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Movie Review – Play Dirty (2025)

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Play Dirty, 2025.Directed by Shane Black. Starring Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, Thomas Jane, Tony Shalhoub, Gretchen Mol, Hemky Madera, Alejandro Edda, Dermot Mulroney, Yvonne Zima, Nicole da Silva, Saskia Archer, Claire Lovering, Chai Hansen, and Sebastian Carr.SYNOPSIS:Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but […]

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Thing with Feathers trailer

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Benedict Cumberbatch’s next film The Thing with Feathers has been given a release date in November. The psychological drama from director Dylan Southern and is based on Max Porter’s 2015 novella.The film sees Cumberbatch as a grieving husband left to raise to his two sons, but his depression and grief creates an image of a man-like crow […]

New trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein teases Jacob Elordi’s Monster

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With a little over a month to go until the release of Frankenstein, Netflix has shared a new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s take on Mary Shelley’s classic gothic tale, along with a poster which puts the spotlight on Jacob Elordi’s monster.The film features a cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth, Jacob Elordi, Christoph […]

Iron Studios unveils Chewbacca and Tokkat Star Wars: Return of the Jedi statue

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Iron Studios has released promotional images for the 1:10 scale Chewbacca and Tokkat collectible statue which is inspired by the appearance of the legendary Wookiee and the adorable Ewok in Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $249.99; take a look here…Sideshow and Iron Studios […]

Aldis Hodge joins Road House 2

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As Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House 2 gears up for production, Amazon MGM Studios has announced Aldis Hodge (Cross) is the latest actor to join the film.Released last year as a remake to the 1989 original, Road House featured Gyllenhaal as ex-UFC fighter Elwood Dalton who takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida roadhouse and becomes embroiled in […]

Red band trailer for horror In Our Blood

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Set to release in time for Halloween, Utopia has shared a poster and trailer for director Pedro Kos’ horror In Our Blood.The film follows filmmaker Emily as she sets out to make a documentary about reuniting with her estranged mother, who suddenly goes missing, leaving Emily and her team to piece together the sinister clues […]

A History of Violence at 20: The Story Behind David Cronenberg’s Modern Masterpiece

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind A History of Violence as the film celebrates its 20th anniversary…To say A History of Violence is one of David Cronenberg’s most accessible efforts would be correct. However, it would be remiss of me not to describe it as one of the filmmaker’s finest outputs as well. The movie […]

Jeremy Irons joins Highlander reboot in villainous role

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Though production on the Highlander reboot is delayed due to Henry Cavill’s injury during training, the film is on board to get cameras rolling in early 2026 and has announced a new addition to its cast. Per The Hollywood Reporter, legendary actor Jeremy Irons will star in the film as a villain against Cavill’s Connor MacLoed.Highlander follows […]

Exclusive Interview – Cassandra Peterson dishes on Elvira’s Cookbook from Hell and her history with horror

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EJ Moreno chats with the ‘Martha Stewart of the Macabre’, Elvira…If you love the horror genre, you know the key part Cassandra Peterson has played in it. From a horror-loving host to the multi-talented icon we know today, Peterson took her buxom role of Elvira and made her a household name.Now, we see Elvira invade […]

Crispin Glover is trapped in a claustrophobic nightmare in Mr. K trailer

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Ahead of its release next week, a trailer has arrived online for writer-director Tallulah H. Schwab’s Kafkaesque mystery Mr. K.Crispin Glover stars as a traveling magician who finds himself caught in a claustrophobic nightmare as he explores the maze-like corridors of the remote hotel he was planning on staying in for just one night, when […]