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Why does Spider-Man have to be black?

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Anghus Houvouras on the casting of the new Spider-Man… The notion of diversity in the superhero world isn’t nearly as black and white as some would have you believe. From the very moment we learned Sony got wise and agreed to share Spider-Man with Marvel, finally placing everyone’s favorite wall-crawler into the shared Marvel Cinematic […]

First trailer for Wasp Network starring Edgar Ramirez, Penelope Cruz and Ana de Armas

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Netflix has debuted the first trailer for director Olivier Assayas’ upcoming spy thriller Wasp Network which stars Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gaël Garcia Bernal, Ana de Armas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, and Wagner Moura. Inspired by Fernando Morais’ book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War, the film tell the story of five Cuban political prisoners who […]

Movie Review – The Candy Witch (2020)

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The Candy Witch, 2020. Directed by Rebecca Matthews. Starring Jon Callaway, Abi Casson Thompson, Kate Lush, Heather Jackson, Richard D. Myers, Will Stanton, and Hannah Ponting. SYNOPSIS: The Candy Witch seeks vengeance on the wealthy family that wronged her. Independent horror films love to tout an insane concept, accompanied by equally deranged promotional artwork, but […]

Watch an exclusive clip from Exit Plan starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Ahead of its release tomorrow, we’ve got an exclusive clip from Exit Plan, the new mystery-thriller starring Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as an insurance claims investigator looking to unravel a mysterious death at an assisted suicide clinic. Check it out here courtesy of Screen Media… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Exit Plan Insurance […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in trailer for Amazon thriller 7500

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Ahead of its arrival on Amazon Prime Video next week, a poster and trailer have been released for the thriller 7500 which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a co-pilot who finds himself facing an excruciating test when terrorists hijack his plane; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of 7500 here It looks like […]

Netflix’s Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga gets a trailer and poster

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Netflix has released the first poster and trailer for the upcoming comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga which reveals the movie is set to arrive on the streaming service on June 26th. Directed by David Dobkin, it stars Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams as Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir, two aspiring Icelandic […]

The Five Best Video Game Movies Ever!

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EJ Moreno on the best video game to movie adaptations… Crafting a good video game to movie adaptation is no easy task. Countless films have tried, and many have failed to live up to hype or expectations. Even if the film is solid, this movie sub-genre rarely gets the love of its peers like comic […]

Exclusive U.S. trailer for Donnie Yen martial arts action comedy Enter the Fat Dragon

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Thanks to Well Go USA, we’ve got an exclusive U.S. trailer for Enter the Fat Dragon, a reimagining of the classic Sammo Hung martial arts comedy starring Donnie Yen (Ip Man, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; check out the trailer below, along with the poster and official synopsis… ENTER THE FAT DRAGON is a […]

Video Review – Disney’s Artemis Fowl (2020)

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EJ Moreno reviews the latest Disney+ movie release Artemis Fowl… With source material that offers a lot of entertainment, Artemis Fowl has a good film at its core. Sadly, the lackluster VFX and strange acting performance from everyone take away from the overall experience. Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the latest […]