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Chief of War is a historical drama series co-created by Thomas Paʻa Sibbett and Jason Momoa. Based on true events, the Apple TV+ series is set in the 18th century, and it follows a Hawaiian warrior chief as he unites the warring Hawaiian islands to fight against the colonialists. Chief of War stars Jason Momoa, Luciane Buchanan, Te Ao o Hinepehinga, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Brandon Finn, Siua Ikaleʻo, Mainei Kinimaka, and Roimata Fox. So, if you loved the historical setting, intense story, and compelling characters in Apple TV+’s Chief of War, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Barkskins (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Nat Geo

Barkskins is a historical drama series created by Elwood Reid. Based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, the National Geographic series is set in the 1600s,...

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It always seems like Netflix has an unending library of great movies and TV shows, but at the same time, it is also quite difficult to figure out what you actually want to watch. So, we thought why not let Netflix make it easy for you, as it removes movies and TV shows from its library every month, and we decided to pick the best of the best films and TV shows you should watch before you can’t anymore and also just a reminder 12 great AMC shows are also leaving Netflix next month.

Dawn of the Dead (August 1) Credit – Universal Pictures

Dawn of the Dead is an action horror film directed by Zack Snyder from a screenplay by James Gunn. Based on the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero, the 2004 film is set in...

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk On Ott ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Christopher Nolan’s epic war film Dunkirk has soared back into the spotlight after eight years since its release. Now, it is dominating the streaming charts across the globe. While Nolan is busy with his upcoming project, The Odyssey, based on Homer’s classic, Dunkirk continues to hold strong and prove its staying power. The film is based on the desperate evacuation of the Allied forces who were pinned down by the German (Nazi) troops in the northern coastal city of France.

What Is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk About?

The film, set during the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, is based on three intersecting storylines through land, sea, and air. British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) flees German forces and joins others waiting for evacuation on the beach. He meets Gibson (Aneurin Barnard) and Alex (Harry Styles), surviving repeated Luftwaffe and U-boat attacks but repeatedly forced back to shore.

Duncan Jones finally has something to show for the movie he's been promising since 2018. The Moon and Warcraft director is no stranger to meticulous sci-fi and his newest project, Rogue Trooper, is his most ambitious yet. Empire got the scoop, releasing jaw-dropping first-look images of the film Jones built entirely in the usually video-game-specific Unreal Engine 5.

The animated film will adapt the 2000Ad comic arc of the same name and, if the wild imagery glimpsed in the sneak peek is any indication, Jones' long-awaited return to the smart sci-fi that made his name.

Official Synopsis per Letterboxed:

Rogue is a “Genetic Infantryman”, a genetically-engineered, blue-skinned, manufactured super soldier who, alongside his three comrades, is searching for the Traitor General. His comrades are with him in the form of biochips—onto which a G.I.’s entire personality is downloaded at the time of death for later retrieval—and are named...

Moon and Warcraft director Duncan Jones revealed that he was working on an animated adaptation of popular 2000 Ad sci-fi comic series Rogue Trooper all the way back in 2018, and we finally have a first look at some official promo images courtesy of Empire Magazine.

The stills spotlight Aneurin Barnard (Doctor Who) as the blue-skinned GI (Genetic Infantryman) of the title, along with villains Mr. Brass and Mr. Bland, who will be played by What We Do In The Shadows stars Jemaine Clement and Matt Berry, respectively.

Created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons back in 1981, the comic followed the wartime adventures of Rogue and the minds/personalities of his deceased brothers in arms mounted on his equipment, as they search for the Traitor General who betrayed their regiment to the enemy.

The cast also includes Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Daryl McCormack, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan (Cunk on Earth...

The 2000Ad adaptation Rogue Trooper, from director Duncan Jones, is edging closer. And the director has revealed a first look.

Duncan Jones and lots of other talented people have been squirreling away for several years now on an adaptation of Rogue Trooper, an upcoming animated take on the classic comic book series that like so many other weird and wonderful characters, originated in the pages of 2000Ad.

Production on the film wrapped last year and now we’ve been granted our first look at the project courtesy of several still images which were unveiled to the world by Empire and on Duncan Jones’ social media feed.

The film has been using Epic’s software platform Unreal Engine 5 to bring the comic strip’s trademark visuals to life. Although Unreal is more widely known as a game engine, it recent widely-publicised use in The Mandalorian demonstrates that increasing numbers of filmmakers...

Duncan Jones, the director of science-fiction favorites like Moon and Source Code, is plotting a chart toward new territory with his upcoming animated adaptation of 2000Ad’s Rogue Trooper, starring Aneurin Barnard as the lone soldier from the comic book series created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons.

