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Uma Thurman to reprise Kill Bill’s The Bride in The Lost Chapter: Yuki’s Revenge animated short

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With Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair hitting theaters next week, fans will get more of Quentin Tarantino’s iconic revenge thriller than expected as the director announced that he and Epic Games’ Unreal Engine will release The Lost Chapter – Yuki’s Revenge this weekend through the video game Fortnite with Uma Thurman reprising her memorable role. Yuki’s Revenge is based on […]

Monster High Skullector Edward Scissorhands officially unveiled by Mattel

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In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Tim Burton’s 1990 gothic fantasy romance Edward Scissorhands, Mattel Creations has officially unveiled its Monster High Skullector Edward Scissorhands doll which goes on sale for Fang Club members on December 4th, priced at $70; check it out here… Monster High celebrates the 35th anniversary of the cult classic […]

Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey Wright, Annie Hamilton, Kerry Frances, James Faulkner, Cecilia Blair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Noah Segan, and Bridget […]

Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig returned to […]

2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025.  Directed by Rian Johnson.  Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS:  Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. At this point in Rian Johnson’s career, the only mystery […]

Movie Review – Zootopia 2 (2025)

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Zootopia 2, 2025. Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard. Featuring the voice talents of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, and Quinta Brunson. SYNOPSIS: Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a […]

NECA’s Chucky Blind Box Series 2 figures unveiled

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NECA has revealed series 2 of its Chucky Blind Box figures which includes figures for Poster Chucky, Thanksgiving Chucky, “Good Guy” Tommy, and Busted-Up Tommy from 1988’s Child’s Play 2, and Laughing Chucky, Old Chucky, and Tiffany from the Syfy series Chucky; check out the promotional images here… Wanna play? Straight off the NECA Play […]

First trailer for A24’s How to Make a Killing starring Glen Powell

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A24 has debuted the first trailer for How to Make a Killing, the upcoming comedy thriller from writer-director John Patton Ford (Emily the Criminal). Inspired by the Ealing classic Kind Hearts and Coronets, Glen Powell (The Running Man) stars as Becket Redfellow, a blue-collar who decides to set out to reclaim the huge inheritance he […]

Billy Wilder was our North Star: Screenwriter Patrick Cunnane and producer Trevor White on Eternity – Exclusive Interview

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Robert Kojder chats with Eternity screenwriter Patrick Cunnane and producer Trevor White… Selected as the official closing night film for the Chicago International Film Festival, Eternity is a high-concept blend of genres (romantic comedy and drama) that primarily takes place in a bureaucratically imagined afterlife. The story centers on Larry (Miles Teller), who is sent […]

Movie Review – Bone Lake (2025)

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Bone Lake, 2025 Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan. Starring Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, Marco Pigossi, Andra Nechita, Eliane Reis, and Clayton Spencer. SYNOPSIS: A couple’s vacation at a secluded estate is upended when they’re forced to share the mansion with a mysterious couple. A dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and […]