Jon Lyus

Film festivals act as bridges between overlooked stories and viewers hungry for fresh perspective. Screening slots in Cannes, Sundance, Busan, or Durban create rare moments when distributors, journalists, and cinephiles sit side by side, judging work on artistry rather than box-office forecasts. For emerging directors chasing visibility, a marquee festival can replace years of incremental publicity.

The casino theme is perhaps one of the most recurring elements we find in movies and TV series. Whether the entire movie is fully centred on gambling or the characters make an important break during a weekend in Vegas, casino themes create a specific layer of excitement. They survived plenty of trend changes, and audiences are actively seeking them out.

Parents, get ready for even more Puppage this summer as those pesky, perky Paw Patrollers are back on the big screen for Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie on the 5th of August. But – there's something extra happening to continue the animated adventures beyond the cinema, with a Dino Hunt Trail at

Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London played host tonight to the UK Premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth chapter in Tom Holland's run as the wall-crawler and easily the darkest, most personal Spidey story yet. The film stars Holland alongside Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando and Mark Ruffalo; it was written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers and Justin Kuritzkes, and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.

Taika Waititi returned to Hunt for the Wilderpeople for its 10th Anniversary Junket in London, sitting down with HeyUGuys to reflect on a decade since the film first charmed audiences worldwide. Candid and characteristically warm, Waititi discussed rewatching the film for the first time in years, why its unapologetic charm still resonates in “tough times,” and shared a tender, funny tribute to his late co-star and friend Sam Neill — before signing off the only way he knows how, with a spontaneous haiku.

Taika Waititi returned to Hunt for the Wilderpeople for its 10th Anniversary Junket in London, sitting down with HeyUGuys to reflect on a decade since the film first charmed audiences worldwide. Candid and characteristically warm, Waititi discussed rewatching the film for the first time in years, why its unapologetic charm still resonates in “tough times,” […]

Cineworld Leicester Square in London played host tonight to the UK Premiere of Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution, the seventh and most ambitious instalment yet in the beloved British crime franchise. Craig Fairbrass returns once more as the infamous Pat Tate, leading a cast that includes Tamer Hassan, Leo Gregory, Jamie Foreman, Jana Perez, Ross McCall, Vincent Regan and Phil Davis, alongside Vanessa Bauer in her feature film debut. The film is written by Andrew Loveday and Nick Nevern, and directed by Nick Nevern.

Phil Wickham sat down with HeyUGuys to discuss voicing one of the Bible's most complex figures — a role that took the Grammy-nominated worship artist from the concert stage into the recording booth for the first time.

Odeon Luxe Leicester Square played host to the European Premiere of Pressure this evening, as StudioCanal's gripping World War II drama brought one of the most consequential decisions of the Second World War to the big screen. The film stars Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis and Chris Messina; it was written by David Haig and Anthony Maras, and directed by Anthony Maras.

Cineworld Leicester Square in London played host this evening to the UK Premiere of Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger, the eagerly anticipated documentary charting Liam and Noel Gallagher's triumphant reunion and their monumental Oasis Live '25 tour. Featuring Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher, the film was written by BAFTA and Oscar-nominated Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the filmmakers behind Shut Up and Play the Hits and Meet Me in the Bathroom.