Jones’ Rogue Trooper is an ambitious project built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, a gold-standard content creation tool in video games, film, television, and more. According to Empire‘s exclusive report, Aneurin Barnard stars in Rogue Trooper as “a lone survivor super soldier on a mission for vengeance — accompanied, naturally, by a sentient gun, backpack, and helmet imbued with his dead fellow squaddies’ personalities.”

The British Comics Fandom page for the Rogue Trooper comic says Rogue is “one of the Genetic Infantry or G.I.s, bred to fight in the endless war between the Norts and the Southers on the planet Nu Earth.

Director Duncan Jones is returning to science fiction with an animated version of Rogue Trooper, based on the cult comic series from 2000 Ad. Known for Moon and Source Code, Jones is now using Unreal Engine 5 to bring this unique world to the big screen in a new way.

The film follows Rogue, a genetically engineered soldier built to survive on a planet full of toxic air and endless war. He’s the only survivor of a deadly mission and is on a path of revenge. Along the way, he’s joined by three AI companions, a gun, a backpack, and a helmet — each carrying the minds of his fallen comrades.

Aneurin Barnard voices Rogue. The cast also includes Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Sean Bean, Daryl McCormack, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan, Asa Butterfield, and Alice Lowe. Jemaine Clement and Matt Berry bring their voices to two strange, comic villains named Mr. Brass and Mr.

Dunkirk actor Aneurin Barnard is returning to the front line for Rogue Trooper, an animated adaptation of the sci-fi comic book classic 2000 Ad, written and directed by Duncan Jones, following a seven-year filmmaking hiatus. A new batch of images from the long-gestating feature offer a first look at Barnard in the titular role as the blue-skinned super soldier, who finds himself the sole survivor of an invasion force, armed with a gun, backpack, and helmet imbued with the personalities of three of his fallen comrades, Gunnar, Bagman, and Helm.

The four new images (shared below), which arrive courtesy of Empire, provide a sneak peek of the upcoming movie. One shows Barnard as the eponymous hero of Rogue Trooper, while another depicts two soldiers fighting for survival on the toxic wasteland. The third image offers a glimpse of a gargantuan war vehicle roaming the war-torn landscape of Nu-Earth, while the final...

Duncan Jones is back, and this time he’s bringing a fan-favorite comic book to life like never before. The director behind Moon, Source Code, Mute, and Warcraft is making Rogue Trooper, a full-length animated film based on the classic British comic from 2000 Ad. And here’s the twist: the whole thing is built using Unreal Engine 5, Epic Games’ powerful game engine that’s helping push movie animation into the future.

The movie stars Aneurin Barnard (Doctor Who) as Rogue, a genetically-engineered super soldier fighting on a toxic, war-torn planet called Nu Earth.

He’s the last survivor of a doomed mission and is hunting down the person who betrayed his squad. But he’s not entirely alone; Rogue carries the minds of his fallen teammates with him, downloaded into his gun, backpack, and helmet. It sounds strange, and it is, but in the best way possible.

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From Moon to Source Code, and Warcraft to Mute, Duncan Jones has long since proven himself a leading light as both an intelligent sci-fi filmmaker and a director who knows a thing or two about bringing a unique artistic sensibility to ambitious, large-scale projects. And his latest, a long-gestating animated adaptation of 2000Ad's Rogue Trooper sci-fi comic book series, looks set to prove the apotheosis of Jones' creative journey to date. Built using Epic Games' cutting edge Unreal Engine 5, Rogue Trooper sees Aneurin Barnard (Doctor Who) star as a lone survivor super soldier on a mission for vengeance — accompanied, naturally, by a sentient gun, backpack, and helmet imbued with his dead fellow squaddies' personalities. If it sounds wild on paper, then you ain't seen nothin' yet. Just check out our exclusive first-look images from the movie below;

Lost soldiers traversing barren, toxic wastelands? Check. A great big hulking tank-of-the-future imposing...

Exclusive: Screen has obtained the first-look image of Jeremy Piven in the thriller Past Life, one of several new titles on the Cannes sales roster at Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment. The slate includes Cuba Gooding Jr. sci-fi Quantum Supremacy, thriller Speak Up, and horror 13 Souls.

Past Life follows an investigative reporter, played by Aneurin Barnard, who witnesses a murder through the eyes of a psychotic killer while under hypnosis at an event. He partners with the hypnotist (Piven) to use past life regression techniques to investigate a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s, unwittingly reawakening a psychotic killer’s tendencies.

