A 2001 crime drama starring Jack Nicholson has made a quiet comeback on Amazon Prime Video, attracting new attention from viewers and reigniting debate around its polarising ending. The Pledge, directed by Sean Penn, was released with relatively modest fanfare at the time, but it has steadily gained a cult …
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One of the most powerful political thrillers of the 21st century is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Fernando Meirelles and based on the novel by John le Carré, this 2005 gem delivers a gripping and emotionally charged story of love, loss and corporate corruption – …
Read More »‘Essential’ World War 2 film is great director’s ‘hands down masterpiece’ | Films | Entertainment
Steven Spielberg and his wife visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp (Image: Getty) It remains as astonishing and heartbreaking a film today as the day it was released more than 30 years ago when it immediately became one of the greatest films of all time and saw audiences leaving cinemas in …
Read More »Warfare film had real injured Navy SEALs on set for ‘immensely intimate’ shoot | Films | Entertainment
This weekend, the incredible new action Iraq war film Warfare hits cinemas. Set over a few hours in November 2006, the Navy SEALs find themselves under attack with seriously injured members of their platoon in desperate need of rescue. The true story is co-directed by Alex Garland and vet Ray …
Read More »Downton Abbey 3 release date for heartbreaking finale ‘Expect plenty of tears’ | Films | Entertainment
Downton Abbey 3, now titled Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, is heartbreakingly set to be the last movie in the film and TV period drama. Taking place in 1930, our best bet is that the film will see the stately home’s future in serious jeopardy after the 1929 Wall Street …
Read More »Star Wars 50th anniversary new movie announced with huge Hollywood A-lister | Films | Entertainment
Star Wars Celebration 2025 has kicked off in Japan, unveiling a first look at The Mandalorian and Grogu movie (May 22, 2026). But if that wasn’t enough, Shawn Levy, director of Deadpool and Wolverine, has announced a new film. Ryan Gosling will star in Star Wars: Starfighter, which will hit …
Read More »The Godfather fans learn ending was changed decades later | Films | Entertainment
Fans of the hit film series The Godfather are still split on the ending, which was changed by the director decades after release. Francis Ford Coppola, the Hollywood legend behind films like Apocalypse Now, Dracula, and The Godfather trilogy, was unhappy with how the Al Pacino-starring third film ended. As …
Read More »Netflix adding film series ‘better than James Bond’ | Films | Entertainment
Harrison Ford discusses Indiana Jones legacy Netflix is set to thrill action-adventure fans next week by adding what many consider the ‘best film series of all time’ to its roster. The post-Easter bank holiday cheer is poised to continue as Netflix gears up to drop the first four instalments of …
Read More »Marvel director’s new movie is ‘one of the best films of the year’ | Films | Entertainment
Rush to the cinemas for one of 2025’s cinematic triumphs and a contender for the title of best horror film of the decade – Sinners is now showing nationwide. The film is a supernatural marvel, birthed from the brilliant mind behind some of the most iconic superhero cinema of recent …
Read More »‘Masterpiece’ World War 2 movie is all-time great and director’s ‘most perfect’ | Films | Entertainment
It’s been called “insanely OTT” with “tension ramped up to almost unbearable levels in a volley of standout scenes”. And it’s these very traits, along with its ability to “never once fail to surprise and entertain”, that have seen this World War Two film ranked among the 100 best films …
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