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Fame is fleeting. After beating a cappella automatons Das Sound Machine to the World Championship in 2015’s Pitch Perfect 2 (opens in new tab), our beloved Barden Bellas have now graduated college and are working jobs that are nothing to sing about. The exception is leader Beca (Anna Kendrick), whose …

A fantastic film like Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) doesn’t just pop into existence – it’s the product of months of dedicated work by a team of hundreds. The beautiful shots and landscapes you see framed onscreen all started out as concept art created by talented …

1) Steven Spielberg turns 71. After seven decades and 64 movies, might the great director’s best work still be to come?  It’s easy to take Spielberg for granted, given that he’s been the accepted architect of so much of our cultural landscape since the ‘70s. But in that regard, I …

2017 has been an incredible year for horror. IT (opens in new tab), Raw (opens in new tab) and Annabelle: Creation were all horrifically wonderful surprises but Jordan Peele effortlessly snared the horror movie of the year back in March with Get Out. In his directorial debut, Peele, the writer …

A fan petition for a re-cut version (opens in new tab) of Justice League (opens in new tab) hewing to original director Zach Snyder’s vision has gathered nearly 150,000 votes, but a visual effects artist who worked on the film says – hold your horses – no such cut exists. …

The Walking Dead season 8 (opens in new tab) turned off the war engine for episode 6 (opens in new tab), which took a break from all the fighting to devolve into the sluggish soap opera that fans will be more than familiar with, setting up different scenarios and character …

Due to the fact the much talked about Avengers: Infinity War (opens in new tab) teaser trailer still hasn’t officially dropped online yet (hurry up, Marvel!), this new Vanity Fair magazine (opens in new tab) photo shoot could be the first time many of us get to see the incredible …

Now that Star Trek Discovery (opens in new tab)’s first half-season has to come an end, you’ve probably been twiddling your thumbs like I have, wondering where to channel all that revitalised Trekmania. As luck would have it, Christmas is coming up, and nothing says Yuletide quite like some spanking …

Ever wanted to get on with your work but you’re distracted by a cute, doe-eyed bird in the corner? Now imagine how Rey feels in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab). She’s face-to-face with a Jedi Master, intent on swinging a lightsaber or two, and there’s those …

Luke Skywalker didn’t just magically appear on that island in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (opens in new tab). Mark Hamill has to put the hours in for those Ahch-To scenes in, especially when it came to filming Star Wars: The Last Jedi. (opens in new tab) As it turns …