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The 2012 William Shatner joke that upset people in Devon
5+ hour ago (426+ words) The 2012 joke that forced William Shatner to write a letter of apology to the people of Devon Far Out Magazine The 2012 joke that forced William Shatner to write a letter of apology to the people of Devon Everything is pretty…...
The 1954 shot JJ Abrams called "the best special effect in the history"
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (249+ words) If there is one man in Hollywood you'd probably want to go to in order to discuss special effects, then short of Steven Spielberg being too busy to chat, it would probably be JJ Abrams. That's because Abrams has overseen…...
The iconic sci-fi character James Mc Avoy volunteered to play
3+ week, 2+ day ago (293+ words) The X-Men franchise was in serious need of redemption by the time that the 2010s began, coming off the failure of X-Men: The Last Stand, which had ended the first trilogy of films on a sour note, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine,…...
The 1968 review Roger Ebert called the greatest he ever wrote
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (495+ words) Asking someone to name their favourite movie is often like asking them to pick a favourite child, but does the same thing apply to critics? Apparently, it does, since Roger Ebert named one review as his favourite of the thousands…...
The 1994 sci-fi movie that refused to cast Marlon Brando
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) Even though the later years of his career were defined by apathy more than anything else, a legend is still a legend, which meant that Marlon Brando remained a valuable commodity until his dying day. Obviously, it was a double-edged…...
The "genius" that William Shatner called his greatest collaborator
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) There will likely never be another celebrity like William Shatner, someone who transformed from a geek icon into a comedy legend, an award-winning actor, a successful documentarian, and a musician whose interests continue to get stranger. The success of Star…...
'Project Hail Mary' author apologises for calling 'Star Trek' "shit"
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (361+ words) Andy Weir, the author of Project Hail Mary, has apologised to the executive producer of Star Trek for saying the series was "shit, claiming his comments were "salacious sound bytes. The writer came under fire after he blasted new iterations…...
'Project Hail Mary' author slammed for 'Star Trek' comments
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (464+ words) Andy Weir, the original author of Project Hail Mary, has come under fire from fellow writers after he called the latest iterations of the Star Trek franchise "shit. The film adaptation of Weir's 2021 sci-fi novel, starring Ryan Gosling, has become…...
Hear Me Out: Quentin Tarantino must direct and star in an Elon Musk biopic
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (812+ words) Lily is a freelance writer from Texas now living in Scotland. A devout pedant and know-it-all, she enjoys setting the record straight about Old Hollywood, spreading the gospel of film noir, and searching for philosophical angles on '70s horror movies. When…...
Razzies 2026: The full list of winners revealed
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) Ahead of the Oscars this weekend, the full list of winners at the Razzies Awards has been revealed, crowning the very worst the film industry had to offer in 2025. Rich Lee's War of the Worlds came out on top, as…...