Give Harry Styles time and he'll become Hollywood's next big star
Harry Styles has dominated the headlines once again after the Don't Worry Darling premiere, but can he be the next big thing in Hollywood?
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Barbarian review | The horror film of the year?
★★★★☆
Zach Cregger’s Barbarian is the horror film of the year, this is a film that will have you laughing, cringing and screaming in shock and awe.
See How They Run review | A whodunnit about a whodunnit
★★★★☆
Tom George has crafted a wickedly funny and clever whodunnit with a stellar cast, including Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan and Adrien Brody.
The Score review | A British crime… musical?
★★★☆☆ Will Poulter and Johnny Flynn play small time crooks in Malachi Smyth’s crime-musical The Score, set in a remote cafe.
Don’t believe everything you see, darling! | The perceived drama of Don’t Worry Darling
Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling has premiered in Venice, but all everyone can talk about is the behind-the-scenes drama. At least online.
Fall review | A vertigo-inducing thriller from Scott Mann
Scott Mann’s thriller Fall makes the most out of its simple premise and is guaranteed to give you vertigo.
September Blockbuster Cinema Guide
Summer is officially over, but September brings us mature dramas, sexy thrillers and Idris Elba as a djinn.
The Forgiven review | Ralph Fiennes’ road trip from hell
John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven is a biting satire about privilege, culture and atonement, all with a boozy edge.
FrightFest 2022 | Burial
Ben Parker’s World War II thriller Burial is filled with cheap thrills but it never comes together as a coherent drama.
FrightFest 2022 | Follow Her
★★★★☆
Follow Her is a devilishly clever take on the influencer-era of social media and has some killer twists up its sleeve.
FrightFest 2022 | Swallowed
★★☆☆☆
Carter Smith returns with a queasy and grim thriller about a drug run gone wrong, but Swallowed never really gets going like it should.
FrightFest 2022 | Deadstream
★★★☆☆
Social media and cancel culture take a hit in Deadstream, a hilarious horror-comedy from Joseph and Vanessa Winter.
FrightFest 2022 | Mastemah
★★★☆☆
Mastemah starts off strong but soon dissolves into a messy, unfocused tale of clichés about demonic possession.
FrightFest 2022 | She Came From The Woods
★★☆☆☆
She Came From The Woods takes the popular 80s slasher narrative and tries to inject some new life into it, with mixed results.
BFI London Film Festival unveils competition titles
BFI London Film Festival is just around the corner and the prestigious festival has just announced their official competition strand.
Mr. Malcolm’s List | Bridgerton on the big screen
★★★☆☆
Holly Marie Jones’ Mr. Malcolm’s List has one of the most attractive casts in recent memory and the actors fully carry this romantic dramedy.
Cécile Ducrocq on Her Way: ‘Some sex workers choose this job’
You’ve never seen sex work portrayed on screen like this. Director Cécile Ducrocq tells us how her feature film debut Her Way came to be.
Her Way review | A refreshing take on sex work
★★★☆☆
Laure Calamy shines as a sex worker mother fighting for a better future for her son in Cécile Ducrocq’s Her Way.
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù on Mr. Malcolm’s List: ‘People need to be told inclusive casting isn’t important’
Mr. Malcolm’s List is here to cure your broken heart and restore your faith in romance. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù tells us about the making of the film
New initiative launched to battle disabled access issues in TV industry
TV Access Project, or TAP, will launch this week at Edinburgh TV Festival to battle disability access issues across the UK in the TV Sector.
Official Competition review | It’s Penelope Cruz’s world and we just live in it
★★★★☆
Led by a strong trio of performances, Official Competition is a sharp satire about the film industry. It’s also a hoot.
Anaïs In Love review | An unacceptable glorification of tardiness
Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s directorial debut follows social 'bulldozer' Anaïs, whose self-centred worldview frustrates in a this smug romcom.
Where have all the summer movies gone?
In 2021, August was stuffed with family-friendly blockbusters at the multiplex. This summer, they’re nowhere to be found. What happened?
Orphan: First Kill review | Esther is back in the sequel to orphan
★★☆☆☆
A long-awaited prequel to 2009’s surprise cult hit Orphan is mostly hit-and-miss, but its bonkers third act saves the day.
Ezra Miller apologises for their behaviour, seeks mental health treatment
Star of the Fantastic Beasts franchise Ezra Miller is seeking medical treatment following "a time of intense crisis."
Anne Heche has been taken off life support, organ recipient found
Anne Heche was not expected to survive her injuries and all her life support has now been switched off, ending her life.
FBI concludes Alec Baldwin pulled trigger in fatal rust shooting
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was tragically killed in a shooting on set. Actor Alec Baldwin was handling the gun at the time of firing.
Actress Anne Heche not expected to survive devastating car crash
Anne Heche was involved in a catastrophic car crash on August 5 which left her in a coma and her family says she’s not expected to survive.
Eiffel review | A towering achievement in dullness
★☆☆☆☆
Eiffel mixes a fictionalised romance into its plot, because apparently, the building of the Eiffel Tower just wasn’t interesting enough.
Nope review | Jordan Peele’s grand return, or is it?
★★★☆☆
Jordan Peele, a modern master of horror and unnerving thrills, returns with a brand new, original film, but Nope might prove divisive.
