Fuggetaboutit: Best Mafia series to binge right now
“Leave the gun, take the canolli,” says the mobster to his partner, moments after carrying out an execution. This bone-chilling scene from The Godfather will forever be etched in our ...
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Don’t let them in: vampire shows to binge
On May 26, 1897, Irish author Bram Stoker unknowingly gave birth to a whole genre of literature and art, when he published Dracula. While the nocturnal, blood-feeding monster that served as his ...
Stephen King adaptations coming to TV
Stephen King is perhaps the most influential author of the century in popular culture, and his works have often been adapted into movies, series, games and even serve as a ...
Gone too soon: The series cancelled in 2024
Nobody has time to waste. There are so many things to do. So, when it comes to sitting down and watching a film or series, nobody likes to feel they’...
All-star: The story behind Shrek
Life is not a fairy tale. There’s no knight in shining armour, no happily ever after and the princess doesn’t need saving. She just wants equal pay.
But ...
Movie scenes made horrific by real events
Movies are supposed to be the great escape, the pathway to the fantastical where the mundane and boring are left behind. We love movies for the lies they tell us ...
Top five movies set in Cyprus, eh the desert
By 2050 a total of 72 per cent of Cyprus will be at risk of desertification, according to a climate change report issued in 2022. Although if you stepped out at any point ...
Are these movies really based on true stories?
Movies are the great escape, the fantastical way out of an otherwise boring and mundane existence. We love movies but we fall in love with those that cross with our ...
Dr Doom and No Gloom
Everyone saw the Deadpool and Wolverine success coming. The irreverent, R-rated superhero movie about a fourth-wall-breaking merc had everything going for it: being the third part of a highly profitable ...
From zero to two billion
Deadpool & Wolverine, the third installment in the Deadpool saga, is out in cinemas and it is everything fans wanted it to be. It’s hilarious, irreverent, comically violent, and ...
The four biggest flops in Hollywood
Deadpool & Wolverine opens this week and is projected to not only be the biggest commercial success of the summer (expected to make over $165 million on opening weekend, which will ...
Which movies deserve a remake?
With Beverly Hills Cop 4 being a huge success for Netflix, it seems the cynics were right: Hollywood is out of ideas. Sequels, reboots, remakes and spin-offs are all the craze, ...
TV’s top villains
In the past villains used to be two-dimensional, with no depth, and mostly cartoonishly evil. Bad for the sake of being bad. But modern writers understand that villains need to ...
Netflix goes Halloumi and Chill
The last week of the month is traditionally a time for a rundown of movies and shows to catch on Netflix in the next month. I never thought that one ...
Welcome to the Shark Side
Man, Steven Spielberg really messed up sharks for the whole world. Following the success of Jaws, going into the water is never the same experience, as we see monsters hiding ...
Relive the buzz with election movies
The 24-year-old YouTube prankster Fidias Panayiotou was all people talked about last week. Surprising everyone – even himself – Fidias was not only elected MEP but also managed one of the biggest ...
Size matters: the best kaiju movies and shows to stream
A siren is blaring somewhere in the distance, a high-pitched sound that nobody pays attention to anymore. Twisted metal, shattered glass and debris are all that is left of a ...
Hey June: what’s on Netflix this month
What do you like most about summer? Is it the sun? Frolicking at the beach? Sipping a cocktail at an open-air club? Eating watermelon on your porch? Listening to the ...
Kevin Costner’s top shots
A teary-eyed Kevin Costner got up and waved at the crowd at the Cannes cinema. He had just received an 11-minute standing ovation following the world premiere of his magnum ...
Historical fiction to adapt after Shogun
Constantinos Psillides chooses the best of those ready for film/TV adaptions
“Why is it that those who have never fought in a battle, are so eager to be in ...
What you didn’t know about Jesus of Nazareth film
CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES takes a closer look at an Easter classic
Jesus of Nazareth, the 1977 British-Italian epic TV series directed by Franco Jefirelli about the life and death of Jesus Christ, ...
What to look forward to at the cinema
What happens at CinemaCon stays at CinemaCon says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES
The American National Association Theatre Owners wrapped up a three-day event on Friday, where major production studios gave presentations about ...
Watch it now, later doesn’t count
Cancelled: CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES on how Netflix’s series renewal policy backfired
Dead Boy Detectives, the newest supernatural show brought to you by Netflix dropped its latest trailer on Wednesday and ...
April on Netflix is not for fools
From dystopian YA sagas to crime-solving beyond the grave and futuristic eye-candy, it’s a jam-packed month. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at some of the films, documentaries and series coming in ...