Bridget Jones director on finding ‘real heat’ between Leo Woodall and Renee Zellweger February 14, 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy director Michael Morris shares “precious” memories of reuniting Hugh Grant and Renee Zellweger, those age-gap sex scenes and reflects on the scenes he wishes he didn’t have to cut Renee Zellweger was apprehensive about playing Bridget Jones again. Of course she was: you’re careful about reprising the roles that [...]
Love Hurts review: February 13, 2025 Love Hurts | ★★☆☆☆ | Dir. Jonathan Eusebio Ke Huy Quan completed an astounding career comeback with 2023’s Everything Everywhere All At Once, winning an Oscar for his part in the surreal action hit. Other than a support role in Marvel’s Loki series, things have been relatively quiet since then. Love Hurts is Quan’s first lead [...]
Bridget Jones director reveals cut Renee Zellweger drinking scene that ‘hurt’ to loose February 13, 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is finally out today, on Galentine’s Day, nine years after the last film landed in cinemas. Based on the original novel by Helen Fielding, it tells the story of a 50-something Bridget dealing with grief after the loss of her husband, Mark Darcy, while bringing up her two young [...]
Memoir of a Snail is a heartbreaking tale of mollusc life February 12, 2025 Nominated for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Oscars, independent Australian film Memoir of a Snail finds a surprising amount of optimism in the darkest aspects of life. Succession’s Sarah Snook voices Grace, a lonely orphan who endures a great deal of loss and rejection in her life. Separated from her twin brother Gilbert when [...]
Mad About The Boy: Bridget Jones returns with more of the same February 12, 2025 While she may be heralded as an icon of the late 90s, it appears every decade has needed Bridget Jones. The success of Helen Fielding’s novels led to a big screen adaptation and sequel in the 2000s, before 2016 saw star Renee Zellweger return in Bridget Jones’ Baby. Now, nearly 25 years on from the [...]
Mad About The Boy: Bridget Jones review – perfectly timed with hun culture February 12, 2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy review: the return of the UK’s favourite singleton couldn’t have hit the cultural zeitgeist better. In a new era of feminism, Bridget finally should be embraced by us all, whether we relate to her or not, says Adam Bloodworth ★★★★ Ah, Bridget Jones and her absolutely enormous panties! The [...]
The Seed Of The Sacred Fig review: Oscar nom is a harrowing hit February 7, 2025 The Seed Of The Sacred Fig | Dir. Mohammad Rasoulof | ★★★★☆ Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the forthcoming Oscars, The Seed Of Sacred Fig’s behind the scenes story is almost as compelling as its on screen plot. Director Mohammad Rasoulof filmed entirely in secret, and upon the film’s premiere [...]
Becoming Led Zeppelin: A documentary that plays the hits February 7, 2025 Becoming Led Zeppelin | star rating ★★☆☆☆ Cinema documentaries have become the place for the good and great of music to cement their legacy. From The Beatles to Bob Dylan, filmmakers have clamoured to get inside the people behind the tunes. This week, in Becoming Led Zeppelin, it’s the turn of the archetypal 70s rock [...]
Munich massacre drama September 5 is an ode to journalism February 6, 2025 The role of journalist in modern history is explored and celebrated in September 5, the Oscar-tipped drama set during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It follows the crew of ABC Sports as they find themselves with a key vantage point to history, being able to get a live camera on the events that would [...]
Prince Charles Cinema: Pearl & Dean backs campaign to save icon January 30, 2025 Don’t let the credits roll on The Prince Charles Cinema, says Clare Turner, chief commercial officer at Pearl & Dean I was shocked to hear the news that the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square is under threat of closure. For many years this cinema has been a sanctuary for film fans in London. It [...]