Movies

Two years ago, Sir Michael Caine starred in The Great Escaper as a World War 2 veteran, in what was expected to be his last movie.The 92-year-old had all but retired, but in a surprise turn of events, he is headed back to the big screen once again to reprise a role.According to Deadline, Vin Diesel will star in a sequel to 2015’s The Last Witch Hunter, and Caine will return as the titular actor’s priestly mentor, Dolan.The original action fantasy movie followed Diesel’s immortal witch hunter as he sought to prevent a plague from spreading across the Earth.With 18 per cent positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, fans might be wondering how Caine was persuaded to return for a sequel to the critically panned adventure. And it turns out he and his wife Shakira are “really close” with Diesel an...

A brand new show that’s being called “tremendous”, “the best crime thriller of the year” and “a new masterpiece” has just dropped and is available to stream now.Task is the new crime drama from the writer of Mare of Easttown, the widely acclaimed detective drama starring Kate Winslet, which itself has a hugely impressive 95% rating on the review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes.Task stars Mark Ruffalo and has only been available in the UK since Monday. It is a HBO show that’s streaming in the UK on Now TV. Ruffalo plays a former priest turned FBI agent in Philadelphia tasked with investigating a series of armed break-ins at drug houses.And it’s been a hit with critics so far, which has seen it soar to 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Greg McArthur of ScreenRant says: “Task is stunning. [Brad]...

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is set to grace our screens later this week, and anticipation is already building among fans of the ITV period drama series after the cast hinted at what's to come in the franchise and the movie has been praised by the critics, reports the Manchester Evening News.The film represents the final chapter of the franchise, with the cast stepping back into their now legendary roles for Julian Fellowes' masterpiece.Returning cast members include Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Joanne Froggatt, and many more.Stars from previous films, such as Dominic West and Paul Giamatti, will also be making a comeback.As the film hits cinemas, many Downton Abbey enthusiasts are eager to learn more about leadi...

When the genre of found-footage horror films was invented, this was partly due to phenomena such as The Blair Witch Project. Since then, hundreds of similar films have been made that follow a similar suspenseful style, with the main characters being camera recorders. In 2015, fans were treated to a terrifying film called The Visit, where two siblings quickly become entangled in a dangerous situation. Directed by the legendary M. Night Shyamalan, the movie follows the story of Becca and Tyler, who go on vacation to stay with their grandparents. However, their grandparents' disturbing behaviour begins to frighten them, and it is soon revealed that things aren't as they seem. The synopsis on Rotten Tomatoes teases: "Becca and Tyler head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their mat...

Line of Duty fans are being urged to watch one of the "best movies of all time". Training Day is a "gritty" and "intense" police drama featuring Denzel Washington (The Equalizer) and Ethan Hawke (Sinister). It follows an LAPD officer who is assigned to work with Detective Alonzo Harris, but soon his training methods come to light.It has been branded a "must watch", particularly for fans of police drama and it is coming to BBC iPlayer in just a matter of days. Fans can tune in to the popular film, that was released in 2002, on Friday, September 12.A BBC synopsis teases: "Taut urban crime drama following a rookie cop's first day of training in an elite LAPD narcotics squad headed by a veteran policeman with an extreme approach to law enforcement. Arriving Friday 12 September."Despite it's...

Western fans are in for a treat as a film hailed as a "must-view" by fans is available to stream now.The movie stars some huge names, like Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles.Bale plays a rancher impoverished by drought who accepts the dangerous task of bringing a notorious outlaw (played by Crowe) to justice.The film, 3:10 to Yuma, marks the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story of the same name as a film adaptation was also made in 1957.Following its release in 2007, the film received positive reviews from critics.It went on to receive two Academy Award nominations for the 80th Academy Awards and a nomination for Best Cast at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards.Fans have taken to Reddit to share their thoughts on the film, which is available on Prime Vi...

Enjoying horror films just doesn’t make sense. They’re designed to make your skin crawl, get your heart racing, and leave you sleeping with the lights on, yet when a truly great one comes along, you simply can’t look away. That’s exactly the case with what many viewers are calling the best horror film of 2025, and it’s now available to stream at home.Weapons, the latest film from Barbarian director Zach Cregger, landed on Prime Video today (September 9), just one month after its cinema release. The American mystery horror follows the unsettling story of seventeen children who vanish from the same classroom on the same night at the exact same time, leaving behind only one student and a community paralysed by fear.Set in a small town, the film is full of chilling suspense and psychologica...

This intense drama has left fans feeling "disturbed" but equally pleased by its "uplifting" finale as they watch an A-list actress take on this historical story.The Wonder is a psychological period drama that sees Florence Pugh lead a cast in a film directed by Sebastián Lelio, set against the backdrop of an interesting time in UK history. Set shortly after the Great Famine in Ireland, the film sees an English nurse arrive in a rural village to help observe a girl that is 'fasting'.The young girl Anna's story is one of many of those who in the late 19th century were believed to survive without eating at all, with some even claiming to have magical powers. In this case, her family claimed she had not eaten for four months but was miraculously still alive.It's Pugh's character, Elizabeth ...

Fans of a historical feature will be pleased to learn that an adaptation of a classic novel is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Wuthering Heights (2011) has been named "the best British period drama" by fans. The film is a Gothic romantic drama picture directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine Earnshaw and James Howson as Heathcliff. The screenplay was written by Arnold and Olivia Hetreed and is based on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.The film's synopsis reads: "Earnshaw, a kindly Yorkshire farmer, adopts Heathcliff, a young orphan. Once there, he grows passionately fond of Catherine, Earnshaw's daughter, and draws the ire of Hindley, Earnshaw's son." The film has been met with generally favourable reviews, with a viewer on Reddit declaring it t...

Last month, it was revealed that Ben Stiller is set to direct a World War 2 survival film and now we have lots more information.The Severance director is due to helm Airman, based on Seth Meyerowitz’s 2016 book, The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape From Nazi-Occupied France.According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White is in talks to star as the author’s grandfather Arthur Meyerowitz, “the American turret-gunner whose B-24 bomber was shot down over Vichy France in 1943.“While hiding in the French countryside, Meyerowitz befriended Marcel Talliander, the founder of the legendary French resistance group Reseau Morhange, who helped shelter the man from the Gestapo through his secret network.“After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that...