornerstone of the gangster genre. Martin Scorsese’s iconic film chronicles the life of Henry Hill, an Irish-Italian American who grows up idolising the Mafia in his New York neighbourhood, subsequently spiralling into a …

BBC viewers have just days left to stream a much-loved Hugh Grant comedy hailed as ‘laugh out loud funny.’ The 1994 classic, Four Weddings and a Funeral, is available on iPlayer until Tuesday, July 8. This Oscar-nominated dramedy marked a pivotal point in the careers of Grant and scriptwriter Richard …

One of the most iconic science fiction films of all time, Blade Runner (1982), has just landed on Amazon Prime Video, giving a new generation the chance to watch what many critics and fans consider a cinematic masterpiece. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford in one of his …

BBC viewers have just a few days left to stream the Oscar winning and critically acclaimed crime comedy film for free. BlacKkKlansman, which boasts an almost perfect rating, is currently available at no extra cost but will be removed from the platform in a short time. The broadcaster has confirmed …

Steven Spielberg’s 2012 biographical drama, Lincoln, is considered to be one of his all-time best works. The historical period film has been directed and produced by Spielberg, with a screenplay penned by Tony Kushner. Loosely based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, a 2005 biography written …

A hidden meaning in the title of The Matrix has been found by fans, 26 years after the film first released. The series, starring Keanu Reeves, was a smash hit at the box office on first release, and was followed by two sequels in 2003. A fourth installment released in …