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A chaotic, high-concept sci-fi that feels strangely familiar... There’s something immediately intriguing about Have Fun, Good Luck, Don’t Die, the latest from Gore Verbinski, the lauded filmmaker behind The Ring and the original Pirates of the Caribbeam Trilogy. His knack for blending big ideas with off-beat tone is very much on display here, resulting in a film that feels both ambitious and gleefully unhinged. The story follows a man from the future, played by Sam Rockwell (

Photos: Jack Merriman Photography Lock your tickets in for The Shawshank Redemption at the New Theatre Peterborough this week. The clunk of the doors locking sends a shiver through you as the spotlight hits three half naked new prisoners clutching their clothes close as they begin their stretch inside. The oppressive and imposing set plunges you inside ‘the Shank’ capturing the claustrophobic confines of life in this brutal prison. The lighting and simple set changes are real

A visually dazzling, funny, and heartfelt sports romp. There’s something instantly comforting about a classic underdog story, and Goat leans into that idea from the very first whistle. This animated sports comedy follows Will, a small goat with very big ambitions – namely, becoming a professional player in the fast-paced sport of Roarball. When he’s unexpectedly given the opportunity to join a professional team made up of far larger, more physically imposing animals, Will qui

A gentle reminder that being different is something to celebrate. Every now and then, a family film comes along that feels like it’s been stitched together (pun absolutely intended) from classic gothic storytelling and a big, beating heart. Stitch Head, based on the much-loved books by successful children's author Guy Bass from Peterborough, is exactly that – a spooky-tinged animated adventure that delivers warmth, charm, and a thoughtful message without ever losing sight of

Photo: David Evans Photography Classic Ibiza returns to Burghley House on Saturday July 25 and they’ll be sharing the good times with Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, once again raising money for this amazing Peterborough charity. In their latest update on this summer’s new-look show, the concert’s organisers have announced that they will once again be teaming up with Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, the only specialist palliative care inpatient unit in Peterborough, to help rais

Every now and then, a thriller comes along that reminds you just how entertaining a simple, contained story can be when it’s in the right hands. Acclaimed director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead and Spider-Man) does just that by providing a tense, darkly-comic survival story that’s simply a fun watch from start to finish. The film centres on Linda Liddle (Rachel McAdams), a hardworking but overlooked corporate employee who finds herself stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash

It’s one of the most-loved films and now it’s an incredible play. You can see The Shawshank Redemption at the New Theatre in Peterborough this month featuring an all-star cast. Written by Owen O'Neill and Dave Johns, the play is based on Stephen King's 1982 novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, which featured in King's Different Seasons collection and was adapted into the beloved 1994 film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The stage play features Joe McFadden

It has been an impressive start to the year for horror-related movies – and this is another effective genre flick from the director of 47 Metres Down. A tropical vacation for a group of teens goes awry when an intelligently-domesticated family chimpanzee (called Ben) is bitten by a rabid animal – and becomes insanely violent. This leaves the sister owners of the pet – Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) and Erin (Gia Hunter) – and pals fighting for their lives as the monkey runs amok acro

The world famous Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will be performing iconic songs in Peterborough Cathedral by candlelight on Friday March 20 . Pop Goes Classical features the world’s best loved songs reimagined by the iconic Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, orchestrated by the producers of the hit Classic FM albums Pop Goes Classical and Songs Without Words. Performed in the amazing setting of the Cathedral with an intimate candlelight atmosphere, this world-famous

Newmarket Nights returns this summer with another amazing season of live concerts held just up the road from us. There’s a fantastic line-up including the return of Kaiser Chiefs with the Brit Award-winning band taking to the stage in the afternoon on Summer Saturday Live, August 22. We predict a riot when these guys take to the stage and Sophie Able, Newmarket Racecourses and International Director, can’t wait to see the band make a return. “Kaiser Chiefs are a firm favouri

