The 2024 award season railway made its final and most important stop this year once again as a mid-March affair, bringing with it the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema for the industry’s biggest and most glitzy back-patting extravaganza in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, gathered to award the achievements in cinema over the […]

2024’s award season railway made its customary penultimate major stop in the “Big Smoke” on Sunday evening for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the second year […]

Following our ’12 Films To Watch’ lists for previous years, we return to break down 12 of what we think might be some must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half of 2024—spreading the love out with two per month and only including films which have confirmed UK release dates. There […]

After one of the most tumultuous years in recent Hollywood history thanks to 2023’s WGA & SAG-AFTRA writers & actors strike and an industry in general perilous flux—not to mention the controversies surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) in recent years—the year’s first big film & TV awards ceremony took place this Sunday as […]

In the midst of yet another turbulent and disruptive year for the film industry, cinema once again took over “The Big Smoke” and UK cinemas beyond, courtesy of the the British Film Institute (BFI), as the 67th edition of the London Film Festival (LFF)—one of the world’s most accessible major film festivals—gathered global cinema players […]

After a couple of years of disruption and a triumphant return last year, the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival once again gathered the great and the good of global cinema to the French Riviera to celebrate 76th edition of the annual Cannes Film Festival. As usual international media and selected audiences caught a […]

The 2023 award season railway made its final stop this year once again as a mid-March affair, bringing with it the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema for the industry’s biggest and most glitzy back-patting extravaganza in Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, gathered to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months […]

The award season railway made its penultimate major stop in the “Big Smoke” on Sunday for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of global cinema and headed south of the river for the first time, congregating on […]

Following our ’12 Films To Watch’ lists for previous years and their absence over the fluid chaos of the pandemic era release slate, we return to break down 12 of what we think might be some must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half of 2023—spreading the love out with two […]

After two of the most disruptive years in the history of a film industry still in flux and the success of a streamlined hybrid event last year, cinema once again returned en force to “The Big Smoke” and beyond, courtesy of the the British Film Institute (BFI) in the form of the 66th London Film […]

After a global pandemic put an end to the 2020 version and moved last year’s streamlined return to a high summer affair, the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival returned en force to its traditional spring slot and brought the great and the good of global cinema back to the French Riviera to celebrate […]

The culmination of the 2022 award season and biggest glitzy back-patting extravaganza for the film industry returned to Hollywood and the Dolby Theatre in full force this year after a scaled-back pandemic show in 2021, as the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema gathered on the last Sunday of March to award […]

After a majorly disrupted two years for the film industry and a hybrid, largely virtual 2021 awards season, global cinema returns in full force to the “Big Smoke” as the golden statue express made its penultimate major stop in London this weekend for the biggest night in the British film calendar, as the British Academy […]

The culmination of the 2022 award season and the glitzy back-patting extravaganza for the film industry will be a spring affair this year, when the great and the good of mainstream and global cinema will gather in Hollywood on the last Sunday of March to award the achievements in cinema over the last difficult twelve […]

After a year of customary controversy and a Hollywood boycott over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) perceived lack of diversity and ethics, not to mention a virus variant currently spreading through America like wildfire, the year’s first big film & TV awards ceremony took place this Sunday in unrecognisable form when the 79th edition […]

Following our ’12 Films To Watch’ lists for previous years and their absence over the previous 18 months thanks to the fluid chaos of the pandemic era release slate, we finally return to break down 12 of what we think might be some must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half […]

After eighteen of the most disruptive months in the history of the film industry and a year after a hybrid, mostly virtual and streamlined 64th version of the festival, cinema returns to “The Big Smoke” in force courtesy of the the British Film Institute (BFI) in the form of the 65th London Film Festival (LFF)—one […]

Over a year since a global pandemic nixed the full 2020 version and a couple of months after its traditional date, the world’s most prestigious film festival finally returns to the French Riviera as the great and the good of global cinema gathered for the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival. As films and their makers […]

After the most disruptive twelve months of cinema in living memory, the award season express made its final stop (literally) of the year on the last Sunday in April as the 93rd Academy Awards rolled into Tinseltown. Bucking this year’s award show trend of hybrid ceremonies and virtual acceptances the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]

With a global pandemic disrupting but not derailing the year’s awards season railway, the golden statue express made its delayed penultimate major stop in London this weekend for the biggest night(s) in the British film calendar, as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and […]

Following the most disruptive year in cinema history since World War II and arguably ever, and with a hugely compromised 2020 release slate which nevertheless saw some notable premieres primarily on the small screen, the sputtering and delayed award season railway made its first major stop of 2021 in Beverly Hills on Sunday for a […]

Towards the bitter end of one of the most disruptive years in recent human history, in the middle of a global pandemic and during some of the most uncertain times in the century-old history of the global film industry, cinema returns to “The Big Smoke” and appreciative London cinephiles courtesy of the the British Film […]

Another eclectic and record-breaking twelve months of cinema—complete with all its festivals and releases, scandals and social change—culminated on Sunday evening in Hollywood California at the 92nd Academy Awards, the biggest night of the year for the industry. As is becoming tradition the event was preceded by some prerequisite media scandal and recrimination regarding the […]

