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The Saga of Birdemic and the Complicated Man Behind It

May 2, 2026 by Jack Gayer

Jack Gayer on the saga of Birdemic and the man behind the “best worst movie ever”… Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) is a godawful film by any metric. The film’s badness transcends your average bad movie and becomes hilarious. The phrase that gets kicked around a lot in this genre is “so bad it’s good.” […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Jack Gayer, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: birdemic, Birdemic 2: The Resurrection, Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle, Birdemic: Shock and Terror, James Nguyen

Survival thriller Pitfall drops a trailer ahead of release

May 2, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

With just a month to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming survival thriller Pitfall. Directed by James Kondelik, the film centres on a young man who becomes separated from his friends while hiking in the woods after falling into a pit. Injured and unable to escape, his […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alexandra Essoe, James Kondelik, Jordan Claire Robbins, Marshall Williams, Matthew Hamilton, Pitfall, Randy Couture, RIchard Harmon

Hiya Toys announces Rocky III Exquisite Super Series action figure

May 2, 2026 by Gary Collinson

Hiya Toys has announced that the Rocky III version of Sylvester Stallone’s Italian Stallion is coming to its Exquisite Super Series line with a new Rocky Balboa 1:12 scale action figure inspired by his appearance in the third film, and featuring several accessories and interchangeable pieces to help Rocky on his quest to regain the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Hiya Toys, Rocky, Rocky III, Sylvester Stallone

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian Andor #1

May 2, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Marvel Comics is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with a series of one-shot comics, kicking off this coming Wednesday with Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian Andor #1; get yourself a sneak peek at the special below with the official preview… CASSIAN ANDOR’S FINAL MISSION BEFORE HE MEETS HIS […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Book Previews, Comic Books, Movies Tagged With: Marvel, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: Rogue One

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2026 Review – The Invite

May 2, 2026 by Robert Kojder

The Invite, 2026. Directed by Olivia Wilde. Starring Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Before Seth Rogen’s Joe and Olivia Wilde’s explicitly state the last time their […]

Filed Under: Festivals, Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Chicago Critics Film Festival, Edward Norton, olivia wilde, Penelope Cruz, Seth Rogen, The Invite

10 Essential Road Movies of the 1990s

May 2, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong presents an essential selection of 90s road movies… The 1990s road movie tropes define its genre by focusing on the characters’ journey of self-discovery with thought-provoking themes from the search for freedom to identity, rebellion, adventure, and friendship. Depending on the movies, some of them lead to a positive end, while others culminate […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Boys on the Side, Central Station, Dumb And Dumber, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, My Own Private Idaho, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Straight Story, Thelma & Louise, True Romance, Wild at Heart

Shudder debuts trailer for Indonesian folk horror Smothered

May 2, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Shudder has shared a trailer for Smothered, a modern take of the Indonesian folktale of Malin Kundang. Directed by Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat, the folk horror centres on Alif, a man suffering from fractured memories following an accident, who becomes suspicious of the intentions of a mysterious elderly woman who arrives at his home […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Faradina Mufti, Gambit Saifullah, Jordan Omar, Kevin Rahardjo, Nova Eliza, Rafki Hidayat, Rio Dewanto, Smothered, Sulthan Hamonangan, Tony Merle, Vonny Anggraini

12 Erotically Charged Thrillers You Need To See

May 2, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We get hot under the collar with twelve essential, erotically-charged thrillers… Erotic thrillers are experiencing something of a comeback and are arguably more mainstream than ever. Plenty of fare, once consigned to Skinemax cable premieres in the dead of night, are capturing audiences on the big screen or taking pride of place as streaming originals […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Snake of June, Basic Instinct, Body Double, Body Heat, Bound, Crimes of Passion, Death Among the Pines, Elle, Eyes Wide Shut, In the Realm of the Senses, Jill Rips, Last Tango in Paris, Lifeforce, Payback, saltburn, Scorned, The Handmaiden, The Housemaid, The Last Seduction, The Piano Teacher, Turkish Delight, Under the Skin, wild things

Hasbro unveils Ultimate Grogu life-size animatronic ahead of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

May 1, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’s big screen release this month, Hasbro has officially unveiled its life-size collector’s edition Ultimate Grogu which includes over 250 animations, three different modes of play, and reaction technology that enables the adorable foundling to respond to his environment. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $599.99/£599.99; […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Television, Toys Tagged With: Grogu, hasbro, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Mandalorian

Movie Review – Portals (2019)

October 23, 2019 by Matt Donato

Portals, 2019. Directed by Gregg Hale, Liam O’Donnell, Eduardo Sánchez, and Timo Tjahjanto. Starring Deanna Russo, Ptolemy Slocum, Neil Hopkins, Salvita Decorte, Gretchen Lodge, Keith Hudson, Natasha Gott, Danielle Lewis, and Paul McCarthy-Boyington. SYNOPSIS:  This genre-bending anthology takes place during a series of world-wide blackouts, after which millions of mysterious cosmic anomalies appear everywhere across […]

Filed Under: Matt Donato, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Danielle Lewis, Deanna Russo, Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Gretchen Lodge, Keith Hudson, Liam O'Donnell, Natasha Gott, Neil Hopkins, Portals, Ptolemy Slocum, Salvita Decorte, Timo Tjahjanto

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