Movies

Back in 2020, Sir Sam Mendes released his World War 1 epic 1917 in the UK. The Oscar-winning movie, nominated for 10 Academy Awards, follows two British soldiers (led by George MacKay) on a mission to deliver a message to call off an attack the Germans were prepared for. Featuring cameos …

As we herald the arrival of 2025, Netflix UK subscribers can brace themselves for one of the most nerve-racking thrillers of the previous decade, now streaming without any additional cost. With the festive period behind us and the annual marathon of Yuletide flicks concluded, cinema enthusiasts are scouring for top-tier …

We’ve all heard of Saving Private Ryan and The Great Escape, but occasionally, some hidden gems from World War 2 movies that we might not be so familiar with pop up on TV. Today on BBC Two there’s a couple starting with The Heroes of Telemark at 4:15pm. This British …

Apple TV is set to launch a “genius” new initiative this weekend, with customers lauding the announcement. The streaming platform, which offers a range of original content, will be free to stream globally on the first weekend of the year (from Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5), on any …

Following on from his Oscar-winning success in Gladiator, Russell Crowe returned with another period-set action masterpiece. Back in 2003, the Aussie starred in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, adapted from three Patrick O’Brian novels. Set during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century, the film …

This week marks the 79th anniversary of the release of 1945’s They Were Expendable, a film set during the Battle of the Philippines which took place just a couple of years prior. The film’s cinematic debut was pushed back to late December 1945 since the Japanese had surrendered earlier that …

Sean Connery and Michael Caine’s 1975 classic The Man Who Would Be King has many shocking stories from behind the scenes. Based on the Rudyard Kipling classic, the film saw the two stars play rogue ex-soldiers in the British Army during the late 19th century when one is mistaken for …

Groundhog Day is a comedy classic and a fan theory about Bill Murray’s comedy classic has proven to be very popular on Reddit. The movie never explained why Phil Connors was trapped in a time loop, living the same day over and over. But what if it was the ever-annoying …

John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on some of the Hollywood Golden Age’s best-loved Westerns, from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps their most famous was 1956’s The Searchers, which saw Duke play a Civil War veteran spending years searching for his abducted …

Peter O’Toole very nearly didn’t play Lawrence of Arabia. Originally, Marlon Brando was wanted by director Sir David Lean and producer Sam Spiegel, with the latter having won Oscars alongside the star for 1954’s On the Waterfront. However, the Hollywood legend turned it down for the shooting in Tahiti with …