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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 […]

Netflix moving forward with Death Note sequel

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Netflix have an impressive slate of original features set to debut within the next couple of months, including Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the Dark, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, and David Mackenzie’s Chris Pine starring Outlaw King, so amongst a Hollywood Reporter article on the streaming giant’s desire to make a movie that culturally resonates, it’s perhaps a little surprising […]

Danny McBride talks fan expectations for his Halloween sequel

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With Hollywood constantly looking to mine the barrel marked ‘nostalgia’, usually with little consideration for the franchise legacy or the legions of fans, Danny McBride has been speaking to IndieWire about potential reactions to his forthcoming Halloween sequel, which he co-wrote with Jeff Fradley. Halloween, which will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film […]

Jamie Lee Curtis is ready for action in new Halloween still

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Laurie Strode has been waiting nearly forty years for Michael Myers to return to Haddonfield, so it’s no surprise to see that she looks well prepared in this latest still for David Gordon Green’s Halloween. Via USA Today, the shot shows Jamie Lee Curtis in her Lara Croft garb, hunting knife on belt, appearing to […]