Black Lives Matter: 17 films to put on your watchlist

Black Lives Matter protests have taken place across the US and UK this week, after the tragic death of George Floyd. There are a host of causes you can donate to in support of Black Lives Matter, from the cause’s … Read More

Classic Doctor Who: The best of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Offering more than 600 Doctor Who episodes broadcast between 1963 and 1996, the Whoniverse’s library of Classic Doctor Who is bigger on the inside.If you’ve watched all of the new series already, then why not join us as we turn … Read More

We Are One: 10 shorts to stream during the film festival

The We Are One Global Film Festival promises a smorgasbord of cinematic treats for those movie fans who have been starved of their film – and film festival – fix during the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-day festival brings together films … Read More

HBO Max launches in US: Everything you need to know

For more on Warner Bros’ plan to release its 2021 movies on HBO Max, click here. For details on Wonder Woman 1984’s UK release, click here.

This week saw the launch of HBO Max in the USA. The new … Read More

The best modern romantic comedies

The romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. But the genre has continued to widen its perspectives and subvert tropes since its 1990s heyday, introducing homosexual stories, playful … Read More

The best classic romantic comedies

The romantic comedy is one of cinema’s most under-appreciated genres, with films dismissed as guilty pleasures or, worse, “chick flicks”. It doesn’t help that the genre can also be highly inconsistent, with movies of all quality levels released over the … Read More

Don’t go breaking my heart: The lessons we learnt from rom-coms

Romantic comedies have transcended throughout cinema as one of the most successful and crowd-pleasing of all movie genres. Boy meets girl; boy breaks girl’s heart; boy wins girl back. And while this is a narrative that’s grown completely tiresome and … Read More

While you were streaming: How Netflix embraced the rom-com

In 2017, Netflix released its first romantic comedy under its “Original” banner: A Christmas Prince followed a comforting Hallmark movie formula, with subsequent sequels, The Royal Baby and The Royal Wedding released yearly to make up an Aldovia-based trilogy. Since … Read More

MUBI Library: Your questions answered

This week, MUBI announced what kids today would call “a game-changer”. The subscription streaming service, which has long emphasised its curation of films from around the world, has long operated on a 30-day carousel model, with one new film arriving … Read More

Bank Holiday weekend: Your lockdown entertainment guide

Bank holiday weekends are normally a time for going outside to sunbathe in the park or having a BBQ with friends and family. While you can’t quite do all those things during the coronavirus lockdown – although you can have … Read More