Movies

Guillermo del Toro has finally delivered the film he spent nearly two decades dreaming about and the result is being hailed as one of the defining movies of 2025. His adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein is now streaming on Netflix and debuted earlier this year at the 82nd …

Critics are hailing a drama film directed by Alexander Payne. Billed as “bittersweet” but a “favourite”, the 2023 American Christmas comedy drama, which was written by David Hemingson, has an impressive score of 97% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The Holdovers is set in 1970 and follows a bad-tempered instructor (Paul Giamatti) who forms a …

Written and directed by a filmmaker hailed as one of Britain’s most esteemed auteurs of his time, this 2021 film marks Terence Davies’ final tour de force. The biographical romantic drama, Benediction, features Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi in the lead roles as war poet Siegfried Sassoon. They are joined …

Avatar: Fire and Ash is well on the way to crossing the $2 billion mark like its two predecessors, following a $136 million opening day worldwide. The best way to view the movie is in IMAX 3D and now writer-director James Cameron has revealed the best and worst seats in …

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon in war. During World War 2, US President Harry Truman ordered the detonation of an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and three days later, on Nagasaki. The result was the deaths of between …

Whether you’re an adult or a child, this film is one that will get you into the festive spirit this season. It tells the story of a man who inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve and finds himself magically recruited to take his place.  The Santa …

Hollywood star Will Smith was reduced to tears during a moment of self-discovery with monks in a remote Asian monastery in his new TV show. The seven-part documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith, which launches on National Geographic Channel and Disney+ next month, is the actor’s second comeback …

A new Western drama is a huge success on Netflix, despite only getting a 30% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The Abandons is an American Western action drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for Netflix. It stars Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson in the main roles, supported by Nick Robinson, Diana …

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception (2010) (Image: Warner Bros. Pictures) You could debate for hours on end when trying to decide your favourite films of all time. However, some really do just stand out as classics. Despite most of the classics being created in the 20th century, this list has four that …

A “masterful” war film directed by Mel Gibson and rated higher than Dunkirk is now streaming on Amazon Prime. The heartwrenching 2016 film follows Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, one of America’s “greatest heroes” who managed to save lives in one of the bloodiest battles in WWII, without ever firing …