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Domina is a British-Italian historical drama series created by Simon Burke. The Sky Atlantic series chronicles the life of Livia Drusilla, from her early years when Julius Caesar was assassinated to her marriage to the Roman emperor Augustus, which makes way for her to become the most powerful and influential empress in the Roman Empire. Domina stars Nadia Parkes, Tom Glynn-Carney, Enzo Cilenti, Peter Campion, Darrel D’Silva, Tom Forbes, Liam Garrigan, Oliver Huntington, and Alexandra Moloney. So, if you loved the historical drama, a captivating story, and compelling characters in Domina, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Troy: Fall of a City (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix

Troy: Fall of a City is a historical drama miniseries created by David Farr. Based on the Trojan War, the Netflix series revolves around...

If you’re on the hunt for a quality movie night recommendation but can’t make up your mind, I’ve got just what you need. I recently stumbled upon a past podcast appearance where decorated director Quentin Tarantino revealed his second favorite film of the 2010s. Better yet, the picture in question is now streaming on Prime Video.

Tarantino appeared on the Rewatchables Podcast in 2020 to discuss a feature he just can’t stop rewatching. I’m talking about Christopher Nolan’s war thriller Dunkirk.

In conversation with the hosts, Tarantino acknowledged that it took him several viewings to appreciate the film fully. He said of his inaugural experience, “I was awed by it.” The Pulp Fiction director explained that it took several times to really see past the spectacle of the flick and appreciate the phenomenal filmmaking on display within.

Tarantino continued, saying: “Oftentimes, you see a film...

This article contains spoilers for "Doctor Who" season 2, episode 4 -- "Lucky Day."

Even during the cheesy and heartfelt Disney+ era of "Doctor Who," the show often highlights humanity's worst traits. It has introduced multiple toxic masculinity-themed villains like the power-hungry politician Roger ap Gwilliam (Aneurin Barnard) -- who's not-so-subtly coded as a domestic abuser among his other awful traits -- and Belinda Chandra's (Varada Sethu) possessive ex-boyfriend Alan Budd (Jonny Green). After "Doctor Who" season 2 brought back the show's most terrifying one-off monster, "Lucky Day" returns to the toxic masculinity well with a particularly malevolent and all-too-realistic example: Tiktok influencer Conrad Clark (played excellently by Jonah Hauer-King), an opportunistic content creator who'll sacrifice anyone on the altar of fame and fortune.

Ostensibly the head of citizen's journalism group Think Tank but really acting toward his own ends, Conrad gaslights Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) into a fraudulent alien attack scenario to...

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This April, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the release of the highly anticipated action horror series The Bondsman to the much-anticipated streaming release of Conclave. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in April 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Annie Hall (April 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Credit – United Artists

Annie Hall is a satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Marshall Brickman. The 1977 film follows Alvy Singer, a comedian who ponders why his relationship with his ex-girlfriend Annie Hall ended so abruptly. Annie Hall stars Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts,...

Richard Burton never got around to writing an official set of memoirs before his untimely, alcohol-hastened death in 1984, though the star’s posthumously published diaries are among the great volumes of their kind in the showbiz library: sometimes brutally candid about himself, often savagely catty about others, and reflective of a wry, wicked mind behind the boorish antics that kept him in the headlines. There’s little of that wit or mischief to be found in Marc Evans’ quiet, earnestly soft-hearted biopic “Mr. Burton,” though that discrepancy is at least partly the point.

Dramatizing the Welshman’s formative early years as an actor, from his rough working-class adolescence to the brink of celebrity in his mid-twenties, Evans’ film intends to show us an unformed boy scarcely recognizable as the imposing, burgundy-voiced lead of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Look Back in Anger,” right down to his unfamiliar childhood name: Richie Jenkins.

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1923 is a Western crime drama series created by Taylor Sheridan. The Paramount+ series is the second prequel series to the extremely popular Paramount Network series Yellowstone, and it is set in 1923. It follows a generation of the Dutton family as they deal with various conflicts, including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression. 1923 stars Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer, Jerome Flynn, Darren Mann, Isabel May, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Michelle Randolph, and Timothy Dalton. So, if you loved the Western setting, thrilling story, and compelling characters in 1923, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Yellowstone (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Paramount Network

Yellowstone is a neo-Western drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series follows the Dutton family, who own and operate the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch.

After an incredible third installment, the hit sci-fi horror series From was renewed for a 10-episode fourth season in November 2024, and fans have been buzzing with excitement ever since. Everyone wants to know what new horrors await the residents of the nightmarish town, but unfortunately, we won't be seeing this beloved show return to our screens until sometime next year.

From season 4 was confirmed for a 2026 release when the renewal was announced. Production on the fourth season is slated to begin this year in Nova Scotia, where the previous three seasons were shot, but a filming start date has not been revealed. Also, given that this show heavily utilizes special effects, we can likely expect a longer post-production period. This is likely the reason why we won't be seeing From season 4 until next year. It's the lengthy filmmaking process. While this is extremely disappointing for fans, we're expecting the wait...

