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Movie Review – Ready Player One (2018)

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Ready Player One, 2018. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Hannah John-Kamen, Ralph Ineson, Mckenna Grace, Win Morisaki, Susan Lynch, and Philip Zhao. SYNOPSIS: When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he […]

Krypton Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘House of El’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Krypton… Krypton‘s second episode, ‘House of El’, continued the momentum from the series’ pilot as Seg-El searched for evidence of Brainiac’s existence while planning to enact his revenge for the death of his parents as a fallback plan. ‘House of El’ did a nice job to further explore […]

Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal #6

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal #6… Anyone who has been reading Dark Nights: Metal will know how increasingly crazy or ‘out there’ the event series has gotten over its run. Scott Snyder has taken a lot of cues from Grant Morrison in crafting such a meta-commentary heavy event ladled with examining the nature of stories and […]

Wonder Woman 2 casts Game of Thrones’ Pedro Pascal

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Plans for Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 2 are certainly heating up now. Just a couple weeks after the director cast Kristen Wigg as The Cheetah, Jenkins’ has made another new addition to the film. According to Variety, Game of Thrones and Narcos actor Pedro Pascal has joined the anticipated sequel. This would mark a reunion between Jenkins and Pascal after having worked together […]

Yvonne Strahovski joins Noomi Rapace in Angel of Mine

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Yvonne Strahovski (Dexter) will be joining Noomi Rapace in the thriller Angel of Mine, per Deadline. The film, to be directed by Kim Farrant, sees Rapace as Lizzie, a mother who is still struggling with the loss of her daughter when she becomes convinced that a stranger’s daughter is actually hers. Strahovski will portray Claire, the […]

Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics: The Oz Effect Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics: The Oz Effect Deluxe Edition… Superman is known for being an inspirational beacon of hope, never quitting when things look bleak and doing all he can to protect the world. A question has often been raised in some comics over whether or not Superman can change the world […]

Emily Blunt delayed Edge of Tomorrow sequel for Mary Poppins Returns, reveals she was never considered for Captain Marvel role

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Emily Blunt, who will be seen next in the horror film A Quiet Place in April [read our review here], really solidified her place as a rising action star with Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow, or Live Die Repeat as it became known on home video. The 2014 sci-fi blockbuster starring Blunt alongside Tom Cruise became a surprise favourite, with […]

Hulu releases the full trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2

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After releasing a teaser trailer a few weeks ago, Hulu has now put online the full trailer for season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale. Starring Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss, the series is adapted from Margaret Atwood’s novel and has become a hit for the streaming service. The second season will revolve around Offred’s pregnancy and her ongoing […]

The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle voice cast revealed

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While we’ve got a few more weeks to wait until the release of Avengers: Infinity War, Robert Downey Jr. has taken to his Twitter page to reveal the full voice cast for his next film, The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. Joining Downey as his animal cohorts is Emma Thompson as Polynesia the parrot, Selena Gomez as Betsy […]