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Niamh Spence

I am a freelance journalist, copywriter and PR, who writes and contributes to a variety of titles including national news, lifestyle and online titles.

Previous work; Stylist, Grazia, The Telegraph, Tyla, LadBible, Unilad, Entertainment Daily, BBC, The Metro, The Mirror, OK! and Mail Online.

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'Masterpiece' crime thriller fans say is 'spectacular' on BBC iPlayer now

A film noir classic starring Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum has been hailed as 'first class' by film fans, and it's now available on BBC iPlayer.

Angel Face, released in 1953, follows the beautiful Diane Tremayne (played by Jean Simmons) who is a sophisticated and wealthy young woman capable of manipulating anyone who crosses her path. She also has a dark side she manages to conceal behind her appearance and her good manners.

Yet soon after the untimely death of her stepmother (played by Barb...
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Period drama hailed 'one of the best ever' on BBC iPlayer now

A Tudor-based period drama has captivated fans for over 60 years and been hailed as "impeccable", and it's now available on the BBC iPlayer.

A Man for All Seasons, released in 1966, is a historical drama depicting the final years of Sir Thomas More, who faces execution for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church of England.

The film focuses on Sir Thomas More (played by Paul Scofield) as he refuses to pressure the Pope into annulling the marriage of King Henry VII...
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'Horrific' Oscar-winning film with unrecognisable A-lister on ITVX now

An Oscar-winning film starring two Hollywood actresses has been hailed as "powerful" and "jaw-droppingly good" by film fans, and it's now available on ITVX.

Monster, released in 2003, is a biographical crime drama about Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer, starring Charlize Theron in an Oscar-winning role as Wuornos and Christina Ricci as her girlfriend, Selby Wall.

The film follows Wuornos's difficult life as a prostitute, her passionate but troubled relationship with Selby,...
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'Beautiful' period drama makes fans fall in love on BBC tonight

A French period drama crowned "a gourmand's dream of a film" is airing on BBC Four tonight, and fans have said it's "the end-all-be-all of foodie films".

A Taste Of Things, released in 2023, is a French historical romantic drama set in 1889, focusing on the 20-year partnership between renowned gourmet Dodin and his cook, Eugénie. Their deep, unspoken love is expressed through shared culinary artistry, but when Eugénie falls ill and refuses marriage, Dodin begins cooking for her, reversing their...
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'Electrifying' horror film fans 'can't stop watching' on Film4 tonight

A horror movie described as "disturbing and dark" by film fans is airing on Film4 tonight. Fresh, released in 2022, follows Noa (played by Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones), who meets the alluring Steve (Gossip Girl star Sebastian Stan) at a grocery store and given her frustration with dating apps, she takes a chance and gives him her number.

After their first date, Noa is smitten and accepts Steve's invitation to a romantic weekend getaway, only to find that her new love has been hiding some...
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'Mob masterpiece' gangster film with A-list cast on ITVX now

A film dubbed as "an absolute mob masterpiece" and "pure adrenaline" by film fans is now available on ITVX. Casino, released in 1995, follows Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a Jewish-American gambling expert handicapper who is asked by the Chicago Outfit to oversee the day-to-day casino and hotel operations at the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas.

Other significant characters include Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a "made man" and childhood friend of Ace, and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), a stre...
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'Poignant' war film based on harrowing true story streaming on BBC iPlayer now

A war film based on a classic piece of literature has been praised as "a beautiful and tragic story", and is now available on BBC iPlayer.

A Farewell To Arms is based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel, and follows Frederic Henry, an American ambulance driver for the Italian Army during WWI, who falls in love with British nurse Catherine Barkley. Amidst the chaos of war, the couple navigates a passionate romance, pregnancy, and separation, facing the tragic realities of battle and tragic loss.

Releas...
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'Thrilling' action film starring Tom Cruise is a 'must-watch' – now on ITVX

An action film starring Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise has been hailed as "intense and expertly executed", and it's now on ITVX.

