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Movie Review – The Midnight Sky (2020)

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The Midnight Sky, 2020. Directed by George Clooney. Starring George Clooney, Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Caoilinn Springall, Sophie Rundle, and Ethan Peck. SYNOPSIS: This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a […]

Indiana Jones 5 to start shooting in the spring, will ‘conclude his story’

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It was only yesterday that we were receiving more news on the oft-delayed further adventures of Indiana Jones, with Frank Marshall offering an update, as well as reinforcing the fact that Harrison Ford is the only Indiana Jones. Well now we’ve had something more definitive announced among the slew of exciting news to emerge from […]

James Gunn to direct The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, I Am Groot series announced

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Among all of the announcements today, the Disney Investor Day news to plant the biggest grin on faces was surely the reveal that James Gunn will return to the world of Guardians of the Galaxy to direct a ‘Holiday Special’. Marvel overlord (that’s his official title) Kevin Feige said that Gunn would return to the […]

Disney’s live-action Pinocchio and Peter Pan and Wendy heading straight to Disney+

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Joining the likes of Mulan and Pixar’s Soul, Disney has announced at its rather exciting investor day that the Robert Zemeckis directed live-action version of Pinocchio and David Lowery’s latest take on J.M. Barrie’s classic tale, Peter Pan and Wendy, will now skip cinemas altogether and find their home on Disney+ One of Disney’s all-time classics […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman) and the white management determined to […]

Movie Review – The Last Blockbuster (2020)

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The Last Blockbuster, 2020. Directed by Taylor Morden Featuring Sandi Harding, Kevin Smith, Doug Benson, Brian Posehn, Paul Scheer, Samm Levine, Jamie Kennedy, Ron Funches, Lloyd Kaufman, and Ione Skye SYNOPSIS: A documentary about the last remaining Blockbuster Video store located in Bend, Oregon. Blockbuster Video, and the magic of the rental process in general, […]

Movie Review – Marriage Story (2019)

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Marriage Story, 2019. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Merrit Weaver, Wallace Shawn, and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: A modern romance chronicling the slow, painful process of separation between Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). Marriage Story begins as a parable of love. It also ends […]

Movie Review – Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (2020)

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Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, 2020. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, and Lee Ye-won. SYNOPSIS: It’s four years since South Korea was decimated during the events of Train to Busan, and now survivor, Jung-seok has to relive his nightmare when he […]

Movie Review – Chick Fight (2020)

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Chick Fight, 2020. Directed by Paul Leyden. Starring Malin Akerman, Bella Thorne, Alec Baldwin, Dulce Sloan, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Nash, Fortune Feimster, Alexia Barlier, Alec Mapa, Dominique Jackson, and Julie Michaels. SYNOPSIS: When Anna Wyncomb (Malin Akerman) is introduced to an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around, […]

Universal releases seasonal treat with new Halloween Kills teaser

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While we won’t be able to go trick or treating this year, Universal Pictures have at least provided us with some seasonal goodies in the form of the new Halloween Kills teaser trailer, which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: Ranking The Entire Halloween Franchise From Worst To Best Delayed until October 2021, Halloween Kills […]