The period piece romantic drama genre was completely revitalized by the Netflix original series "Bridgerton." Adapting Julia Quinn's novel series of the same name, "Bridgerton" mixes high society sophistication with steamy romance featuring its growing ensemble of memorable characters. And as fans watch Netflix's expansive universe of "Bridgerton" shows, there are plenty of similar historical dramas to help them tide over the wait. These range from shows accurately exploring British history to series taking advantage of the archetypal backdrop from more stylized stories, like "Bridgerton" itself.

Each of these shows is thematically similar to "Bridgerton," beyond the trappings of historical British aristocracy in their own way. Some capture the drama of living among the English bourgeois while others focus on the bodice-ripping love stories that make "Bridgerton" so enticing. Whether you're in it for the torrid affairs or the historical trappings, there is a period piece drama for everyone.

"This is the chance to establish yourself as a classical actor in the most prestigious theater in the world." Icon Films has revealed an official UK trailer for an indie drama titled Mr Burton, made by filmmaker Marc Evans and set for an April release in UK + Ireland cinemas. Not to be confused with the painter biopic Mr. Turner. The film tells of the early days of Welsh actor Richard Burton, and how a teacher helped inspire him to be the talented artist he became. Based on a remarkable true story, discover how the poor son of a miner became one of the greatest actors the world has ever known, with the help of an unlikely mentor. Mr Burton tells the story of the wild school boy Rich Jenkins, son of a boozy miner and an English teacher who recognized his talent. A moving, untold story of how Rich Jenkins...

Alice Lowe and Nick Frost in Timestalker. Courtesy of Level 33 Entertainment

Alice Lowe has garnered a couple of dozen awards and nominations for her work on both sides of the camera, including some for this fantasy dramedy, Timestalker, in which she wears the three main hats of writer, director and star. And wears them pretty well.

Lowe stars as Agnes, who lives a number of very different lives, from low-born in the 1600s, to rich and privileged in 1973, to middle class in more modern times. Her name and face remain the same, as do people playing a variety of roles in each of her incarnations. Nick Frost is a loutish husband in one and a stalker in another. Tanya Reynolds’ Meg may arise as a servant or friend in Agnes’ sequential rebirths; Jacob Anderson crops up in assorted supportive capacities. One constant is the emergence of a handsome guy...

Finding love can be difficult. Facing rejection can be even more difficult, no matter what time we live in. Alice Lowe’s “Timestalker” analyses these concerns through the eyes of a woman who yearns to be with the man of her dreams. However, no matter what time she lives in, she struggles to be with him. In this time-hopping tale of romance, she finds herself in different eras constantly trying to be with this exact person. However, she gets pulled back into her reality, which is rarely as flattering as she hopes it to be.

Alice Lowe leads this zany tragicomedy as Agnes, who finds herself seemingly reincarnated across four timelines. The first of them is in 17th-century Scotland, where she sacrifices her life for a charming man, whom she falls for at first sight. Almost a century later, she finds herself in England, married to Nick Frost’s George.

When it comes to legends of the big screen, few names loom larger than Richard Burton. With his rugged good looks, incomparable baritone, reputation for raising hell, and magnetic charisma, the seven-time Oscar nominated Welshman — star of Look Back In Anger, Cleopatra, Becket, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? — sits comfortably among Hollywood's all-time greats. But before there was Burton, there was Richard Jenkins, a young boy from Port Talbot with a head full of dreams and a long, long way to go to realise them. It's this story that Marc Evans' Mr. Burton – which stars Harry Lawtey (Joker: Folie À Deux) as a pre-Hollywood Jenkins, and Toby Jones as his unlikely mentor (and eventual adoptive father) Philip Burton – is set to tell. Check out an exclusive first trailer for the film below:

Releasing in this, the year that marks Richard Burton's 100th birthday, Mr. Burton promises to tell quite the origin story.

Naval war films are a specific genre within the military historical fiction genre of cinema. Within them also reside submarine films and court-marshaling dramas that question the ethics of law, justice, and the chain of command. From enemies creeping in the depths with nuclear weapons to pirates swinging from ship to ship flashing cutlasses at each other to plunder gold, the intrigue of battle and order on the high seas has always captured the attention of audiences.

Many great classics show great naval battles and crew dramas, but not all of them fall under this category. The incredible Ben Hur involves a whole story arc within the galleys of the Roman Fleet, where the titular character is enslaved and is caught in a major sea battle. Unfortunately, the film's connection to naval warfare moves on from there, or else it could certainly thrive among those that zero in on naval...

World War II is one of the most popular subjects for war movies. Spanning six years, from 1939 to 1945, the time period is rife with incredibly powerful, moving, and brutal stories for filmmakers to bring to life on screen. But in transcribing real events for the silver screen, a lot of historical accuracy is lost in translation.

