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The final instalment of the Wicked franchise, Wicked: For Good, has already received rave reviews from film enthusiasts, despite not being fully released in cinemas yet.The film is the second part of the movie adaptation of the hit musical and sees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo reprising their roles. Fans have been eagerly anticipating the conclusion of the story since the first part was released last year.Now, it seems viewers have already made up their minds about the finale. Despite not having a public release yet, the film has garnered an impressive score on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.Based solely on audience reviews, Wicked: For Good holds a whopping 97% rating. Over 2,000 different accounts have already given their scores, thanks to securing exclusive early viewin...

Set in a quaint town, this touching and uplifting film explores the bond shared by a group of women as they navigate through collective heartbreak.The remarkable, award-winning cast of Steel Magnolias includes Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis, portraying friends who endure the loss of one of their close-knit circle. The eighties film was adapted from a screenplay of the same name by Robert Harling, which addresses his sister's death.Fans of the comedy drama have lauded it for leaving a lasting impression on them with an ideal blend of love, laughter and tears.Field portrays Mary Lynn, who is assisting her daughter Shelby (Roberts) in preparing for her impending wedding. Meanwhile, timid beauty school graduate Annelle (Hannah) a...

The Chronicles of Narnia is a nostalgic British film series (Image: 20th Century Fox/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures )Whether we first saw these films just yesterday or 10 years ago, they will always give off that strong feeling of nostalgia. There are the classic films that often appear around Christmas time and then there are others that will take you right back to your childhood. From Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to Hook, these classic gems, more often than not based on a good book, will leave you reminiscing. These are my top 11 most nostalgic movies that you probably forgot existed - in no particular order.BigBig is a 1988 fantasy comedy film directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks alongside Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow, John Heard, and Robert Loggia. T...

Netflix is a treasure trove of hidden gems, and one such gem is the gritty World War Two action-thriller 'Blood and Gold'. This film, with all the swagger of a spaghetti western, was released on the streaming platform back in 2023 and continues to captivate viewers with its blend of bullets, black humour and blood-soaked chaos.Set in the twilight days of World War 2, this German-language film (with English subtitles) follows the story of Heinrich, portrayed by Robert Maaser. Heinrich is a weary German deserter whose only desire is to return home alive.However, he finds himself entangled with a ruthless SS unit that is hell-bent on finding a stash of hidden gold.His unlikely ally is Elsa, played by Marie Hacke, a sharp-tongued fighter who refuses to let Nazis - or anyone else for that ma...

The film that introduced Pierce Brosnan to the world’s most famous spy series is leaving Amazon Prime Video soon and fans have less than two weeks to watch it.In the seventeenth instalment of the James Bond series, agent 007 needs to prevent his former ally and rogue ex-MI6 agent, Alec Trevelyan (played by Sean Bean), who had faked his death, from targeting London with a satellite weapon able to disable any electronic device.The story develops as Bond is assigned to investigate and track down the villain, with the help of computer programmer Natalya Simonova, who was one of the initial designers of the weapon.Released in 1995, GoldenEye is the first film to not be based on the works of Ian Fleming, and came after a six-year hiatus in Bond movies.Judi Dench was also introduced to the ser...

A year on from the release of Wicked Part 1 and the Act 2 adaptation of Stephen Schwartz’s hit Broadway musical arrives in cinemas this week in the form of Wicked For Good. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reprise their roles – and impressive pipes – as Elphaba (the Wicked Witch) and Glinda (the Good Witch), following Part 1, which depicted their time at Americanised Hogwarts (or should that be Ozwarts?). Now Part 2 overlaps with the events of the Wizard of Oz, before, during and beyond. Much like the first half, Wicked For Good’s greatest strength is its musical numbers. With Erivo’s bombastic performance of Defying Gravity spectacularly concluding Part 1, what came next was going to be hard to follow. Wonderfully, the power of this number was replicated in Elphaba’s rendition of No Goo...

Period drama fans can now stream a "provocative" film featuring a Dept Q star and Love Actually icon.Based on author Evelyn Waugh’s classic 1940s novel of the same name, Brideshead Revisited follows the life of Second World War British Army captain Charles Ryder (played by Matthew Goode) who becomes entangled with the wealthy Catholic Flyte family.At the heart of the romantic drama is his relationships with two of the Flytes, Lord Sebastian (Ben Whishaw) and Lady Julia (Hayley Atwell).But the more time he spends with the Flyte family, the more issues arise from religious conflicts, class differences and a complicated love triangle.Now period drama fans are able to watch the 2008 adaptation of Brideshead Revisited at the click of a button as it's available on ITV streaming service ITVX.S...

While Joshua was found guilty of murder, Jerome was convicted of manslaughter due to loss of control.Jerome was given a six-year detention sentence, whereas Joshua received a minimum of 14 years behind bars.Given that the incident occurred 11 years ago, it suggests that Jerome is now a free man, believed to be living under a new identity.Meanwhile, his brother Joshua continues to serve his sentence.During the trial, the court heard that Mr Tulley had threatened to kill Joshua a year prior.Despite being arrested and charged with making threats to kill, he was subsequently acquitted.The brothers were known to have come from a complex and dysfunctional background.Joshua told police that he and his brother had been terrified of what Mr Tulley was capable of and could no longer tolerate the ...

Prime Video has confirmed that a much-awaited film featuring an all-star cast will arrive on its platform imminently.Helmed by Luca Guadagnino, the picture enjoyed its theatrical debut across America in October.Critics lavished praise upon Julia Roberts' and Andrew Garfield's compelling portrayals at the time.The psychological thriller centres on Alma Imhoff (Roberts), a philosophy lecturer at Yale University who becomes embroiled in a controversy involving both a student and a fellow academic.Garfield portrays Henrik "Hank" Gibson, Alma's academic peer and trusted confidant who faces allegations of misconduct.The production in question is After the Hunt, which arrives on Prime Video on November 20.Film Updates broke the news on X, prompting enthusiasts to rush to the comments section w...

We've been given our first glimpse of the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda film, sending gamers wild with anticipation. And fans have noticed one thing in particular that stands out from the first look of the franchise's title characterNintendo unveiled the very first photographs from the production's location in New Zealand, where filming is ongoing. Via a statement on X, previously known as Twitter, Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto shared images that showcased both Zelda and the series' principal hero, Link. In the announcement, the legendary Nintendo game designer and Zelda's creator sent enthusiasts into excitement.He wrote: "This is Miyamoto. Filming is underway for the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda in a lush, natural setting, with Bo Bragason-san who will play Zelda ...