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From Hated to Loved: Did These Movies Deserve Reappraisal?

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We look at ten once-hated films that have been shown more affection in recent years and ask, do they deserve the newfound love? It’s a story as old as cinema. A film comes out greeted with a vitriolic response from critics and audiences. In time we’ve seen the likes of Citizen Kane, The Shining and […]

Ralph Fiennes cast as President Snow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

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Lionsgate has found its new President Snow for the prequel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Joining the film as the franchise’s main antagonist is Ralph Fiennes, fresh off his Oscar nomination for Conclave. Fiennes takes over the role from the late Donald Sutherland, who played Snow in the original four films of The Hunger Games series, […]

Maika Monroe joins Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho

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Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho has found its leading lady. Maika Monroe (Longlegs) has been cast as a killer governess in the film, joining Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho). Monroe steps into the role, which The Substance’s Margaret Qualley previously circled. This project is an adaptation of the best-selling book by Virginia Feito, who also […]

Trailer for Indian sci-fi thriller Rani Rani Rani

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Ahead of its digital release this June, Miracle Media has shared a trailer for director Rajaram Rajendran’s sci-fi thriller Rani Rani Rani. The film stars Tannishtha Chatterjee as Rani, a caretaker working in an abandoned factory in a small village in India who feels trapped in her everyday life until she is offered the opportunity […]

Spring Breakers sequel Salvation Mountain announced with Bella Thorne and more

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Deadline has announced that a sequel to filmmaker Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult classic Spring Breakers is in the works, with the producers of the original film Chris Hanley and Jordan Gertner reuniting for Spring Breakers: Salvation Mountain. The new film, a standalone, is being directed by Matthew Bright (Freeway) and will see Bella Thorne (The […]

10 Great Modern Horror Classics You Have To See

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EJ Moreno with ten essential modern horror classics… Horror has hit a different level in recent years. While the genre has always been solid, we have mainstream audiences embrace horror just as much as the diehard fans. That’s led to quite a few genre entries becoming bonafide classics. We’ll look at ten of the most […]

In a Violent Nature and Other Slasher Movies That Subvert the Genre

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EJ Moreno looks at the slashers that changed the game… What does it take for a slasher to stand out? It would help if horror films could shake things up, and we’ve collected films that prove that a good slasher movie needs a little spice. As a celebration of a new slasher that’s subverted the […]

Godzilla Minus One and the Essential Toho Godzilla Movies

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EJ Moreno looks at the must-see Godzilla movies from Toho… Fans of The King of the Monsters are eating well these days, with Godzilla Minus One a certified Oscar-winning smash hit, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire taking the MonsterVerse to new financial heights, and a follow-up movie in the works along with a second season […]

How Will Quentin Tarantino Bow Out?

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After scrapping his planned final film The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino needs a new project for his tenth and final film… Quentin Tarantino needs no introduction. To even casual moviegoers, his name carries the kind of weight that few directors have managed in modern cinema. Whether you think he’s a cinematic deity, or vastly overrated, […]