Movies

I’ve always considered myself a massive film fan, but even the most dedicated among us have gaps in their knowledge. For me, that’s particularly true when it comes to classics (or anything from before 1960). Now, with Christmas films specifically, the usual suspects when I was growing up were Home Alone, The …

From dusty frontier towns to morally complex gunfights, the Western helped define cinema in the 20th century. While the genre evolved dramatically over the decades, from classic Hollywood heroism to gritty revisionism, a select group of films stand above the rest. Based on critical acclaim, cultural impact and lasting influence, …

If you haven’t watched a festive film yet, now is the time to indulge, and there are some great options on Netflix that you may have never heard of. As much as we all like to dive into Christmas classics such as Love Actually, The Holiday, The Family Stone and …

More than 60 years on from its release, an award-winning movie continues to be hailed by fans as a “true classic”, and it was also based on a novel that is widely considered the “best book of all time”. The 1962 American legal drama crime film was directed by Robert Mulligan …

Regarding Christmas films, Die Hard remains a firm favourite for countless viewers, despite ongoing debates about whether it truly qualifies as a festive classic. Regardless of where you stand on that argument, devotees of the action-packed thriller are now being urged to pay close attention to a particular detail. It’s …

Home Alone is on Disney Plus (Image: DISNEY) Streaming platform Disney Plus is home to a whole host of classic films, documentaries and TV series families can sink their teeth into over the festive period. The streamer is home to all things Marvel and National Geographic, and it also boasts …

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Official trailer With Avatar: Fire and Ash, pioneering director James Cameron may have delivered the most impressive filler episode ever made. Once again we turn to the once tranquil tropics of Pandora, where the blue-skinned Na’vi used to live in harmony before the Sky People …

This classic gangster film is the best movie of all time, according to Rotten Tomatoes and is available to stream on one platform. The Godfather (1972) is now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and co-written with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel, the American epic …

The first trailer for Jimmy, the new James Stewart movie biopic, launched today and can be viewed above. And with it, the news that a surviving It’s a Wonderful Life star will cameo in the 2026 film. Karolyn Grimes was just six years old when the Christmas classic hit cinemas …

Over the past few days, the internet has been rife with trailer leaks full of spoilers. It’s rumoured that Marvel Studios is planning to release four Avengers Doomsday teasers over the next month. However, two have already appeared on X, with the first revealing the return of Chris Evans’ Captain …