Sitting down with Penguin Books UK, WW2 Historian James Holland broke down some of the most popular Second World War movies of all-time. Saving Private Ryan is the only true place to start, as its depiction of D-Day is often regarded as one of the most realistic ever. But, Holland was quick to point out its flaws. "As a historian you're absolutely delighted that people are making movies about the Second World War, about your subject matter. But, it's also just absolutely riddled with inaccuracies," he said. Watching the scene where the American soldiers land on Normandy Beach,...

With an emphasis on the low-budget, the genre-based, daring and imaginative, here’s our pick of the 31 best movies of 2024.

Imagine, gentle reader, the sound of a mournful trumpet. That’s a fanfare for all the terrific films that came out in 2024 but were technically 2023 films, and so couldn’t qualify for a spot in our final list below. All Of Us Strangers was a singularly moving romantic drama; The Holdovers was a spiky, soul-warming delight; Lorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things was… well, it was a Yorgos Lanthimos movie.

Those all deserve honourable mentions, as do some of the other corking films that came out this year but didn’t quite make the final cut: the satisfyingly tense, low-budget horror stylings of Oddity; the scruffy allure of Jeff Nichols’ crime drama, The Bikeriders, to name but two.

So with those movies addressed, you’re probably wondering: what are Film Stories’ absolute...

Acorn TV has announced the titles that will be available on the AMC-owned streaming service in January 2025. The Acorn TV January 25 slate adds to the service’s various acclaimed English and foreign-language dramas, engaging comedies, documentaries, and more.

The January schedule includes The Catch, Darby and Joan Season 2, The Gone, The Graham Norton Show, and more.

Darby and Joan Season 2 Acorn TV January 2025 Highlights

Darby and Joan Season 2 (Acorn TV Original Series) – New Episodes Every Monday Until Season Finale on January 27

A year after their lives collided on an outback road, retired Australian detective Jack Darby (Emmy-nominee Bryan Brown) and English widowed nurse Joan Kirkhope (Emmy-winner Greta Scacchi) have forged a deep friendship amid shared investigative adventures. But Jack’s story has only just begun – he’s determined to clear his name of the unexplained cloud hanging over his career.

Despite the potential danger – or perhaps because of it...

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This November, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the surreal action comedy-drama series Interior Chinatown to the Christmas comedy-drama film Nutcrackers. However, for this article, we only included the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Hulu in November 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Aliens (November 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – 20th Century Fox

Aliens is a sci-fi action thriller drama film written and directed by James Cameron. The 1986 film is set in a dystopian future and it follows Ellen Ripley who is sent back to the planet Lv-426 to establish communication with a terraforming colony but when she gets there she is hunted by an Alien Queen who is out for her life. Aliens stars Sigourney Weaver,...

Timestalker, Joker, and Baby Reindeer all deal with the nasty side of romantic entanglement – is this the year of the bad romance?

In Alice Lowe’s Timestalker, in cinemas today, our put-upon heroine isn’t the luckiest in love.

After chasing the same scoundrel across 400 years and taking multiple sharp instruments to the head, you’d have thought Lowe’s Agnes would have learnt her lesson. Alas, the more Aneurin Barnard’s rogue signals his disinterest (usually by running away immediately after her grisly demise), the more she’s convinced he’s the man for her. This is because, though Barnard’s character lives multiple lives as a heretic, a highwayman and a heartthrob, the greatest trick the film pulls is the reveal that Agnes herself isn’t very nice.

Aptly, Timestalker arrives a week after Joker: Folie à Deux told the story of a similar character at the other end of the budgetary spectrum.

Alice Lowe’s second shot in the director’s chair is a brilliantly imaginative rom-com-thriller. Here’s our Timestalker review.

Agnes (Alice Lowe) has a lot of problems, and most of them are the same man. After falling in love with a dashing young heretic (Aneurin Barnard) in 1688 and getting a halberd in the head for her trouble, you’d think she’d have learnt her lesson.

But when another Agnes – a wig-toting aristocrat in 1793 – has her carriage held up by a familiar looking highwayman, she falls head over heels once more. She does the same as a Victorian schoolteacher in 1847, a popstar’s superfan in 1980, and a dystopian scavenger in the distant future.

It’s a killer premise, and an ambitious one. Eight years on from her brilliantly twisted directorial debut, Prevenge, Lowe proves that film’s brand of high-concept genre cinema goodness wasn’t a one off. When it works,...

A passion project in the works for eight years, Alice Lowe’s follow-up to Prevenge borrows from the likes of Terry Gilliam and Stanley Kubrick to tell a story about the obsessive pursuit of love, with a healthy side of schlocky gore. Lowe has long been something of a savant of the strange and macabre, from her breakout role in Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace onwards. But her imagination really runs wild here, leaping between centuries with aplomb, even if the jokes are disappointingly weak.

