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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 “I […]

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 CrearySYNOPSIS: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 that he chooses […]

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 punch, and what […]

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 Festival, […]

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 […]

Top Gun 2 adds Leave No Trace’s Thomasin McKenzie to its impressive cast

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The volleyball roster is growing for Paramount’s Top Gun sequel, with the announcement that Leave No Trace’s Thomasin McKenzie is set to join the already impressive ensemble on Top Gun: Maverick.Deadline announced that McKenizie, who was spectacularly good in Debra Granik’s film-of-the-year contender (read our ★★★★★ review),  joins Charles Parnell (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Bashir Salahuddin (Glow), Monica […]

Veronica Mars making another comeback on Hulu

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Having already been resurrected in the form of a Kickstarter funded movie in 2014, Rob Thomas’ cult noir Veronica Mars is getting another mystery to solve with an 8-episode limited series run on Hulu.With a passionate fan base, matched only by the enthusiasm of its leading lady, Kristen Bell, who only last year said “We are willing to put […]

Blood, Snow, and Wolves in the chilling trailer for Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the Dark

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Before it debuts on Netflix next month, the trailer for Jeremy Saulnier’s (Blue Ruin, Green Room) new film, the psychological thriller Hold the Dark, which stars Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough, and Julian Black Antelope has been released, and is available to watch here…Retired naturalist and wolf expert Russell Core (JEFFREY WRIGHT) journeys to […]