Movies

One fan hailed it a ‘masterpiece’ (Image: IMDb) A “masterpiece” sci-fi film now streaming on Amazon Prime is being showered with praise by devoted fans. Contact (1997) follows the story of Dr Eleanor “Ellie” Arroway (Jodie Foster), an American scientist dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life, who intercepts a …

Upcoming horror movie Passenger has already been dubbed “the scariest film of 2026” after the trailer left audiences “screaming out loud” thanks to its “jump scare of the year”. The movie stars Jacob Scipio and Lou Llobell as a couple whose idyllic road trip goes horribly wrong when they witness …

Back in 1974, director Sidney Lumet adapted what is probably Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery novel, aside from And Then There Were None. Murder on the Orient Express, which she penned in 1934, hit cinemas just 14 months before the author’s death. During that time, she confessed that the …

Netflix’s latest heart-pounding thriller featuring Taron Egerton and Charlize Theron is essential viewing for cinema enthusiasts this weekend. Helmed by Baltasar Kormákur (Beast, Everest), this electrifying cat-and-mouse chase sets the two Hollywood heavyweights against one another in the Australian outback. Apex follows Theron as adventurous rock climber Sasha, whose demanding …

Amazon Prime subscribers have been heaping accolades on what they’re calling “one of the best” war movies that has ever graced their screens. The 2022 film, Sniper: The White Raven, tracks the transformation of Mykola, a humble high school teacher whose life is upended by the 2014 Russian invasion of …

The cantankerous and eccentric John Ford had filmed several Westerns with John Wayne in colour, from The Searchers to She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. But when it came to shooting The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – which celebrates its 64th anniversary this week – with Duke and James Stewart …

Al Pacino has made a frank confession about working on The Godfather (Image: Monica Schipper, Getty Images) The Godfather (1972) is nearly universally considered one of the finest and most influential pictures in cinematic history – yet not every member of the cast shared that view while cameras were rolling. …

Last week, Amazon MGM Studios gave a brief update on the next James Bond, telling everyone to be patient for now. In the meantime, the bookies’ race for the next 007 continues to heat up. Harris Dickinson, who plays John Lennon in 2028’s four biopics of The Beatles, has had …

Back in 2019, a decade after Michael Jackson’s sudden death at 50, HBO launched the controversial two-part documentary Leaving Neverland. The film follows the testimonies of Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who allege that the King of Pop (who faced multiple independent accusations of child sexual abuse in …

Viewers can’t get over how good this ‘western masterpiece’ is (Image: Netflix) A Netflix Western is being hailed a ‘masterpiece’ by fans and critics who can’t stop raving over the brilliance of the film. Likened to Brokeback Mountain in the Westerns genre, the film stars leading actors and is available …