Bedecked in everything from an enormous Marie Antoinette-style periwig to the sheen of a 1980s leotard, Lowe is the star, writer and director of this cheerfully bonkers film. Her hapless hero is Agnes, who we first meet in a Scottish village in 1688 as a spinster. When she attends the execution of a heretic (Aneurin Barnard), she is immediately enchanted by his brooding good looks. So...

The actor and film-maker’s ingenious comedy sees her play a gamut of characters who meet gory ends chasing a not-worth-it love interest

The Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi dreamed he was a butterfly – but couldn’t be sure if the butterfly wasn’t the one having the dream about him. Film-maker Alice Lowe dreams her way into a cosmically recurring persona in this likably chaotic, flawed comedy; she plays a woman who regenerates Blackadderishly throughout the years, from the 1680s to the 1980s, forever in love with the same man, forever destined to sacrifice herself for him, almost but not quite in possession of the knowledge that this guy is unworthy of her. At each stage, the incarnations of the past are perhaps dream-memories and the personae of the future are prophecies. Or … is she just very, very mad?

In 1688, Lowe is Agnes, a humble Scottish maidservant who is enamoured of...

There’s a new sensation in Tinseltown and she’s playing a younger version of Cate Blanchett in The Lord of the Rings. Welsh actress Morfydd Clark has been active in the industry since 2014. Trained at the Drama Centre London, she has a theatrical background. In films and TV, she predominantly landed roles in period dramas, horror, and fantasy.

Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Credits: Prime Video

In 2020, she was cast in a main role in the spin-off series to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. She played Galadriel in The Rings of Power, the role Blanchett played in the original. Clark’s performance has received a positive response from the audience.

Clark has shown her distinct acting skills in a wide variety of roles in the past. She was first noticed in her role as Frederica Vernon in Whit Stillman...

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies dives into the mystery of season 14's "73 Yards", addressing its uncanny and unstoppable monster, and what he feels audiences miss most about the story. Davies' first full season since returning to showrunning, the season is led by Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor, who adventures in the Time Vortex alongside Millie Gibson's companion Ruby Sunday. In "73 Yards", Ruby finds herself abandoned by the Doctor on Earth, and pursued by a mysterious woman who can seemingly make all who love her abandon her with a mere sentence.

While Doctor Who season 14 left many unanswered questions that the showrunner had set in place since returning during the show's 60th anniversary, Davies sat down with Doctor Who Magazine (later reported via Bleeding Cool) about lingering audience questions surrounding the most recent eight adventures. Stating he may never disclose all the answers about the episode's mystery, he instead...

Exclusive: Filming has wrapped in Wales on Mr. Burton, the upcoming biopic about the man who inspired screen legend Richard Burton.

Independent Entertainment has sold UK and Ireland rights to Icon Film Distribution, which will release the film theatrically in 2025 to coincide with the centenary of Burton’s birth.

As we first revealed, the film will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins. The latter dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognized the raw talent in his pupil, and made it his mission to fight for him, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father. Actor Burton would go on to be nominated for seven Oscars and was well...

Alice Lowe’s second film as director is time travel comedy Timestalker, and the trailer for it has now landed.

Alice Lowe is not only a brilliant actor, but she’s also been behind the camera on some of the most esoteric, original British films of the last few years. From co-writing the screenplay of Sightseers with co-star Steve Oram, which was directed by Ben Wheatley and released in 2012, to her terrific 2016 directorial debut Prevenge, which she also wrote and starred as a pregnant woman who believes her unborn baby is telling her to murder all the men involved in her husband’s death.

Her next film is even more ambitious. Timestalker is a science fiction comedy romance, with a dash of time travel thrown into the mix. The synopsis reads as follows:

From the creative team behind Prevenge comes… Timestalker, a romantic comedy about the eternal humiliation that is the search for love,...

Vertigo Releasing has revealed the official UK trailer and poster for Timestalker, the latest romantic comedy from writer-director Alice Lowe. Known for her offbeat comedic style, Lowe’s new film is a genre-blending tale of love, reincarnation, and misadventure that promises an unforgettable cinematic experience. Timestalker will be released in UK and Irish cinemas from 11th October 2024, and fans can now catch a glimpse of the quirky time-travelling adventure by watching the newly released trailer.

The film follows Agnes, played by Lowe herself, as she stumbles through multiple lifetimes, always doomed to fall for the wrong man, die a grisly death, and be reincarnated to repeat the cycle all over again. As Agnes finds herself tangled in these romantic misadventures, spanning centuries, she begins to wonder if she can ever break free from this fatal loop and attain true enlightenment.

