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Street Fighter movie casts Callina Liang as Chun-Li

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As Legendary’s Street Fighter film adaptation picks up steam, Deadline reports it has filled a major role. Callina Liang (Presence) will star as Chun-Li, one of the most recognizable characters in the Street Fighter games. Chun-Li was introduced in Street Fighter II as “a skilled martial artist and Interpol officer.” The franchise follows a fighting tournament organized by the evil […]

Things are getting sticky for Alison Brie and Dave Franco in the latest Together teaser trailer

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Neon has released a new teaser for their critically-acclaimed body-horror Together. Written and directed by Michael Shanks, the film stars Alison Brie (Community) and Dave Franco (Bad Neighbours) as a married couple who relocate to the countryside, only to find that a malevolent supernatural force is trying to bring them closer together in unimaginable ways. […]

Raindance Film Festival 2025 Review – Breakwater

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Breakwater, 2025. Written and Directed by Max Morgan. Starring Shaun Paul McGrath, Daniel McNamee, Agnes Halliday, William Gao, Noah Radcliffe-Adams SYNOPSIS: A relationship is formed between a university student and a retired angler on the Suffolk coast.  The impact of grief and its potential for clouding all aspects of life is sensitively examined in Max […]

Cillian Murphy’s Steve to receive theatrical and Netflix release this fall

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Cillian Murphy’s drama Steve has received a theatrical release this fall ahead of its premiere on Netflix. Directed by Tim Mielants (Small Things Like These), the film is based on the novel Shy by Max Porter and sees Murphy as a teacher trying to reach his at-risk students to improve their lives.  Starring alongside Murphy in the film are […]

Trailer for Saipan starring Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwicke as Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane

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Vertigo Releasing has shared a trailer for Saipan, the upcoming drama from directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn. The film tells the story of the events leading up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup  and the intense confrontation between Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane (Éanna Hardwicke) and national team manager Mick McCarthy (Steve […]

Movie Review – Stealing Pulp Fiction (2025)

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Stealing Pulp Fiction, 2025. Written and Directed by Danny Turkiewicz. Starring Jon Rudnitsky, Karan Soni, Cazzie David, Jason Alexander, Oliver Cooper, Taylor Hill, Elin Hampton, Chris Barry, Matt Adams, Ennis C. Jackson, Elin Hampton, Alex Morand, Skip Howland, and Seager Tennis. SYNOPSIS: Jonathan, Elizabeth and Steve try to steal Quentin Tarantino’s personal print of Pulp […]

Chicken Run: Eggstraction trailer teases high-stakes heist game

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Outright Games has teamed up with Aardman, the award-winning  animation studio, to release Chicken Run: Eggstraction on PC and consoles. Chicken Run: Eggstraction is an upcoming action-stealth game based on the iconic Chicken Run franchise and follows on from the 2023 film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Watch the new trailer below… Chicken Run: Eggstraction is a […]

Raindance Film Festival 2025 Review – Loner

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Loner (2025) Directed by Charlie Robb, Douglas Tawn Starring Charlie Robb, Kat Johns-Burke  SYNOPSIS: An aspiring vlogger goes on a wilderness retreat to a cabin in the woods, where he is held captive by an ancient, natural force. Charlie Robb’s Loner succeeds as a disarming and memorable feature, blending pitch-black humour, folk-horror influences and a […]

Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham attend My Mother’s Wedding in trailer for Kristin Scott Thomas-directed drama

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Vertical has released a poster and trailer for the Kristin Scott Thomas’-directed My Mother’s Wedding. Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham star as siblings who return to their childhood home for their mother’s (Scott Thomas) third wedding, where they are confronted with unexpected wedding guests. Check out the new trailer below… In this heartfelt […]

Comic Book Review – Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Andrew Newton reviews Dynamite’s Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – The Graphic Novel… Set in the eerie yet enchanting world of Halloween Town, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen picks up where the classic film left off, diving into the emotional journey of Sally Skellington as she adjusts to life […]