Movies

Fans of the legendary film The Godfather were stunned to learn one of the lead stars was “almost fired” a week into filming. Though the movie has gone down in Hollywood history as one of the greatest films of all time, one of the main stars, who featured in all …

Despite being released over 27 years ago, Titanic remains a cinematic masterpiece. The film tells the tale of Jack and Rose, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, aboard the ill-fated Titanic. One of the most iconic scenes, which continues to spark debate in the film industry, shows Jack and …

There is a high likelihood that many people, if asked, would tell you that their favourite gangster movie is the Francis Ford Coppola classic The Godfather. However, there is another gangster film that is a strong contender in the running for the best of all time and it came out …

Tom Hardy is widely regarded as one of the most successful actors from the UK, and after three decades on screens, he seemingly has no interest in slowing down. The Londoner has recently returned to the spotlight with the new release of MobLand and Netflix’s Havoc. Despite this, many of …

Back in 1992, Daniel Day-Lewis starred in Michael Mann’s The Last of the Mohicans. Based on the 1826 novel of the same name, the historical epic is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War. This was a theatre of the Seven Years’ War between the North American colonies …

Clint Eastwood has starred in and directed many excellent Hollywood movies. But one script instantly made him fall in love with the project he would go on to direct. The film in question was Sully: Miracle on the Hudson, the retelling of the 2009 Hudson River plane crash in which …

Film fans have raved about his film since its release in 2014, and many were shocked to learn that it was directed by none other than Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. Unbroken is an Oscar-nominated film that depicts the real-life story of a World War II hero. With Jack O’Connell starring …

The world awoke this morning to the news that Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church for over a decade, has died at the age of 88. His death brings an end to a 12-year papacy marked by reform, compassion, and controversy. And now, it initiates a centuries-old process: …

The political thriller Conclave, released in 2024, quickly became a favourite among movie enthusiasts and is now readily available for home viewing. Directed by Edward Berger and penned by Peter Straughan, the film is an adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2016 novel of the same name. The star-studded cast includes Ralph …

Having worked for MI5 and MI6 during the 1950s and 1960s, David Cornwell became one of the greatest spy novelists of all time under his pen name John le Carré. His intelligence officer character George Smiley, a short, balding and overweight man with glasses, was created as a more accurate …