In each lifetime, Agnes encounters familiar faces—including her perpetual romantic interest,...

"You die so he doesn't have to... Maybe it's time to turn the tables?" Vertigo Releasing has unveiled the first official trailer for an acclaimed indie romantic comedy remix called Timestalker, made by filmmaker Alice Lowe (of the horror Prevenge before this). This film first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, and it also played at Fantasia, Locarno, and Edinburgh this year. Follow hapless heroine Agnes through time as she repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, gets reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew. Agnes' only hope in avoiding this violent fate is by finally reaching spiritual enlightenment; but how can she ever wise up when she’s destined to be a fool for love forever and ever? Some lessons are just too hard to learn in one lifetime... Timestalker stars Alice Lowe as Agnes, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds, Jacob Anderson,...

Vertigo Releasing has revealed the trailer for Alice Lowe’s romantic comedy ‘Timestalker.’

The movie follows hapless heroine Agnes (Alice Lowe) through time as she repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, gets reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew.

Agnes’ only hope in avoiding this violent fate is by finally reaching spiritual enlightenment; but how can she ever wise up when she’s destined to be a fool for love? Some lessons are just too hard to learn in one lifetime.

Written and directed by Alice Lowe, who also stars in the film alongside Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds and Nick Frost.

Also in trailers – Damian Lewis & Kelly Macdonald star in trailer for comedy thriller ‘The Radleys’

The movie is out in UK and Irish cinemas from 11th October.

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Alice Lowe’s second film as director is time travel comedy Timestalker, which will be released in the UK on the 27th September.

Alice Lowe is not only a brilliant actor, she has been behind the camera on some of the most esoteric, original British films of the last few years, from co-writing the screenplay of Sightseers with co-star Steve Oram, which was directed by Ben Wheatley and released in 2012, to her terrific 2016 directorial debut Prevenge, which she also wrote and starred as a pregnant woman who believes her unborn baby is telling her to murder all the men involved in her husband’s death.

Her next film is even more ambitious. Timestalker is a science fiction comedy, the synopsis reads as follows:

From the creative team behind Prevenge comes… Timestalker, a romantic comedy about the eternal humiliation that is the search for love, spanning the most romantic epochs of history right into the future.

Vertigo Releasing has picked up UK-Ireland rights to Alice Lowe’s sophomore feature Timestalker from HanWay Films.

It will be released theatrically on September 27.

Lowe also stars in the feature, billed as an anti-romantic comedy, alongside Jacob Anderson, Aneurin Barnard, Tanya Reynolds and Nick Frost. A hapless heroine travels through time as she repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew.

The SXSW premiere reunites Lowe with the producers of her directorial debut Prevenge, UK outfit Western Edge Pictures. Vaughan Sivell, Mark Hopkins,...

Doctor Who season 14, episode 5 featured a meta cameo from Ncuti Gatwa's former co-star. Lindy Pepper-Bean interacts with Dr. Pee, a urine specialist played by Max Boast. Max Boast's character shares a name with Tom Baker, a pivotal figure in Doctor Who history.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 5, "Dot and Bubble."

Doctor Who season 14, episode 5 featured a brilliantly meta cameo from one of Ncuti Gatwa's former cast mates that probably went unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers. So far, Doctor Who season 14 hasn't been short on guest appearances, with famous faces such as Jinkx Monsoon, Aneurin Barnard, and Anita Dobson all popping up along the way. While the latest episode may not have been packed with A-list stars, it did feature a delightfully crafty cameo.

Entitled "Dot and Bubble", Doctor Who season 14, episode 5 took place in Finetime, a city populated by social media-obsessed young adults who...

"73 Yards" introduces a new villain, UK Prime Minister Roger ap Gwilliam, in a folk horror inspired Doctor Who adventure. The episode explores mystical elements with themes of gods and supernatural boundaries, leaving viewers questioning reality. The twist reveals Ruby Sunday as the mysterious Woman, possibly possessing godlike powers to alter her own timeline.

The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who, Season 1, Episode 4, "73 Yards," now streaming on Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.

The fourth episode of Doctor Who Season 1, "73 Yards," threw Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday into her own spine-chilling adventure, featuring an encounter with a terrifying new UK Prime Minister. The episode, penned by showrunner Russell T Davies, took Doctor Who into the realm of folk horror and put a suitably timey-wimey twist on the genre. After the previous episode, "Boom," focused squarely on Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor after he stepped on a landmine, "73 Yards" followed Ruby as she was...

