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4K Ultra HD Review – Get Carter (1971)

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Get Carter, 1971. Directed by Mike Hodges. Starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, John Osborne, and Britt Ekland. SYNOPSIS: As I mentioned when I reviewed the recent Blu-ray, a 4K Ultra HD version of Get Carter was imminent, and I can confirm that it’s worth the wait. The remaster is stellar, and you get a nice […]

New trailer for Good Fortune starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Aziz Ansari

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With less than a month to go until Good Fortune arrives in cinemas, Lionsgate has released another trailer for writer-director Aziz Ansari’s upcoming comedy Good Fortune. The film sees struggling gig worker Arj (Aziz Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist Jeff (Seth Rogen) forced to view life through the others eyes when a well-meaning, yet […]

Single shot sci-fi survival horror Scurry unleashes trailer

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Signature Entertainment has released a trailer and poster for Scurry, a sci-fi survival horror from director Luke Sparke (Primitive War). Shot in a single continuous take, the film follows Mark (Jamie Costa) and Kate (Emalia), a pair of strangers attempting to survive a swarm of monstrous, genetically altered creatures underneath a crumbling city. Watch the […]

The Running Man featurette takes us behind-the-scenes of Edgar Wright’s actioner

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Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette that gives audiences a look at the training schedule that went into the propulsive action featured in Edgar Wright’s forthcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man.  Written by the Shaun of the Dead director, alongside 21 Jump Street‘s Michael Bacall, The Running Man stars Glen Powell, William […]

Olga Kurylenko’s beauty fades in trailer for horror-thriller Other

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Shudder has shared a trailer, poster and images for Other, the upcoming psychological horror-thriller from director David Moreau. Thunderbolts* star Olga Kurylenko leads the cast as Alice, a woman who returns to her childhood home following the death of her mother where she is faced with a sinister presence and a surveillance system that follows […]

Kate Mara is The Astronaut in first-look clip from sci-fi thriller

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Coinciding with its UK digital release, a first look clip has landed online from writer-director Jessica Varley’s sci-fi thriller The Astronaut featuring Kate Mara; watch it below… Humanity is about to learn that we’re not alone in this mysterious sci-fi thriller. When astronaut Sam Walker returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive […]

Take a peek at the brand new poster for Return to Silent Hill

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The mist has cleared on a brand new poster for Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill.  Starring War Horse actor Jeremy Irvine as the protagonist, this third film is based on the critically acclaimed Konami videogame Silent Hill 2, which tells the melancholy story of James, a widower who returns to the titular town when […]

First trailer and posters for Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt

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Ahead of its theatrical release this October, Amazon MGM Studios has shared a trailer and character posters for director Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller After the Hunt. Julia Roberts stars as Alma Imhoff, a college professor who finds herself caught in a troubling crossroads, affecting her life both her personal and professional, when an accusation is […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Corpse Bride (2005)

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Corpse Bride, 2005. Directed by Tim Burton & Mike Johnson. Featuring the voice talents of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Christopher Lee, Albert Finney, Michael Gough, Tracey Ullman, Joanna Lumley, Richard E. Grant, and Paul Whitehouse. SYNOPSIS: A young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld, where he inadvertently […]

4K Digital Review – TRON (1982) and TRON: Legacy (2010)

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TRON, 1982 and TRON: Legacy, 2010. Directed by Steve Lisberger and Joseph Kosinski. Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, and Michael Sheen. SYNOPSIS: Disney has reiussed TRON and TRON: Legacy in 4K Ultra HD, as well as digital versions, in anticipation of next month’s release of […]