Jack Reacher, released in 2012, focuses on a normally non-contactable former US Army Major MP investigator Jack Reacher (played by Tom Cruise), who is called upon to aid in a homicide investigation. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

The film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and based on Lee Child’s One Shot, saw acti...
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Little-known thriller 'blows fans away' and is streaming on ITVX now

A thriller hailed as "mind-boggling" by film fans and starring Jake Gyllenhaal is now available to watch on ITVX.

Enemy is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by M. A. Faura and Niv Fichman. Written by Javier Gullón, the film focuses on a bored history professor, who seems disenchanted with just about every aspect of his own existence, until he receives an unexpected jolt of excitement when he discovers that he has a doppelgänger, a local actor named Ant...
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'Masterpiece' thriller with 'terrifying' scene on BBC tonight

A wild thriller from the 1970s has earned cult status as film fans hail it as a "masterpiece", and it's on BBC Four tonight. Deliverance, released in 1972, stars Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox as four city-dwelling friends who decide to get away from their jobs, wives and kids for a week of canoeing in rural Georgia.

When the men arrive, they are not welcomed by the backward locals, who stalk the vacationers and savagely attack them in the woods. Whilst still reeling from t...
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'Nightmarish' horror film with 'incredible' lead actor on ITVX now

A "nightmarish" horror film sees a lead actor "acting his head off", and it's now available to watch on ITVX.

Buried, released in 2010, features a civilian truck driver Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) in Iraq as he falls victim to a band of insurgents. An unknown length of time later, Paul awakes in a coffin, with just a lighter, a cell phone, and his ever-growing anxiety.

Faced with a dwindling oxygen supply and a dying battery, Paul must fight panic, despair and delirium as he awaits a rescue th...
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Gangster film is legendary director's 'crowning achievement' on ITVX now

A Scorsese gangster film has been praised as "an absolute mob masterpiece" according to film fans, and it's now on ITVX.

Directed by legendary Hollywood icon Martin Scorsese in 1995, the film follows mob-connected operator Sam "Ace" Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro) as he successfully runs the Tangiers Casino in 1970s Las Vegas, relying on volatile enforcer Nicky Santoro (played by Joe Pesci) for muscle.

However their empire crumbles due to Ace's marriage to hustler Ginger McKenna (played b...
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Jason Statham film hailed as his 'best ever' is now streaming on ITVX

An "adrenaline-fueled" action film has been praised as one of Jason Statham's best, and it's now available on ITVX.

Crank, released in 2006, stars Jason Statham as Chev Chelios, a Los Angeles hitman poisoned with a synthetic drug that kills him if his heart rate drops. To survive, he must keep his adrenaline flowing through constant, violent and chaotic actions while tracking down his enemies.

It is a fast-paced film described to be like a "video game" in style, which sees action star Statham...
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'Outstanding' period drama 'robbed of an Oscar' on BBC tonight

A period drama set in the 1950s and starring a Hollywood actor was 'robbed of an Oscar' fans have declared - and it's being shown on BBC2 tonight.

Queer is set in 1950s Mexico City and Ecuador and the film follows an outcast American expatriate (played by James Bond star Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a much younger man called Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey), leading them on a surreal, trippy journey to South America.

The movie premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival...
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Crime thriller starring Hollywood legend in final role on Film4 tonight

A crime thriller starring Tom Hardy and a legendary actor in his final role is on Film4 tonight and fans say it's 'a hidden gem'.

The Drop, released in 2014 but filmed in 2013, was a huge hit when it first aired and was a box office success.

The film follows Bob Saginowski (played by Peaky Blinders actor Tom Hardy) as he tends bar in his cousin's pub and looks the other way when local mobsters use the joint as a temporary bank.

However his simple life takes a complicated turn when he finds a...
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'Only James Bond film you ever need to watch' on ITV tonight

Film fans can get their slice of 007 with a Bond film hailed as 'the greatest James Bond movie ever made', and it's on ITV4 tonight.

Casino Royale, released in 2006, follows newly appointed 007 James Bond (played by Daniel Craig), on his first mission to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre (played by Mads Mikkelsen) by beating him in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro.

