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Movie Review – The Wandering Earth (2019)

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The Wandering Earth, 2019. Directed by Frant Gwo. Starring Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li, Man-Tat Ng, Mike Kai Sui, Jin Mai Jaho, Hongchen Li. SYNOPSIS: Sometime in the future, the sun is dying out, so mankind have built gigantic thrusters to propel the Earth from its orbit, to find a new home across the […]

A Quiet Place 2 is arriving sooner than expected

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With the hush about to descend upon set sometime this summer, as John Krasinski steps behind the camera once again for his A Quiet Place sequel, Bloody Disgusting have confirmed that the release has been bumped from its original May 15, 2020 date. Ordinarily you’d think this might mean a delay for the further adventure […]

Jessica Jones Season 3 will end the Netflix/Marvel TV universe in June

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With the kind of under-the-radar fanfare that the titular character might actually appreciate, but that the show doesn’t deserve, Netflix has suggested that Jessica Jones Season 3 will hit the streaming service sometime in June. Between Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and Equilibrium, June is a very good month to be a Christian Bale fan. (And […]

Movie Review – Booksmart (2019)

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Booksmart, 2019 Directed by Olivia Wilde Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Jason Sudeikis SYNOPSIS: On the eve of their graduation, academic achievers and best friends, Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein), have an epiphany that they’ve sacrificed too much of a traditional […]

Cannes You Feel the Love Tonight? First Rocketman reactions and reviews

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Music bio comparisons were always going to be made between this fantastical look at the life of Elton John, and last year’s divisive rockbuster, Bohemian Rhapsody. However, it seems as though Rocketman, which apparently received a four-minute standing ovation at its suitably glitzy Cannes screening last night, has debuted higher in the critical charts than […]

Rami Malek teaming up with Denzel Washington in The Little Things

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Rami Malek is continuing to strike while the iron is hot, following his Academy Award winning triumph for Bohemian Rhapsody. Having been recently confirmed as the villain in Bond 25, the Mr. Robot actor is reportedly in talks to star alongside Denzel Washington in Warner Bros. The Little Things. Saving Mr. Banks and The Founder […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters reactions stomp online

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The hits just keep on coming in 2019, and according to these early reactions to Michael Dougherty’s monster mash sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, fans might have the kind of Godzilla film that was only briefly glimpsed in Gareth Edwards underrated original. SEE ALSO: Godzilla: King of the Monsters tracking $55 million domestic opening […]

Willow sequel could be heading to Disney+

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Rumours of a follow-up to Ron Howard’s Willow have been omnipresent in gossip columns for decades, with the Apollo 13 director addressing them as recently as last year whilst performing the rounds for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Now it’s being reported that if you didn’t have reason enough for signing up to Disney+, what with […]

Fantastic Beasts 3 release date pushed back to 2021

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald was the lowest grossing entry into J.K. Rowling’s entire Wizarding World franchise, eking out $653 million at the worldwide box-office. It was also the worst received of the series, earning just 37% on Rotten Tomatoes. So this news should hardly be a Transfiguration lesson level surprise to anyone: Warner Bros. […]