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Spotlight on Maya Rudolph: fearlessly funny and capable of heartfelt drama
The SNL alum will play an ultrarich divorcee in her newest Apple TV+ series—a sadly rare lead role.
8 movies arriving in UK cinemas this July that we’re excited about
It’s hammer time in July as everyone’s favourite Norse God brings the noise!
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is mythology, not biography – and it’s all the better for it
Luhrmann’s “subtlety is for cowards” approach still impresses, and Austin Butler is a sensation.
The Lazarus Project goes well beyond what we expect from time-travel espionage shows
This very entertaining series goes well beyond what we expect from time-travel espionage shows.
UK, get ready for a mountain of entertainment: Paramount+ has launched
Could this be the new streaming service for you? Fans of Yellowstone and Star Trek say yep.
UK, get ready for a mountain of entertainment: Paramount+ has launched
Could this be the new streaming service for you? Fans of Yellowstone and Star Trek say yep.
Here, kitty: trailer and release date for Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
Shrek’s suave feline friend (voiced by Antonio Banderas) gets a standalone sequel, after his first movie in 2011.
How to watch Buzz’s solo mission Lightyear in the UK
Chris Evans voices this younger, cooler version of the heroic Toy Story space ranger, now playing in cinemas.
10 of the biggest blockbusters still to come in 2022
The year in cinema is not over yet, with new superhero smackdowns, star biopics, and genius horror headed our way.
God’s Favourite Idiot only allows Melissa McCarthy to use about half her talent
This comedy is unwilling to push Melissa McCarthy into where she’s best: the world of the jagged and imperfect.
Spotlight on Catherine Martin: the Baz-tastic costume and production designer
The insanely fabulous costume designer makes Baz Luhrmann’s films instantly recognizable.
Strange staycations: 6 genre films set in the British countryside
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise: classic folk horror and mad villagers abound.
Our fave dysfunctional adopted superhero family is back in a new season of The Umbrella Academy
They’re even more dysfunctional than before – if that’s even possible.
Retrospective: As Batman Returns turns 30, here’s why it’s still the best bat-movie
The true benchmark for quality cinematic bat-themed crime-fighting was established 30 years ago
Netflix doco Halftime offers a slice of J.Lo’s life – if a carefully constructed one
Superbowl rehearsals reveal tireless star power that is far from as effortless as it seems.
7 of the best comedy series on Disney+ UK
Disney has some truly underrated, beloved, and hilarious shows in their TV library.
Music biopic performances: the worst, the best and the rest
We’ve chosen five eerie, perfectly precise evocations of music legends…and five not-so-hot imitations.
Spiderhead offers cerebral sci-fi thrills—and a fun villainous role for Chris Hemsworth
Consider it “weekend viewing” rather than “future classic.”
Friendship is everything in authentic rom-com series Everything I Know About Love
Older viewers might clutch their pearls at the sex, drugs, and modern vulgarities of Dolly Alderton’s clever show.
Phil Tippett is Frankenstein and Mad God is his painstaking, visionary monster
The Old Gods are dead: long live a potato with human teeth, in Tippett’s apocalyptic stop-motion feat.
The thrillingly gory The Quarry blurs the line between video game and interactive movie
Is it a game or an interactive movie? Either way, horror fans are gonna love it.
