I Play Rocky Featurette: How Stallone Fought to Play His Own Hero
Watch the I Play Rocky First Look featurette. Anthony Ippolito plays Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s film, in UK cinemas now.
Biopic / True Story
In Biopic / True Story, truth is often more dramatic than fiction. These films pull us into the extraordinary lives of real people — visionaries, rebels, dreamers, and survivors. From historical legends to modern icons, each story reveals what drives a human being to rise, fall, and leave a mark on the world.
In the Shadows (2026) Super Review: Jasmine Jobson Lands the Big Punches in Ramla Ali’s True Story
Jasmine Jobson is a fierce, grounded Ramla Ali in a conventional but heartfelt boxing biopic about a refugee who had to fight in secret before she could fight for the world.
Primetime (2026) Super Review: Robert Pattinson Is Terrifying in A24’s Poisoned Satire of Reality TV
Robert Pattinson gives a chilling, darkly funny turn as Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s lurid, unsettling drama about To Catch a Predator, even if the script loses focus.
All of Us Are Dead Brings Back Cheong-san — plus Clayface and More
All of Us Are Dead season 2 confirms Cheong-san is alive, Jenna Ortega plans a break from TV after Wednesday, Clayface is confirmed at No 1 with the UK its top overseas market, and I Play Rocky premieres at AFI Fest.
I Play Rocky Trailer 2: Anthony Ippolito Fights to Be Stallone
Amazon MGM Studios has released the second trailer for I Play Rocky, Peter Farrelly’s true story of how Sylvester Stallone won the lead in Rocky. It reaches UK and Irish cinemas in November.
American Horror Story Renewed for Season 14 — plus Keanu and More
American Horror Story is renewed for season 14, Keanu Reeves circles James Wan’s next film, The Prestige returns in IMAX and Unforgotten series 7 gets a first look.
Tony Trailer: Dominic Sessa’s Young Bourdain Heads to Prime Video
Prime Video UK & Ireland has released the official trailer for Tony, Matt Johnson’s A24 biopic with Dominic Sessa as a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain. It streams from Monday 26 October.
Michael (2026) Review: Jaafar Jackson Shines in a Glossy, Sanitised Biopic
Michael arrives with the weight of myth already crushing its shoulders. This is not just another music biopic, nor even
Giant (2026) – Critical Review
Biographical sports films often arrive already weighed down by expectation — by legacy, mythology, and the audience’s prior knowledge of
Why Jim Caviezel Isn’t Returning as Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ”
Film critic PDM unpacks the production realities, creative intent, and audience implications behind one of faith cinema’s biggest recasts. The
“Springsteen: Deliver: Me From Nowhere” — A Deep, Unvarnished Portrait Of The Boss At His Most Vulnerable
Scott Cooper’s intimate biographical drama turns away from stadium fireworks and points the camera at a solitary artist wrestling with
The Smashing Machine Review: Dwayne Johnson Steps Into the Cage of Vulnerability
From the opening bell to the final fade-out, The Smashing Machine is a bruising, haunting journey. Directed by Benny Safdie