Movies

Today, 81 years after D-Day, one of the most revered war epics ever made is surging in popularity again – and it’s now available to stream on Apple TV and to rent on Amazon Video. The Longest Day (1962), the sprawling black-and-white retelling of the Allied landings in Normandy, is …

Joe Wright’s Atonement, the acclaimed World War 2 film featuring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, certainly left its mark with seven Oscar nods and a whopping fourfold box office profit. Gripping and beautifully filmed, Atonement centres on the events of one sweltering summer day in 1935, the repercussions of which …

Western enthusiasts are in for a treat with Netflix’s current lineup, boasting some of the finest films in the genre from the last quarter-century, including The Power of the Dog and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Not to mention, the streaming giant also offers top-notch TV series like Godless and …

When a big-budget adventure film starring John Krasinski and Natalie Portman drops on Apple TV+ with the promise of ancient secrets, global intrigue and long-lost artefacts, you’d expect some excitement. But what truly caught my attention was the film’s Rotten Tomatoes score: a surprisingly low 36%. Still, I decided to …

Winston Churchill has been portrayed many times on screen, from John Lithgow in The Crown to Michael Gambon in TV film, Churchill’s Secret. Back in 2017, there were two movies focused on the towering World War 2 Prime Minister, with Gary Oldman winning the Best Actor Oscar for Darkest Hour. …

One of the most popular film genres is without doubt the gangster flick, despite the graphic depictions of violence many contain. Some of the greatest gangster movies include Brain de Palma’s Scar Face, Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. Yet there is another contender for greatness …

Both John Wayne and Sean Connery starred in several World War 2 movies over their incredible Hollywood careers. But did you know they once shared the screen in the 1962 D-Day classic, The Longest Day? The war epic featured an incredible all-star cast, including Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, and Richard …

Since 2014’s John Wick was a surprise hit, the immersive world of Keanu Reeves’ unstoppable hitman continues to expand as a franchise. To date, there have been four John Wick movies, with Chapters 2 and 3 basically being one back-to-back story after the cliffhanger between them. Then came 2023’s John …

One of the most visually arresting and emotionally resonant science fiction films of the 21st century has landed on Netflix – and viewers are calling it nothing short of a masterpiece. Blade Runner 2049 (2017), the critically acclaimed sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult classic, was directed by Denis Villeneuve …

Jeffrey Voorhees, who played the ill-fated Alex Kintner in the iconic film ‘Jaws’, is still reaping the rewards of his brief but memorable role 50 years on. At just 12 years old, Jeffrey’s character met a bloody end at the jaws of the great white shark, a scene that left …