Movies

Back in 1962, John Wayne starred as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Howard Hawks’ adventure rom-com Hatari! Filming on location in Tanzania, the film had a very loose script around real-life chases in jeeps and trucks. Not only were the animals totally wild, but the …

With horror fans rushing to watch new zombie movie 28 Years Later – the second sequel to Cillian Murphy’s 28 Days Later – it’s likely everyone will be craving more of the same right up until the release of spin-off The Bone Temple next year. They’re in luck, as one …

Renowned film critic Roger Ebert was one of the most notable voices in cinema. He was the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize Award and he shared his views and passion for movies in an accessible and engaging way. He was first and foremost a fan of film …

Forty years on from its release, war film Ran continues to prove popular among movie enthusiasts and is available on the British Film Institute’s streaming service as well as Amazon Prime Video. The film, which has been labelled by Vulture as “the greatest war movie ever made” in its latest ranking, …

Fans ‘love’ this newly-released fantasy epic that has a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. How to Train Your Dragon’s live action movie was released earlier this month and follows on from the How to Train Your Dragon animated films, of which the last one was released in 2019. The …

A war film that is available to rent and buy on Amazon Prime has been hailed as the “perfect masterpiece,” with viewers praising the film as a “powerful” and a “realistic portrayal” of The Battle of Stalingrad during World War 2. The film titled Stalingrad was released in 1993, and …

28 Years Later: Official trailer Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s 28 Years Later is unashamedly littered with symbolism and metaphor, from the in-your-face overtones to more subtle themes. The director and writer make no bones about the fact that their latest British zombie horror is about our post-Brexit/COVID world amid …

This iconic 2000s movie was miles better than the book it was adapted from. Mean Girls is a highly quotable teen drama that was ahead of its time. The film was directed by Mark Waters and stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Tim Meadows, Ana …

Keira Knightley played Elizabeth Bennett (Image: Getty) Two decades after its release, the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice still stands its ground as the most well-known Jane Austen adaptation, and one of the most beloved period dramas ever made. It follows the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, who …

Decades since its release in 1957 critics are still consider this war film to be one of the best of all time, but it’s about to disappear from streaming services. The award-winning film set against the backdrop of the Second World War, The Bridge on the River Kwai, is a …