Film

Bruce Willis’ Intense Sci-Fi Thriller Officially Hits Netflix

• *Looper* is now streaming on Netflix.
• Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play older and younger Joe.
• The film made about $176.5 million worldwide.

Rian Johnson’s science fiction thriller *Looper* has started streaming on Netflix. The film follows a hired assassin whose employers send targets 30 years into the past, until he is ordered to kill his own future self, played by Bruce Willis. Its arrival gives Netflix viewers access to a…

Dubai-Based Director Faisal Hashmi Launches Spine Drop Pictures & Inaugural Horror Slate

• Faisal Hashmi has launched horror-focused company Spine Drop Pictures.
• Its first slate includes three features set in Dubai, the UAE and Karachi.
• The films are planned as high-concept productions budgeted below $1 million.

Dubai-based director and writer Faisal Hashmi has launched Spine Drop Pictures, a production company focused on genre films, and announced three horror features. The venture aims to show how contained, high-concept stories can be made on budgets below $1 million, supporting commercially viable filmmaking in the UAE’s emerging…

AI overuse raises learning fears as ICE arrests Bah and United eye López

The bulletin covers concerns about AI’s effect on independent thinking, Alpha Bah’s arrest in New York and Manchester United’s interest in Fermin López. It also features film awards, North West’s music and a Prime Video hit.

One of the Best Horror Movies of the Decade Is Officially Streaming Free Just in Time for Halloween

• The horror film is streaming free with adverts on Tubi.
• David Dastmalchian plays host Jack Delroy.
• A Halloween broadcast goes badly wrong.

*Late Night with the Devil*, a horror film starring David Dastmalchian, is streaming free with adverts on Tubi in time for Halloween. Its story centres on a late-night host whose live Halloween broadcast turns increasingly frightening, making the film a fitting seasonal watch. Written and directed by Colin…

The 10 Best Video Games Based on Movies, Ranked

• Some movie games became classics by expanding beyond their films.
• *Wolverine*’s tie-in game was praised over the film.
• *Alien: Isolation* revived the original’s hunted atmosphere.

Movie tie-in games have often been dismissed as rushed products, but some have become acclaimed experiences by expanding on their films or building on their worlds in new ways. The article ranks ten games based on movies, arguing that a strong adaptation can stand on its own and…

Goodbye ‘X-Men,’ Patrick Stewart’s Netflix Thriller Is Even Better

• Stewart’s villain in *Green Room* sharply contrasts with his best-known roles.
• The 2015 thriller follows punk musicians trapped after witnessing a murder.
• His calm, businesslike menace gives the film much of its impact.

Sir Patrick Stewart’s performance as a ruthless white supremacist in the thriller *Green Room* is being highlighted as one of his most striking screen roles. The 2015 film showed how he could turn the warmth and authority audiences associated with Captain Picard and Charles Xavier into a quiet,…

Star Wars’ Secret Writers Quietly Made the Strangest, Scariest Zombie Movies of All Time

• *Messiah of Evil* blends horror styles into an unsettling film.
• Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck wrote and directed it.
• Its crew later worked with acclaimed filmmakers.

More than 50 years after its overlooked release, *Messiah of Evil* is being reassessed as an unusually inventive horror film that brings together many styles of the genre. Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, later known for writing *American Graffiti*, *Temple of Doom* and *Howard the Duck*, drew on…

Anya Taylor-Joy’s R-Rated ‘Vikings’ Replacement Officially Conquers Streaming

• *The Northman* has spent over a month on VOD charts.
• The film is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
• Anya Taylor-Joy stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Nicole Kidman.

Anya Taylor-Joy’s 2022 film *The Northman* has returned to prominence on streaming and video-on-demand charts. The R-rated historical action film, directed by Robert Eggers, has spent more than a month on Prime Video and Apple TV VOD charts, while streaming exclusively on Netflix. The film stars Taylor-Joy alongside…

The MCU’s Best Action Thriller Is the Perfect James Bond Replacement

• The film brings a modern spy-thriller tone to the MCU.
• A Hydra conspiracy turns Steve Rogers against S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Its fight scenes pair hard-hitting action with emotional stakes.

*Captain America: The Winter Soldier* is presented as one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s strongest action thrillers and a compelling alternative to James Bond films. Its modern spy story follows Steve Rogers as a conspiracy inside S.H.I.E.L.D. forces him and Natasha Romanoff to flee, while challenging his understanding…

13 Years Later, Michael B. Jordan’s Career-Best Performance Is Officially Free to Stream

• *Fruitvale Station* streams free on Plex from 1 November.
• The 2013 film was Coogler and Jordan’s first collaboration.
• It won two major awards at Sundance.

*Fruitvale Station*, the 2013 drama that marked the first collaboration between director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan, will be available to stream free on Plex from 1 November. Its return offers viewers a chance to watch an influential early film from the pair, whose later work…