‘Helstrom’ Is a Dull, Scare-Free Horror Series: TV Review

There are children’s movies, and then there are movies that are straight-up childish. Robert Zemeckis’ “The Witches,” the second adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel of the same name arriving 30 years after Nicolas Roeg directed his own, falls squarely under the latter designation.

Netflix's new limited series The Queen's Gambit sees Anya Taylor-Joy (The New Mutants, Emma) star as Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy with a traumatic past, coming of age in the early 1960s. The adaptation of Walter Tevis' 1983 novel explores the true cost of genius, as well as what it means to be lonely.

KATIE Price had got a hell of a tan after just four days in the Maldives - even though it's pouring the rain. The 42-year-old star, who is on a romantic break with boyfriend Carl Woods, showed off an eye-poppingly tanned look in a video last night.

Some movies feel timely and movies that feel timeless; then, there are the movies that make you feel as if the auteur behind the wheel must have stepped out of a time machine to make it. Dennis Hopper’s long-unavailable “Out of the Blue” – which premiered 40 years ago at the Cannes film festival – would be hailed as a flat-out masterpiece were it released in 2020.

As the CBS All Access streaming service prepares to rebrand itself as Paramount + next year, the Viacom-owned studio is dipping into its vault for a new TV remake.The streaming service is developing a new TV series remake of the 1983 box office smash hit Flashdance, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter.Lynda Obst, an associate producer on the original movie, will executive produce, with Tracy McMillan (Good Girls Revolt, Runaways) writing the pilot script.

pranksters are believed to have sparked a hanging body scare that saw police attend an incident in Kilmarnock. Video emerged of the gruesome-looking find showing a body-shaped figure dangling from a bridge in the Ayrshire town.The discovery shortly before 10pm last night led to an emergency response with police and firefighters racing to the scene after concerned members of the public dialled 999.One onlooker said: "Unreal.

Rangers will look to win their first away group game in Europe tonight since they defeated Lyon 3-0 in the 2007/08 Champions League. In Standard they face a defensively robust team just a point off the top of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne and Dorit Kemsley all three rocked matching sweatsuits from Alexander Wang — and we’re obsessed.All three Bravo stars modeled the designer’s Foundation Terry Sweats and the Wangloc Fortune Cookie Bag in a series of Instagram posts throughout the week.“What my laptop camera sees every day at 5PM

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/movie-review-tenet-starring-robert-22576234Eggers has created another unique flick that’s amazing to look at; the whole film is in full-frame monochrome and the camera couldn’t get much closer to the lead duo’s faces.With the incessant drone of a foghorn, Mark Korven’s ear-piercing score and howling wind, the sound design is very unsettling, while there is so much water you feel like you’re getting soaked just watching it.One-time Green Goblin Dafoe and future Batman Pattinson are in fine form as the cranky old sea dog and frustrated newbie respectively.The way the hairy Dafoe is lit at times he resembles Lon Chaney Jr’s Wolf Man and Pattinson expertly handles his character’s descent into

Over the past decade, are there any film composers with a better resume than Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross? Honestly, since 2010, when “The Social Network” was released, Reznor and Ross have become names that are mentioned with the likes of Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, and more as some of the best musicians working in film today.

MOLLY-MAE Hague has revealed that her cancer scare scar is going to "triple in size" when she gets further surgery next week, but reasurred fans that she doesn't mind. The 21-year-old star updated her fans on social media last night, although she is yet to reveal the full details of her upcoming op.

Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Kerry Washington and numerous Hollywood stars are joining forces to celebrate the power of voting with a nationally televised and streaming special set to air just days before the 2020 election. Every Vote Counts - A Celebration of Democracy will air on Thursday, Oct.

A major change is on the cards for HBO's limited series drama Scenes From A Marriage.Jessica Chastain is replacing Michelle Williams as the female lead role that will co-star opposite Oscar Issac, due to a scheduling conflict with Williams.Chastain and Isaac have plenty of history together as they were classmates at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City, and they were the leading actors in the 2014 crime drama film A Most Violent Year.

A reunion of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg—stars of the beloved comedy hybrids “Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz,” and “The World’s End”—should produce abundant joy, especially given the promising concept of Amazon’s “Truth Seekers” to once again blend humor with another genre. And yet this 8-episode comedy is a shocking misfire, a deadly dull affair that feels much longer than even its 4-hour total runtime and produces an unbelievably small number of actual laughs and thrills.

Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.A new alcohol free version of Guinness is set to hit supermarket shelves in Scotland this month.Diageo say the new drink, which is being called Guinness 0.0, is Guinness "with everything, except alcohol".Launching in Scotland from October 26, it will be available to buy in 440ml can 4-packs (priced at around £3.50 - £4.50) from Waitrose and Morrison’s online and in store, before rolling out to other retailers.It will be available in pubs across Ireland and the UK from Spring 2021.The non-alcoholic beer sees the team at St James’s Gate Brewery start by brewing Guinness the same way they normally do using the

Perth and Kinross are set to benefit once again from free festive parking.

fire.Tragic tots, Zac, three and Harley, four, were caught up in the huge blaze during a weekend away.Their dad, Shaun tried to pull both boys to safety and thought he'd grabbed both of their arms.But the tragedy was made worse when the doting dad realised that, through the smoke and flames, he'd only saved Harley.Little Zac did not survive the fire while Harley was raced to hospital, Wales Online reports.The boys had been enjoying a weekend sleep over with their dad while mum, Erin Harvey was unaware of the horror that had unfolded.His actions saved Harley, and despite being severely injured, he battled to get back to Zac, but it was too late and the fire was too intense.Zac and Harley's mum Erin, 28, revealed the heartbreaking plight to

" When she exclaims “wigs!” she knocks her head back in ecstasy, letting out the biggest, cartoonish evil smile. It makes Faye Dunaway's performance in Mommie Dearest look subtle.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Warm tributes have been paid to much-loved former barber and entrepreneur Alastair Grant, who has passed away at the age of 75.Born on December 22, 1944, Alastair was brought up in the Fair City and attended Southern District before moving on to Perth High School.He had a mischievous side to his youth and would often pedal off on cycling adventures to Dundee or Elie - without telling his mother.When the time arrived to move away from education, Alastair had his sights set on becoming an electrician.But when his uncle needed help in the barber shop, he answered the call.

If you were to ask an average film or TV fan who should be the director to bring back a live-action series remake of “The Addams Family,” you’d likely hear the name Tim Burton from just about everyone. Burton is a filmmaker that not only has been hugely influenced by “The Addams Family,” but his projects feel like they could very well exist in the same universe with Gomez and Morticia.

Europa League opener.The 49-year-old was delighted with his team's rousing second half display as Mohamed Elyounoussi 's header at 2-0 down changed the game after first-half goals from Rade Krunic and Brahim Diaz had the visitors cruising.Jens Petter Hauge's stoppage time strike gave the Italian giants the points but the Celtic manager was buoyed with his players in the wake of their lifeless defeat to Rangers at the weekend.And Lennon is certain his side can build upon their performance that had Serie A leaders under the cosh in the closing stages.Speaking to BT Sport, he said: "I thought we deserved better. "We deserved something out of the game.