This is the story of two intrepid travellers who embarked on a journey to find the real-life Grand Budapest Hotel mere days before the world changed forever. What you’re reading now was meant to be published several months ago. Unlike my usual excuses for missing deadlines, I have a really…

Netflix paid Rian Johnson more than $100m for a sequel to his whodunit ‘Knives Out’. An all-star cast and sumptuous setting seem to fit the genre, so why does the film lack any genuine intrigue? Rian Johnson, best known for subverting expectations with his Star Wars movie ‘The Last Jedi’…

Of all the places I craved visiting during the peak of lockdown, New York was initially nowhere on that list. It’s not that I dislike the place, but as a Londoner it’s quite easy to take the Big Apple for granted. When I finally got a chance to return to America, however, I felt compelled to head to the east coast and see what had changed in the last few years. …

The Queen’s Gambit has proven to be a huge hit on streaming service Netflix. The chess-inspired show has seen thousands of people pick up the ancient pastime in recent months, with the 1960s setting also making an impact on viewers. …

As we struggle to find safe places to travel to in the ongoing aftermath of the initial Covid-19 outbreak, Cassam Looch speaks to one travel photographer who found exactly what he was looking for on a recent getaway to Norway. Oli Riley ( https://olirileyphotography.com/) has been travelling the world and…

Part of the magic of cinema is the experience of being transported to the incredible locations conjured up by filmmakers for our entertainment. In a few cases, however, you can actually step foot on the movie sets that have been left behind. A growing trend in travel is the phenomenon…

The exact timelines are a little murky, but what we do know is that, after a lengthy production period, a vast wooden film set was built by Hollywood studio Paramount to accommodate their big-budget movie. Malta’s Anchor Bay, a few miles from the village of Mellieħa, was transformed into Sweethaven…

Blockbuster Video — ask your parents — has made a triumphant return to social media recently, with a series of tweets that broke a six-year online silence. It was all for an exciting cause, too: the once-dominant entertainment brand announced it was turning its last remaining store in Bend, Oregon…