a look back at 1983’s Blue Thunder - a thriller with some stunning aerial action scenes... filmstories.co.uk/news/blue-th...

The Shining has been referenced in everything from Toy Story to The Substance. We look at why it’s such a touchstone for storytellers. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

The Venom trilogy has a self-awareness which marks it out from its Sony stablemates, thanks to the pairing of Tom Hardy and screenwriter/director Kelly Marcel. filmstories.co.uk/features/ven...

In 1990, a former waiter went from Italy to Hollywood and bought MGM for $1.3bn. Then brought it to its knees. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

Our odyssey through the work of Michael Caine reaches a grim nadir: the 1984 comedy Blame It On Rio. Brace yourselves, readers. filmstories.co.uk/news/the-198...

Directed by Michael Crichton, sci-fi thriller Runaway had its thunder stolen by another 1984 killer robot movie 1984: The Terminator. filmstories.co.uk/news/runaway...

In 1975, George Kennedy starred in an unusual revenge thriller in which AI was used to catch the bad guys. A look back at The ‘Human’ Factor: filmstories.co.uk/news/the-197...

From Grease in a brawler to Kindergarten Cop in a survival horror, movies had a habit of unexpectedly popping up in 80s and 90s videogames. filmstories.co.uk/news/when-mo...

Between the late 90s and mid-2000s, home releases were often imaginatively packaged and stuffed with extras. A look back at the DVD boom… filmstories.co.uk/features/we-...

Is Water, a 1985 comedy from the writers of Porridge, a hidden gem in Michael Caine's long film career? No. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

Abel Ferrara’s sci-fi horror Body Snatchers was largely overlooked in 1993, but it’s aged remarkably well in the decades since. filmstories.co.uk/news/body-sn...

Murder, infidelity, gambling, and sinister bed and breakfasts. We rank the stories in Tales Of The Unexpected’s first series… filmstories.co.uk/news/tales-o...

The 1991 spoof Hot Shots! found itself to a small degree mirroring the front pages of the newspapers - and 20th Century Fox was worried. filmstories.co.uk/features/why...

Although his work underpinned Blade Runner and Total Recall, Philip K Dick dominated 1990s sci-fi cinema - and still has relevance in 2026. filmstories.co.uk/features/phi...

Scream 7 is back on track. But with its two original leads gone, we consider the story arc that may never be concluded. filmstories.co.uk/features/scr...

When Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith leaked online ahead of its cinema debut in 2005, the FBI rushed to find the culprits… filmstories.co.uk/features/sta...

Directed by Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home took the franchise back to its 1960s, larger-than-life roots. filmstories.co.uk/features/sta...

Twenty years ago, George Lucas was talking about remastering his six Star Wars films in 3D. To date, only The Phantom Menace has emerged. filmstories.co.uk/features/sta...

From 2001: A Space Odyssey onwards, cinema has offered up a succession of black holes and vortexes. We take a look into them. filmstories.co.uk/features/whe...

Warner Bros may finally be getting around to making a sequel to The Goonies, but NES gamers got a follow-up back in 1987… filmstories.co.uk/gaming/the-g...

Our 1980s Michael Caine tour brings us to The Holcroft Covenant: an obscure but surprisingly good thriller from director John Frankenheimer. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

In 1995, Keanu Reeves starred in Johnny Mnemonic, a film that began as a $2m thriller before it was retooled as a would-be blockbuster. filmstories.co.uk/news/johnny-...

Originally conceived as a sci-fi thriller with philosophical undertones, Species emerged as one of 1995’s weirdest monster movies. filmstories.co.uk/news/species...

The 1990s saw Hollywood studios make a rush to 3D animation. In the process, it abandoned decades of hand drawn artistry. filmstories.co.uk/news/how-hol...

A run of successful horror remakes ended in 2010, spelling trouble for Platinum Dunes. Producer Brad Fuller explains what happened next. filmstories.co.uk/news/how-an-...

The film adaptation of American Psycho sparked outrage in 1999 - though reports of street protests were strangely exaggerated… filmstories.co.uk/news/america...

A White House set made for just $90,000 ultimately became one of the most ubiquitous backdrops of the 1990s... filmstories.co.uk/news/the-199...

Have sci-fi filmmakers stopped trying to imagine a hopeful future? A look at why grim dystopias may have taken hold in storytelling: filmstories.co.uk/features/whe...

From dubbed actors to jarring edits to terrible image quality, watching films on British TV was a minefield in the 80s and 90s… filmstories.co.uk/features/why...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights is set against the backdrop of the sex industry. New Line’s marketing team had to find a way to sell it. filmstories.co.uk/news/the-cha...

Author Alan Dean Foster talks to us about his connections to some pivotal sci-fi films, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien and more. filmstories.co.uk/news/alan-de...

A quarter of a century has passed since Danny Boyle's The Beach. As we re-evaluate the cinema of 2000, does it stand up to scrutiny? filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

Robert Zemeckis’s time-hopping drama Here may be flawed, but it still dares to experiment in ways most modern movies don’t. filmstories.co.uk/features/her...

Ten years ago, the marketing campaign for Terminator: Genisys was in full swing. It really didn’t go well. filmstories.co.uk/features/ter...

Hit TV series Adolescence is now a national talking point. But can a piece of television really impact society? filmstories.co.uk/features/ado...

According to Section 31 star Rob Kazinsky, producers think Star Trek is 'dying'. We unpack what could be a broader issue... filmstories.co.uk/features/sta...

The Order is the kind of thriller Hollywood used to make in the 1970s and 80s. Its director talks to us about its inspiration and making. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

A quarter of a century has passed since director Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys. As we revisit the cinema of 2000, does it stand up to scrutiny? filmstories.co.uk/features/won...

A magazine article from 1979 reveals that an Alien prequel, "telling the tale of the space jockey" was first discussed over 45 years ago. filmstories.co.uk/news/alien-a...

In the early 1990s, Sean Connery and Cher almost appeared together in a romantic adventure called Road Show. Here's why it never got made: filmstories.co.uk/features/roa...

In 1975, the sci-fi movies Death Race 2000 and Rollerball depicted 21st century futures that still feel relevant 50 years later. filmstories.co.uk/news/death-r...

The attitude to spoilers appeared to be rather different in 1979, if magazine coverage of Moonraker, Alien and more are anything to go by… filmstories.co.uk/news/moonrak...

A quarter of a century has passed since Brian De Palma's Mission To Mars. As we re-evaluate the cinema of 2000, does it stand up to scrutiny? filmstories.co.uk/features/mis...

After a couple of iffy choices earlier in the decade, Michael Caine made the surprisingly sweet and enjoyable comedy, Sweet Liberty in 1986. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

Amid the spinning heads and pea soup, it's the quiet moments that make William Friedkin's The Exorcist a masterpiece of horror. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

The 2001 thriller Training Day features what might be the 21st century’s first truly great villain: Denzel Washington’s Alonzo Harris. filmstories.co.uk/features/tra...

Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her starring role in Erin Brockovich. As we re-evaluate the cinema of 2000, does it stand the test of time? filmstories.co.uk/features/eri...

At its peak, the cinema market in China was worth hundreds of millions to Hollywood studios. We look at its rise and sudden fall. filmstories.co.uk/features/the...

To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its fate after the film's premiere... filmstories.co.uk/news/alien-t...

Being a retrospective of Abel Ferrara’s cult gangster film King Of New York, and what it really says about the gap between rich and poor. filmstories.co.uk/features/kin...