Movies

Still from Darkest Hour (2017) starring Gary Oldman as Sir Winston Churchill (Image: Publicity Picture – Universal Pictures) Looking for something worth watching this May that won’t cost a penny? Freely, the UK’s new free streaming platform, is offering a solid line-up of quality films across BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel …

Ten years on from its release, space disaster movie Gravity continues to be a hit with movie lovers and is available to stream on Amazon Prime and NOW TV. The film, which has been labelled by TimeOut as the “best disaster movie of all time” in its latest ranking, came …

This science fantasy flick boasts an A-list cast and is now catching the eye of Netflix viewers. Okja, a sci-fi adventure directed by Academy Award-winner Bong Joon Ho of Parasite fame, has been making waves. Known for his biting humour and sharp commentary on societal issues, the 2017 film is …

Amazon Prime viewers have flocked to praise “one of the best” war films they have ever watched. Sniper: The White Raven, released in 2022, follows Mykola, a high school teacher who has his world turned upside down after Russia invades Donbas in 2014. With his peaceful way of life interrupted, …

Fans of The Godfather were stunned to learn the film had a very different cast shortly before filming began. The Hollywood classic has an all-star cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Diane Keaton, but most fans may not realise these roles were close to being portrayed by completely different …

Netflix is removing a popular Oscar-winning movie that fans have described as “absolutely incredible”, “fantastic” and “harrowing”. The streaming service regularly adds and removes movies and series as it updates its catalogue. In May, a number of award-winning flicks will leave the platform including one with an impressive near-perfect Rotten …

It was 80 years ago, on April 30, 1945, when Adolf Hitler died by suicide with Eva Braun, his bride of 24 hours, just before the end of World War 2. The Nazi monster didn’t want to be taken alive by the Allies, who were storming Berlin and closing in …

Russell Crowe’s The Pope’s Exorcist was based on the Vatican’s real-life one, and now Al Pacino stars as Theophilius Riesinger. The historical figure was a German-American priest and exorcist based in the US. The upcoming horror film The Ritual “is a faithful and terrifying depiction of the case of Emma …

Netflix has just dropped Havoc, and early reactions suggest action fans – especially those who love the John Wick franchise – are in for a treat. Starring Tom Hardy and directed by Gareth Evans, Havoc is a brutal, fast-paced action thriller that’s already being hailed as one of the most …

Robert De Niro has been active since 1962, and has been in at least 129 films in his career (Image: Getty) From mean streets to mob legends, Robert De Niro’s career is one that helped define modern cinema. Whether playing tortured loners or charismatic gangsters, De Niro’s work across five …