Cinema Love, Clones and Bloodsuckers: The 25 most anticipated movies of 2025 Welcome to your moviegoing guide for 2025! Here are our picks for the unmissable movies coming to a cinema near you soon. 11/01/2025
Cinema Film of the Week: 'Nosferatu' - An exhumation worth watching? Remaking a 102-year-old silent horror classic that is widely regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre? Best of luck, Robert Eggers. 27/12/2024
Cinema The ideal Boxing Day movie was released 51 years ago today Squabbling with your loved ones over which film to watch on your day off? Well, the ideal pick was released on 26 December 1973... 26/12/2024
Cinema Film of the Week: 'Les Femmes au Balcon' ('The Balconettes') For her second feature film behind the camera, Noémie Merlant delivers a funny, gory, chaotic and engaged film that is 2024’s perfect Midnight Movie. 13/12/2024
Cinema Noémie Merlant on 'The Balconettes', #MeToo and the 'feminist' label Euronews Culture sits down with French actress-director Noémie Merlant to talk about her new directorial effort 'Les femmes au balcon' ('The Balconettes'), the state of #MeToo in the French film industry, the 'feminist' label, and how serious topics should be explored via comedy and genre cinema. 10/12/2024
Cinema David Cronenberg on body horror, Trump and 'The Shrouds' The creator of a bizarre and unique cinematic universe, the celebrated Canadian director was in Lisbon to present his latest film, 'The Shrouds', which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 18th edition of LEFFEST. 21/11/2024
Cinema Wicked: How cinema re-invented the witch As 'Wicked' prepares to cast its spell over the box office, we look at how portrayals of witches on screen have evolved to become symbols of female empowerment and an embracement of otherness. 20/11/2024
Culture news Farewell Candyman: Horror icon Tony Todd dies aged 69 Tony Todd became a household name and a horror genre icon for his role in 1992’s Candyman, in which he played the titular hook-wielding spirit. His co-star Virginia Madsen has paid tribute to "a gentle soul with a deep knowledge of the arts". 09/11/2024
Cinema Desperately seeking scares: Why do we love horror movies? More gore! Research has shown that watching horror movies can help ease anxiety and build emotional resilience. 31/10/2024
Cinema Halloween: The best (and underseen) horror films of the last 10 years The witching hour approaches, and Halloween is nearly here... If you’re planning a movie night but can’t figure out what to watch - or want to discover a gem that may have passed you by - we’ve got you covered. 29/10/2024
Cinema Scientific study proves which horror movie is the scariest of all time The ranking was determined by a study monitoring audience's heart rates and BPM increases while watching horror films. But does this metric equate to "scariest"? Debatable. 24/10/2024
Cinema Film of the Week: 'Smile 2' - A bigger, scarier, superior sequel “Lights, camera, bitch, smile / Even when you wanna die..." The sequel to 2022's 'Smile' may have taken Taylor Swift's lyrics a little too literally. But for its faults, this follow-up works. 18/10/2024
Cinema Non merci! France issues rare ban for new horror film France’s classification body has slapped an -18 ban on ‘Terrifier 3’, which is out in cinemas today. It’s the first ruling of its kind for a horror film in nearly 20 years. 09/10/2024
Culture news Irish horror 'Oddity' triumphs at Lisbon's MOTELX 2024 Hailing from Ireland, this fright-filled feature was the main winner at this year's Lisbon Horror Film Festival. 17/09/2024
Culture news Film of the Week: ‘The Substance’ - A spine-cleaving triumph For her second film, which won Best Screenplay in Cannes this year, French director Coralie Fargeat delivers a gory parable about the fetishisation of youth. It’s a demented fairytale you won’t want to miss, and 2024’s best horror film. Warning: Weak stomachs need not apply. 13/09/2024
Culture news MOTELX film festival fills Lisbon with chills, thrills and fears This Tuesday sees the opening of the festival that, for fans of the genre, has become synonymous with horror. Among the novelties this year is a retrospective of films banned by censorship in Portugal. 10/09/2024
Culture news Film of the Week: ‘Alien: Romulus’ - Is the Alien franchise back? While not without its flaws, this latest chapter in the Alien franchise sees director Fede Álvarez bring things back to basics and stage some appropriately disgusting thrills. 16/08/2024
Culture news What is it with Donald Trump’s obsession with Hannibal Lecter? The lambs have not yet stopped screaming for Donald Trump. Nor has the screaming in our heads as we try to understand what’s behind the Republican nominee’s fixation with Hannibal Lecter – who he keeps namechecking during his speeches. Anthony Hopkins has stated he's "shocked and appalled." 19/07/2024
Culture news Exploring the genius (and terror) of the 'Longlegs' marketing campaign Neon's promotional teasers for 'Longlegs' have gone viral for their creepy, reality-bending qualities. What other horror movies have successfully sold scares? 12/07/2024
Culture news Who is Emio? Nintendo gets less family-friendly with mysterious teaser A new Nintendo teaser trailer dropped this week, and it's a little off-brand... It has sent fans into speculation mode - once they stopped shaking with fear. 12/07/2024