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A24’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reimagining finds its director in Curry Barker

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A24 are revving up the motor on yet another remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by announcing that Curry Barker is set to head to the Sawyer residence to reskin Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic once again.  Variety reports that the up-and-coming director has been tasked with “reimagining” Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel’s iconic […]

Movie Review – Mother Mary (2026)

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Mother Mary, 2026. Written and Directed by David Lowery. Starring Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, Atheena Frizzell, FKA twigs, Jessica Brown Findlay, Kaia Gerber, Alba Baptista, Isaura Barbé-Brown, Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle, and Taylor Sieve. SYNOPSIS: Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary reunites with her estranged […]

Bobby Farrelly-directed road trip comedy Driver’s Ed gets a trailer and poster

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Vertical has released a poster and trailer for Driver’s Ed, the teen road trip comedy from director Bobby Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber, Champions). The film follows a group of high school seniors as they steal a driver’s ed car and set off on a chaotic journey to track down their lovesick friend’s college freshman girlfriend […]

Melissa McCarthy and Connor Storrie set for Craig Zobel’s Turpentine

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Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Connor Storrie (Heated Rivalry) are being linked with Craig Zobel’s dark thriller Turpentine. Per Deadline’s report, Zobel, who is responsible for critically acclaimed shows The Penguin and Mare of Easttown, as well as feature efforts Compliance and The Hunt, will work from a 2024 Black List script by Justin Varava. Turpentine […]

Final trailer for David Lowery’s gothic-pop melodrama Mother Mary starring Anne Hathaway

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Following its impressive limited release this past weekend ($168k on just five screens), A24 has dropped a final trailer for David Lowery’s gothic-pop melodrama Mother Mary, which focuses on Anne Hathaway’s global superstar attempting a comeback tour, all while reconnecting with her former friend and costume designer, played by Michaela Cole.  Written and directed by […]

Trailer for sci-fi time-loop thriller Voidance starring Zoe Cunningham and James Cosmo

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Ahead of its European premiere at Sci-Fi London Film Festival and its digital release this May, Elli Films has shared a trailer for its sci-fi mystery thriller Voidance. Directed by Marianna Dean (Breaking Infinity), the film follows Alana, a woman hoping to pass her final assessment to become an agent with the elite ATIC guard, as […]

Charles Dance joins The Batman Part II

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Deadline is reporting that Charles Dance has joined the cast of The Batman Part II, the long-awaited follow-up to director Matt Reeves’ 2022 reboot The Batman. While yet to be confirmed by DC Studios, Game of Thrones veteran Dance will reportedly portray the character of Charles Dent, the father of Gotham City District Attorney Harvey […]

Movie Review – Michael (2026)

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Michael, 2026. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Kendrick Sampson, Miles Teller, Juliano Valdi, Joseph David-Jones, Jamal Henderson, Rhyan Hill, Trey Horton, Jessica Sula, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Kat Graham, Larenz Tate, Laura Harrier, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre, Judah Edwards, Jayden Harville, Jaylen Hunter, Mike Myers, Liv Symone, Kevin Shinick, Effie Spence, […]

David Bruckner to direct Sydney Sweeney in The Caretaker

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Having first acquired the package back in 2022, it looks like Universal Pictures is ready to jump on the Sydney Sweeney bandwagon off the back of the box office success of Lionsgate thriller The Housemaid, with THR revealing that David Bruckner (Night House, Hellraiser) has signed on to write and direct The Caretaker. Based on […]

Jessica Rothe is caught in another nightmarish loop in trailer for sci-fi horror Affection

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Brainstorm Media has released a trailer and poster for Affection, a sci-fi horror from writer-director BT Meza. Happy Death Day star Jessica Rothe finds herself caught in another nightmarish loop in the role Ellie, a woman who suffers from a disturbing condition that causes her memory to reset. When she awakens to be confronted with […]