The Fantastic Four: First Steps review – this Marvel reboot is an unspectacular drag
This retro-styled reboot of Marvel’s first family strands a talented cast in a 1960s world where nothing much of interest happens.
This retro-styled reboot of Marvel’s first family strands a talented cast in a 1960s world where nothing much of interest happens.
With minute-long episodes and multiple cliffhangers, soapy mini-serials draw millions of viewers in China. Now they’re are taking off worldwide.
Master storyteller Stephen King and his go-to filmmaker, Mike Flanagan offer insights into their new film, The Life of Chuck.
This satisfying French film follows a modern art appraiser whose career is jeopardised following the discovery of a long-lost Egon Schiele work.
Tim Robinson plays a suburban dad whose bromantic fixation on new neighbour Paul Rudd spirals into something far darker in this unsettling comedy about male loneliness.
How Michael Douglas won his father’s approval – and an Oscar – by making the acclaimed independent film. Here he reveals the backstory behind the 1975 hit.
Box-office returns for superhero movies have diminished since the pandemic. James Gunn hopes his ‘immigrant story’ reverses the trend.
An only child is sent home by doctors with a ‘migraine or hangover’ the night after celebrating his 18th birthday – he should have stayed in hospital.
Raynor Winn has broken her silence over claims she fabricated key elements of her best-selling memoir, saying she ‘deeply regrets’ mistakes but calling some allegations ‘grotesquely unfair.’
It’s been said that superhero movies are past their best. James Gunn’s intelligent and strongly-acted reboot with a new actor in the suit suggests otherwise.
The Story of Souleymane follows an asylum seeker in Paris in the days leading up to an immigration interview to decide his fate.
The actor opens up on why he had no choice but to take Amber Heard to court – ‘it had gone far enough’ – and the pain of watching lifelong friends turn their backs on him.
The dinosaurs are the real stars of this movie … which means that actors Jonathan Bailey, Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali don’t need to try very hard.
Denis Villeneuve, a ‘die-hard Bond fan’, will direct the first 007 film released under Amazon’s watch.
A retired French general discovers an old love letter praising his wife’s ‘glowing breasts’ in Riviera Revenge. Will it end his family?
Jodi Matterson made her name as the executive producer behind Australia’s most acclaimed television, having worked with Nicole Kidman and Sigourney Weaver. Now, she’s taking her biggest gamble yet.
Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later – a follow up to 28 Days Later – veers into Apocalypse Now territory with evolved Alpha zombies literally ripping people’s heads off.
Sydney-born actor Jai Courtenay is at the top of his game as a boat operator who takes tourists diving with sharks in heart-racer Dangerous Animals.
Dakota Johnson plays a matchmaker who uses economics to help people find their ‘retirement home partner and grave buddy’. Then she puts her theories to the test in her own love life.
The stars of Formula One line up against Brad Pitt in one of the most anticipated films of 2025. So does it live up to the hype, or is it the car crash of the year?
Actor Billy Zane reflects on iconic films Back to the Future, The Phantom and Titanic, and what still drives him.
This blockbuster racing film looks fabulous thanks to the Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski – but it also plays out like a two-and-a-half-hour advert for the sport.
The superhero studio, after a run of unprecedented successes, is cutting television production and fixing its film slate after fans lost the plot.
David Attenborough’s new documentary about a recovery in fish stocks has raised hopes that protection zones can help revive the world’s oceans.
It’s not the prehistoric monsters that haunt the composer of Jurassic World Rebirth. Talking behind-the-scenes at London’s famous Abbey Road Studios, Alexandre Desplat tells Review what really made him panic.
Spanish box office hit The 47 will have you cheering for a bus driver who wants to save a route for a disadvantaged community.
Few rock bands can match the raw power and propulsive swagger generated by Queens of the Stone Age in full flight. A new concert film shows the quintet in a raw, delicate state deep underground.
The movie Ballerina is more or less two hours of former Bond girl Ana de Armas killing people.
Sophia Banks on the elusive entrepreneur, supporting female talent, working with Jacob Elordi and getting her big break.
As the daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard grew up in Hollywood surrounded by stars – until her sister hit Steve Martin with a shoe. But she’s making her own way in a competitive world.
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