The biggest night in the British film calendar came early this year when the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gathered the great and the good of British and global cinema in London town in the second day of February, converging on the legendary Royal Albert Hall to recognise their achievements in film […]

As usual the new showbiz year kicked off with one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry’s calendar, as the stars aligned with the global media in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the 77th annual Golden Globe awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Along with all the celeb-watching glitz and glamour […]

Following our ‘12 Films To Watch’ lists for previous years, we break down 12 of what we think might be some must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half of 2020—spreading them out two per month and only including films which have trailers and UK release dates. We’ve only included films […]

After recovering from a difficult 2017 at the box office with a bumper 2018, the global film industry witnessed its biggest player go into overdrive in 2019, as Disney completed a colossal takeover of 20th Century Fox and launched their streaming platform Disney+, while dominating ticket sales and exceeding $10 billion at the global box […]

Halloween is here! and you better look over your shoulder because tis the season of the bogeyman (or boogeyman if you’re across the pond), a folklore figure which has frightened children across the globe in one form or another for centuries. So to celebrate, we break down our top 5 Hollywood versions of the dark, […]

Heading into the meatier season for releases, and rounding off the year’s major film festival circuit before we head towards the award season railway, October as always brought international film to the ‘Big Smoke’ and treated Londoners to the best global cinema has to offer, as the British public were joined by the world’s media, […]

As per tradition late summer once again brought the global filmmaking community and the world’s press to the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’ for the start of twelve days of film appreciation and promotion, as the great and the good of international cinema converged on ‘La Serenissima’ with screenings and premieres for the 76th edition of […]

Like clockwork high summer in Northern California called global genre fans, the world’s press and giant media conglomerates to the San Diego waterfront for the yearly mass geek pilgrimage to the world’s biggest comic-book, video game, film and pop-culture convention—giving us all a glimpse of what to expect over the next 12 months and beyond. […]

Another year another late spring visit to the French riviera, where the great and the good of the global film industry, and the world’s press, converged on the 14th of May to mark the beginning of twelve days of film celebration and promotion at the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival, the 72nd annual […]

There’s never really been a shortage of film-related stuff to do in London town, but rare is the occasion when a Stanley Kubrick showcase this intricate, expansive and accessible comes to our doorstep. But now thanks to the Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Jan Harlan and the University of the Arts London, several film studios and […]

After another eclectic twelve months of cinema, film festivals, scandals and social change, everything came to a head in Hollywood on Sunday the 24th of February at the 91st Academy Awards, the biggest night of the year for the industry. As is becoming tradition, the event was preceded by some prerequisite media scandal, this year […]

February once again saw the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gather the great and the good of British and global cinema in London town, as they converged on the legendary Royal Albert Hall to recognise their achievements in film over the last twelve months at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards. As Joanna […]

The culmination of the 2019 award season will return to being a February affair this year, as the great and the good of mainstream cinema gather in Hollywood on the last Sunday of the month to award the achievements in cinema over the last twelve months at the 91st edition of the Academy Awards. Although […]

As per tradition the cinematic year kicked off with one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry calendar as the stars aligned in Beverly Hills on Sunday for the 76th annual Golden Globe awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Along with all the red carpet glitz and glamour came the task […]

After a difficult 2017 at the box office, 2018 saw the industry rally with a bumper year, topped by blockbusters like ‘Ready Player One‘, ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom‘ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout‘, while smaller fare like ‘I, Tonya‘, ‘Isle of Dogs‘ and ‘Hereditary‘ made it another eclectic year for film. On the supposedly more discerning […]

Following our last ‘12 Films To Watch in 2018 (July to December)‘, we break down 12 of what we think might be some must-see films released in the UK and worldwide during the first half of 2019. We’ve only included films with confirmed UK release dates, but there will be plenty more UK must-see releases […]

Halloween is here! And your happy home could now be your tomb, so to celebrate we break down our top 5 movies based in ‘haunted’ buildings where malevolent forces terrorise the people living in them.   #5: ‘The Amityville Horror’ (1979) Image Source: MGM Everything seems great for the Lutz family when they move into […]

As we head towards year’s end into the meatier season for film releases, and the frenzy of awards season which follows, October as always  signalled the return of the world’s most accessible major film festival (and one of the year’s final global film events), as filmmakers and media from across the globe gathered in the […]

The end of summer once again signalled a visit to the ‘Queen of the Adriatic’ and the start of eleven days of film appreciation and promotion this year, as filmmakers and shakers from across the globe converged on ‘La Serenissima’ with screenings and premieres for the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival (La Biennale). […]

Once again high summer in Northern California saw the yearly mass geek pilgrimage to San Diego, as fans and media conglomerates alike converged on the city’s oceanfront for the world’s biggest comic-book, video game, film and pop-culture convention—giving us all a glimpse of what to expect over the next 12 months and beyond. As always […]

Following our previous ‘12 Films To Watch in 2018 (January to June)’, we break down another 12 of what we think might be the must-see films released in the UK and worldwide throughout the rest of the year. We’ve only included films with confirmed UK release dates, but there will be plenty more UK must-see […]