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The Must-See Movies of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival

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Matt Rodgers with the must-see movies of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival… With the labyrinthine streets of Venice emptying to the sound of effusive praise for First Man, and Toronto readying themselves to herald the breakout performance of Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, (though surely this happened when she won a Golden Globe […]

Geralt of Rivia voice actor Doug Cockle endorses Henry Cavill’s casting

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It had been a source of much guessing and wishful thinking for fans of The Witcher series of games since it was announced last year that Netflix were developing a show based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels. Among the favourite picks were Man of Steel and moustachioed Mission Impossible star Henry Cavill, and those rooting for […]

Steve Guttenberg hints at a new assignment for Police Academy

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Steve Guttenberg’s last outing with the Police Academy franchise was way back in 1987 with Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol.  The final instalment for the ramshackle collection of police officers was part 7’s Mission to Moscow in 1994. Now it appears that not only will the hugely popular series return, but if you’re to believe the Twitter account […]

Brie Larson threatens to break the internet with Captain Marvel at some point today

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Largely thanks to her implied importance to the further adventures of the Avengers following Infinity War‘s Thanos finger click, we’ve seen very little of Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel, beyond that Nick Fury pager logo and the odd piece of promotional artwork. Things are about to change however, because the Oscar winning actress has taken to Twitter […]

Watch the first episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding for free

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Ahead of its launch on September 9th, the pilot episode of Jim Carrey’s Kidding has been made available for free to watch on YouTube. You can view it below, but please be aware that it might be geo-blocked for some territories… https://youtu.be/NTrqSWS2oaw In his first series regular role in over two decades, Jim Carrey stars as […]

Movie Review – The Seagull (2018)

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The Seagull, 2018. Directed by Michael Mayer. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Jon Tenney, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Billy Howle, Brian Dennehy, and Mare Winningham. SYNOPSIS: In the early 20th Century, a disparate group of relations, colleagues, and neighbours gather at a lakeside retreat to boast, perform, and argue amongst each other about class, talent, and their […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Big Trouble in Little China will be a sequel, not a remake

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When the news broke that Dwayne Johnson was to produce and star in a remake of 1986 cult classic Big Trouble in Little China, it’s fair to say that the reaction wasn’t overwhelmingly positive. Original director John Carpenter was ambivalent towards it, while the former Jack Burton, Kurt Russell, gave it more of a chance, saying […]

Second Opinion – Yardie (2018)

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Yardie, 2018. Directed by Idris Elba Starring Aml Ameen, Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd, Calvin Demba, Stephen Graham, Everaldo Creary SYNOPSIS: From 70’s Kingston to 80’s Hackney, Yardie chronicles the life and strife of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), whose path is laid out before him at a young age, and for whom tragedy dictates […]

Arrow Video FrightFest Review – Climax (2018)

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Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude Gajan Maull, Giselle Palmer, and Taylor Kastle. SYNOPSIS: When a contemporary dance troupe have wrapped rehearsal for their 90s infused choreographed set-piece, they decide to throw a party to celebrate. What they don’t know is that someone has spiked the […]