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Paul Hogan returns on poster for The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee

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Okay, so it’s not quite Crocodile Dundee 3 (although it’s certainly not shying away from letting anyone assume so…), but Paul Hogan is set to make his return this year portraying a fictionalised version of himself in the comedy The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee, and you can check out the official poster for the film […]

Movie Review – Push (2019)

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Push, 2019. Directed by Fredrik Gertten. Starring Leilani Farha, Saskia Sassen, Joseph Stiglitz, Ada Colau and Roberto Saviano. SYNOPSIS: A look at the global crisis in affordable housing, seen through the eyes of UN special rapporteur Leilani Farha. It’s always a slightly difficult job to review politically-charged documentaries. There’s a sense that, if you agree […]

Movie Review – Onward (2020)

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Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Lena Waithe and Ali Wong. SYNOPSIS: Two elf siblings go on a quest to complete a magic spell that would allow them to see their deceased father one more time. One of the many […]

The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations

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EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies… After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows. Starting […]

Beast Kingdom’s new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Captain Jack Sparrow figure unveiled

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Sideshow and Beast Kingdom have unveiled the 1:9 scale Jack Sparrow action figure which is based on the appearance of Johnny Depp in Disney’s action adventure sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $99.99; take a look at the promotional images here… Beast […]

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War gets a first-look image, synopsis and voice cast

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Thanks to Comic Book, we’ve got a first-look image from the next entry in Warner Bros. DC Universe Animated Original Movies series, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, which is set to pit the Justice League, Justice League Dark, and other heroes (and villains) of the DC universe in a battle with the villainous Darkseid. The […]

Movie Review – The Invisible Man (2020)

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The Invisible Man, 2020. Written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer, Amali Golden, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. SYNOPSIS: When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to […]

Movie Review – Guns Akimbo (2020)

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Guns Akimbo, 2020 Written and Directed by Jason Lei Howden. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Ned Dennehy, Mark Rowley, Hanako Footman, and Rhys Darby. SYNOPSIS: A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers. Guns Akimbo might be the single most awkward reviewing assignment I have taken […]

The Invisible Man scaring up impressive $26 million domestic opening

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Blumhouse seems to have something on their hands with The Invisible Man , with the horror remake materializing a projected opening weekend box office of $26 million at 3,610 North American locations. The Saturday estimates are placing the film in the first place position, besting the former number one Sonic The Hedgehog, which will bring […]