Aided by Treasury agent Vesper Lynd (played By Eva Green), Bond uncovers betrayal and a larger criminal organisation i...
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'Compelling' Cold War spy drama streaming now on ITVX

A Cold War spy thriller TV series has been hailed as 'totally absorbing' by TV fans, and it's now available on ITVX.

Released in 2022, The Ipcress Files TV series is now available on ITVX as a six part drama. Set against the backdrop of the 1960s Cold War, this spy thriller brings viewers to working-class ex-smuggler Harry Palmer (played by Peaky Blinders and Gangs of London star Joe Cole) who, to avoid prison, is recruited as a reluctant intelligence agent. He investigates a bizarre, globe tro...
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Jake Paul guns for 'Billie Eyelash' during unhinged pro-ICE rant

Boxer Jake Paul has hit out at musician Billie Eilish as he targeted her recent comments made at the Grammy Awards about ICE.

Jake, 29, hit out at the Bird of a Feather singer, 24, as he criticized the comments made by the star after she used her acceptance speech at the 68th Grammy Awards to address immigration policy and hit out at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Writing on X, Jake posted, "If you don’t like ICE then you can’t call 911 when you’re in trouble. If you don’t respe...
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California Governor trolls Trump and Kid Rock ahead of 'Bad Bunny Day'

California Governor Gavin Newsom has hit out at Donald Trump and Kid Rock, as he took to social media in support of Super Bowl performer Bad Bunny.

Newsom, who is widely expected to run for president in 2028, took the opportunity to take aim at the Trump administration ahead of the Super Bowl and its halftime performance by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. The politician declared Sunday, February 8 'Bad Bunny Day' in California, praising the singer’s "soothing, beautiful voice" and "his very n...
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'My husband had 22 year affair with my mum and is father of my brothers'

A devastated mum-to-be has revealed the moment her world came crashing down - and the family chaos that ensued.

Finding out about cheating is agonising enough, but for this woman, the treachery cuts much deeper - she discovered her husband has been carrying on with her own mum.

What's more, the affair has allegedly been going on for 22 years, covering the full duration of her marriage. In a jaw-dropping revelation, she also uncovered that some of her siblings are in fact her husband's biologic...
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'Visually glorious' period drama based on true story on ITVX now

A period drama based on a true figure who shaped the British high street is now available on ITVX, and fans are claiming it's 'deserving of an award'.

Mr Selfridge is a period drama series that aired from 2013 until 2016 and chronicles the life of American entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge (played by Jeremy Piven). Selfridge arrived in London in 1906 to revolutionise British retail by founding his famous London department store on Oxford Street from 1908 to 1928, which still stands today.

Th...
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'Fascinating' period drama will leave fans blushing on Film4 tonight

A period drama featuring Italian nuns has been winning over film fans – and it's on Film4 tonight. Benedetta, released in 2021, follows a 17th-century nun as she becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair, but it's her shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its very core.

The film stars Virginie Efira as Benedetta and Daphne Patakia as Bartolomea, and is directed by Robocop's Paul Verhoeven. The story is based on the 1986 non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of...
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Horror movie 'one of the wildest ever made' on Film4 tonight

A horror movie starring a Hollywood actor has been hailed as a 'classic' and 'keeps you on the edge of your seat' - and it's on Film4 tonight.

The Pope's Exorcist hit cinemas in 2023 and is a horror-thriller starring Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist who investigates a young boy's terrifying possession in Spain. Based on Amorth's real case files, the film follows his battle against a powerful demon while uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy hidden by the Vat...
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'Razor sharp masterpiece' gangster movie on ITV tonight

A gangster film which has been praised as 'a masterpiece' is on ITV tonight, and film fans say it's 'a must see'.

Reservoir Dogs, released over three decades ago in 1992, follows a group of criminals known cryptically as Mr. White, Mr. Orange, etc., as they're hired for a diamond heist that goes disastrously wrong, forcing the survivors to regroup at a warehouse where paranoia, mistrust, and violence erupt as they try to uncover which of them is an undercover police informan.

The film, directe...
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