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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Melania Trump attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM's "Melania" at The Trump-Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage)

I sat in a near-empty cinema for Melania - here's what I thought

Channel: Film Film 3 days ago By Kimberley Bond
This image released by Black Bear shows Jason Statham, center, in a scene from "Shelter." (Black Bear via AP)

Jason Statham expertly wields a nail gun in rapid new film Shelter

Channel: Film Film 4 days ago By Tori Brazier
Play Video This image released by Paramount Pictures shows a scene from "Primate." (Gareth Gatrell/Paramount Pictures via AP)

Gory killer chimp horror so shocking viewers walked out is a future cult classic

Channel: Film Film 8 hours ago By Andrew Gaudion
Bradley Cooper as Balls and Will Arnett as Alex in Is This Thing On. Balls is wearing a hat and glasses, and standing in the kitchen talking to Alex, who wears a Liverpool FC jersey.

Bradley Cooper's new film inspired by comedian John Bishop is totally unexpected

Channel: Film Film 5 days ago By Tori Brazier
This image released by Black Bear shows Jason Statham, center, in a scene from "Shelter." (Black Bear via AP)

Jason Statham is almost eclipsed by an unlikely co-star in Shelter

Channel: Film Film 4 days ago By Tori Brazier
Play Video A woman screaming in a still from Primate.

Brutal chimp horror Primate is the most fun you'll have at the movies this year

Channel: Film Film 4 days ago By Andrew Gaudion
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Rachel McAdams, background, and Dylan O'Brien in a scene from "Send Help." (Brook Rushton/20th Century Studios via AP)

Send Help is the unhinged office comedy horror we can all appreciate

Channel: Film Film 6 days ago By Tori Brazier
Josh O'Connor as David and Paul Mescal as Lionel talk and laugh together, seated at a piano in a pub, in The History of Sound

Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor deserved better from The History of Sound

Channel: Film Film January 22, 2026 By Tori Brazier
Ralph Fiennes as Dr Kelson poses in front of his ossuary, dressed in black, in a scene from 28 Years Later The Bone Temple.

Bring your sick bag with you for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Channel: Film Film January 14, 2026 By Tori Brazier
Jessie Buckley in an orange dress lies on the ground in the forest, with her hand near her face and looking dreamy, in Hamnet

Hamnet boasts an astounding Jessie Buckley performance bound for Oscars glory

Channel: Film Film January 9, 2026 By Tori Brazier
Stellan Skarsgard as Gustav and Elle Fanning as Rachel on the beach at dawn in Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value)

Don't rule out this Oscars dark horse as it finally comes to UK cinemas

Channel: Film Film December 26, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Amanda Seyfried as Nina and Sydney Sweeney as Millie in The Housemaid, standing next to each other.

The Housemaid is the perfect trashy treat to help digest Christmas excess

Channel: Film Film December 26, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Jessie Buckley as Agnes in a red dress and Paul Mescal in a light blue doublet and bottoms stand opposite one another in the forest in a scene from Hamnet

Hamnet contains the best performance of the year the Oscars must recognise

Channel: Film Film January 9, 2026 By Tori Brazier
Oona Chaplin as Varang leans in, staring intently, in a scene from Avatar: Fire and Ash. She us wearing a red and black feathered head-dress

Avatar: Fire and Ash has a bum-numbing length – but that’s not its biggest problem

Channel: Film Film December 19, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Amanda Seyfried as Nina and Sydney Sweeney as Millie in The Housemaid, standing next to each other.

The Housemaid is trashy cat-nip for true crime obsessives

Channel: Film Film December 26, 2025 By Tori Brazier
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Varang, performed by Oona Chaplin, in a scene from "Avatar: Fire and Ash." (20th Century Studios via AP) 15383795

Avatar: Fire and Ash's bum-numbing 197 minutes is saved by wild new villain

Channel: Film Film December 19, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Helen Mirren lying in a hospital bed as Kate Winslet sits beside her, in a scene from Netflix movie Goodbye June.

Kate Winslet’s festive directorial debut is enough to warm your chestnuts

Channel: Film Film December 12, 2025 By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Mila Kunis as Geraldine, Daniel Craif as Benoit Blanc and Josh O'Connor as Rev Jud Duplenticy in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

'Uneven' but delightful church crime caper Wake Up Dead Man now streaming on Netflix

Channel: Film Film December 12, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Damian Lewis and Tom Felton outside a church and looking shocked in a Fackham Hall scene.

Jimmy Carr's Downton spoof Fackham Hall is obsessed with penises

Channel: Film Film December 12, 2025 By Tori Brazier
Alexander Skarsgård as Ray leans against the bar to look at Harry Melling as Ray, with his head bowed down, in a scene from Pillion

This is the most exciting new Christmas film you can still see in cinemas

Channel: Film Film December 10, 2025 By Tori Brazier