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Ryan Gosling will play Ghost Rider in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Image: Getty) Ryan Gosling will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), and fans all have the same wish for his upcoming film debut. The 45-year-old actor is celebrating success after success this year, as just months after starring in …

The ensemble cast also includes Jo Hartley, Joe Gilgun, Vicky McClure, Andrew Shim, Rosamund Hanson, Jack O’Connell, Chanel Cresswell, Perry Benson, Michael Socha, and Frank Harper. The film’s synopsis reads: “Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), who lost his father in the Falklands War, earns the respect of skinheads when he stands up …

One of history’s most captivating eras is endlessly revisited through period dramas – whether films, television series or mini-series, there appears to be no shortage of fresh perspectives from which to retell the story of Henry VIII and his six wives. Several productions have earned their place in this genre’s …

This war movie starring Michael Caine has been described as the benchmark for war movies, and it is available to watch on Amazon Prime. A Bridge Too Far follows the Allied armies as they concoct a plan to win the Second World War at Arnhem. However, the area of Arnhem, …

Back in 1976, Martin Scorsese directed one of his most famous and impactful films. Written by Paul Schrader, Taxi Driver is set in a downtrodden New York City after the Vietnam War. Robert De Niro stars as (you guessed it) a taxi driver called Travis Bickle, who has a mental …

A “masterpiece” alternative history action horror film set during World War 2 is streaming now in the UK. Overlord (2018) tells the fictional story of American soldiers in a plane that is shot down during a mission on the eve of D-Day. They land in a Nazi-occupied French village which …

A “neglected” gangster movie is hailed as “one of the very best of the genre” and is now streaming in the UK. The King of New York (1990) tells the story of Frank White (played by Christopher Walken), a fictional crime kingpin who emerges after a lengthy prison term intent …

Jeremy Strong stars in The Social Reckoning (Image: Sony Pictures Releasing) As someone who loves movies more than life itself, I pride myself on being ahead of the curve with film releases. This summer has been better than the past (never forget Barbenheimer 2023, however), with the release of Christopher …

There’s a BBC series on iPlayer that you may not have had the chance to watch yet, but critics bill it as an “understated gem”. Film Club is a British television series written by and starring Aimee Lou Wood and Ralph Davis. It first aired early in October on BBC …

A Steven Spielberg film you’ve probably never heard of that one fan hailed as a “misunderstood masterpiece” is streaming now in the UK. The teaser intro for 1941 (released in 1979), reads: “In the days after the Pearl Harbor attack, panic spreads across a California city when an enemy submarine …