A stripped-back, vulnerable performance that shows a new side of Will Arnett. Some films pull you in with spectacle, while others quietly draw you closer without you quite realising how deeply invested you’ve become. Is This Thing On? very much falls into the latter category. I was absolutely captivated from start to finish – but despite my positive score, this is still a film I’d encourage people to approach with the right expectations. Loosely inspired by the real-life expe

Is the hate justified? There’s been a noticeable amount of negativity surrounding Mercy since its release. Is the movie genuinely as bad as the reactions suggest, or has it perhaps just arrived at the wrong time? Starring genuine Hollywood A-lister Chris Pratt (of Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World fame), Mercy is a near-future sci-fi thriller set in a world where artificial intelligence has taken control of the justice system. Pratt plays a detective who suddenly fin

Photo: Bill Hensley by Ken Challenger A new digital commercial radio station has begun broadcasting in Peterborough on DAB. Boomerang Radio includes many familiar voices from local broadcasting with many years of on air experience across the city between them so you’ll recognise quite a few. The full-time not-for-profit radio station broadcasts across Cambridgeshire, concentrating on Huntingdon, Peterborough, Cambridge, St Ives, Ramsey, Ely, and the surrounding towns and vill

Brutally unflinching – this is made for the fans. When I reviewed 28 Years Later last year, I gave it a respectable score… but it came with a strange sense of guilt. I felt like a defensive parent, desperately trying to justify a naughty child’s bad behaviour. I love this franchise, and while I praised the cinematography and the sheer guts it took to do something different, I knew something wasn’t quite right. Beneath all that admiration was a simple truth: audiences deserved

This action-comedy meta-reboot of the cult classic giant snake movie doesn’t quite go ‘all in’ with what it’s trying so hard to be. It throws a lot of ideas at the wall, but only some stick, and some slither off. This does have a handful of funny comedic moments – which you’d expect with Jack Black and Paul Rudd in the lead roles – but isn’t as clever as the idea is attempting to accomplish. Almost a bit Jumanji-ish in execution. A midlife crisis inspires frustrated ex-filmma

Ambition has rarely looked this frantic – or this exhausting – on screen. I almost made the same mistake with Marty Supreme that I once made with Whiplash. I remember thinking: ‘Why would I go and see a film about a drummer when I have no interest in drumming?’ That film completely floored me and now comfortably sits among my top films of all-time. So yes, I could very easily have looked at Marty Supreme and thought: ‘Why would I go and see a film centred around table tennis?

You’ll have a whale of a time! From the opening moments, the latest SpongeBob movie instalment fully commits to ‘nonsense’ – dialling the randomness up to levels that somehow surpass the already ‘bonkers’ standards set by earlier films. This may well be the most ‘barmy’ entry yet, which is really saying something. The film loosely follows SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) as he blunders into yet another absurd quest, joined by Patrick Star (Bill Fagerbakke), a perpetually irr

The third blockbuster foray into the Na’vi world of Pandora is undeniably more of the same. And whether you’re a fan of the previous two movies will literally dictate how much that is a good or bad thing. As a visual spectacle, once again, the special effects are absolutely top drawer from filmmaker James Cameron and company – arguably the best ever seen on the big screen. But, and it’s a BIG but. To the casual film-goer who maybe saw the second film because of a 13-year hiat

A festive flasher that never quite lets loose. This reimagining of the 1984 cult original still feels deliciously transgressive – and an obvious candidate for a modern remake – with Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) stepping into the blood-soaked boots of Billy Chapman. After witnessing his parents’ brutal murder at the hands of a man dressed as Santa, Billy grows up haunted by the trauma, eventually embracing the red suit himself as he sets out to punish those he deems naughty

You could just pretty much ‘cut and paste’ my review of the first FNAF film – minus the initial thrill of seeing this video-gaming world unravel on the big screen. The same things that reared its head just over two years ago are still prevalent in this very lazy and underwhelmingly predictable sequel. Yep, for younger fans it’s nice to see the introduction of new characters from gaming lore, but bar that fan service, this is as basic as they come. Once again it falls into tha