Doctor Who season 14, under Russell T. Davies, features an unconventional episode reminiscent of his previous acclaimed TV shows. "73 Yards" episode revolves around Ruby Sunday and Mad Jack, influenced by Davies' Years and Years, hinting at dark events to come. The return of Aneurin Barnard's Mad Jack in Doctor Who season 15 may explore weighty themes of power, corruption, and civilization collapse.

Doctor Who season 14 has seen Russell T. Davies once again assume the role of showrunner, and the most unconventional episode of the new batch is oddly reminiscent of one of the writer's most acclaimed TV shows. Starring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as his companion, Ruby Sunday, Doctor Who season 14 has, thus far, featured a snot monster, the Beatles, and a deadly ambulance. However, the weirdest episode of the season so far might just be the best, in part because it borrows from a previous Russell T.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 4, "73 Yards."

Doctor Who continues the trend of introducing political villains, with the new Prime Minister adding a dark twist to the series. Roger ap Gwilliam stands out as a realistic and ominous villain, mirroring modern right-wing politics with his nuclear ambitions. The new character adds a more believable and unsettling dimension to the already intriguing catalog of Doctor Who villains.

Doctor Who's returning showrunner is continuing a trend he began almost two decades ago, adding another villain to the franchise from a specific political arena. Russell T Davies brought Doctor Who back in 2005 and remained in charge until 2010, when he handed the keys to the franchise to Steven Moffat. During Davies' first time in the showrunner's chair, he introduced a string of antagonists who all held the position of British Prime Minister. Now, in Doctor Who's Disney era, it seems as...

Poldarks unique take on historical drama captivates viewers, leaving them yearning for more of Ross Poldarks adventures. Shows like The White Queen, The Paradise, and Land Girls offer similar historical aesthetics, drama, and strong female characters. Fans of Poldark will find joy in Mr. Selfridge, Little Dorrit, and Wuthering Heights, with their captivating storytelling and talented performances.

Shows like Poldark present audiences with something completely different relative to what most people expect from a period drama. Based on Winston Grahams books of the same name, Poldark is a historical drama that plays out over five seasons, and many viewers were left wanting more. The show takes place after the American Revolutionary War, focusing on a British soldier named Ross Poldark, who returns home to find his entire life in disarray. His father has died, his home is a mess, and the love of his life has moved on.

With all these items in focus,...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Who season 14, episode 4, "73 Yards."

Roger ap Gwilliam's backstory hints at a mysterious past, connecting him to a potentially immortal being named Mad Jack. The episode "73 Yards" leaves questions unanswered about Gwilliam's nuclear desires. Doctor Who sets up Gwilliam's return in the future, exploring the hidden facets of his "Mad Jack" persona and his ultimate fate.

Doctor Who season 14, episode 4, "73 Yards," ends with unanswered questions about the installment's villain, but there are certain clues that suggest there's more to him than meets the eye. Roger ap Gwilliam, played by Aneurin Barnard, is a Welsh politician who's voted in as the British Prime Minister in 2046 in Ruby Sunday's future timeline. However, Gwilliam's alias is mentioned earlier in "73 Yards," during the episode's present-day scenes. The ominous foreshadowing of the entrance of Barnard's Doctor Who character hints at the possibility that he isn't originally from Earth.

Aneurin Barnard's role...

[This story contains spoilers from the Doctor Who season up to and including “73 Yards.”]

There aren’t many television shows that could, in the matter of only a few episodes, feature a monster made of boogers that terrorizes babies, a killer drag queen defeated by the power of music (with a little help from The Beatles) and a pointless religious war catalyzed by a capitalist algorithm.

But, not all shows are Doctor Who.

And since Disney+ acquired the long-running BBC science-fiction show, the Time Lord — now played by Ncuti Gatwa — in the quintessentially British show remains as quirky as ever.

The latest episode, penned by showrunner Russell T Davies, continues its unpredictable streak by donning the guise of folk-horror in an eerie decade-spanning epic that will have Whovians tapping their keyboards in forums for years to come.

Below, THR breaks down some questions viewers may have about “73 Yards” and the Disney+ season so far.

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Warning: this Doctor Who review contains spoilers.

Halfway through the frustrating, fascinating “73 Yards”, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart says: “It’s what we do, all of us. We see something inexplicable and invent the rules to make it work.”

Ever since the Doctor inadvertently allowed superstition to seep through at the end of the universe in “Wild Blue Yonder”, the series has been engaging explicitly with the supernatural. From goblins that feast on coincidence and bad luck, to chaos gods weaponising the music within our souls, this focus on the fantastical has opened up many exciting narrative and visual possibilities for Doctor Who. And as Kate points out, in a neat bit of world-building, it hasn’t gone unnoticed – as well as the usual psychic training and telepathic dampeners, Unit personnel also wear necklaces of silver and salt.

It’s compelling stuff. But as chilling, tense and unpredictable as this episode is – and...