Month: March 2025

New film The Visitor is shocking moviegoers with its unsimulated sex scenes (Picture: a-political) If you ever find yourself suffering through a dinner party with some amateur film aficionado – probably wearing tortoiseshell glasses and an air of private education – who is complaining about how ‘no one makes transgressive films anymore,’ you can shut them up by asking if they’ve seen Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor. Known for provocative filmmaking that treads the line between pornography and arthouse cinema, the … Continue reading “The ‘absolutely unspeakable’ new film featuring very real sex shocking cinema audiences”

A ‘masterpiece’ drama following Vikings can now be watched for free (Picture: AP) An ‘intense and immersive’ period drama following Vikings has quietly been added to a free streaming service. Hitting screens in 2022, The Northman was directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, Nosferatu). It was based on the legend of Amleth from Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus and followed a Viking prince who ‘sets out on a quest to avenge the murder of his father at the … Continue reading “‘Epic Viking drama’ starring Hollywood legends now streaming for free in the UK”

Rachel Zegler has detailed being asked to prove her heritage by ‘white Hollywood executives’ (Picture: Reuters) Rachel Zegler has revealed she was repeatedly asked to prove her Latina heritage when auditioning for West Side Story. The 23-year-old actress, who is currently promoting the live-action remake of Snow White in which she stars, shot to fame in 2021 when being cast alongside Ansel Elgort in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the beloved 1957 musical. Based on Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story … Continue reading “Snow White actress Rachel Zegler blasts ‘white Hollywood executives’ after having to prove her identity”

Snow White, 88 years after Disney first tackled it, is a pleasingly different prospect (Picture: Disney) Disney has had the last laugh for its live-action remake of the studio’s first-ever animated feature, Snow White, is perhaps surprisingly one of its strongest and most worthwhile ‘reimaginings’ to date. Despite the ardent wishes of a vocal section of the online community, who have kept up fresh waves of backlash against the film since 2001, Snow White arrives in cinemas as a movie … Continue reading “Disney proves ‘woke’ ain’t broke with enchantingly refreshed Snow White remake”