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Is Remaking Sergio Leone Sacrilegious?

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A Fistful of Dollars remake has been announced and might be the most egregious modern reboot so far. Should Sergio Leone’s masterworks be untouchable? The remake and reboot fascination continues with announcements fired out almost daily to tell us some iconic film is being unnecessarily spruced up for the modern audience, who have all but […]

Blu-ray Review – Oasis of Fear (1971)

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Oasis of Fear, 1971. Directed by Umberto Lenzi. Starring Irene Papas, Ray Lovelock, Ornella Muti, Michel Bardinet, Antonio Mellino. SYNOPSIS: A fun-loving couple travel across Europe by selling adult material, until they end up at the villa of a strange and mysterious woman. Was selling dirty photos in order to fund your travel expenses a […]

Mike Flanagan’s new Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck shares final trailer

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Ahead of its release this Friday, the final trailer has arrived online for director Mike Flanagan’s (Gerald’s Game, Doctor Sleep) latest Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck. The fantasy drama tells the extraordinary story of the life of the ordinary Charles Krantz in three chapters, played by Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, and Tom Hiddleston. […]

LEGO Star Wars at 20: The Video Game That Kickstarted a Phenomenon

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Chris Connor looks at LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game twenty years on from its release… These days, LEGO and many of the largest pop culture franchises go hand in hand, be it Marvel, DC, Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog to movies like Jurassic Park and Dune. We’ve seen this especially in video games, with […]

Spin Master launches Superman vs. Kaiju Slime Battle and Up in the Sky! Flying Krypto

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Spin Master has announced that the Superman vs. Kaiju Slime Battle action figure set and the motion sensor Up in the Sky! Flying Krypto toy from the upcoming DC Universe blockbuster Superman are available to purchase now, priced at $29.99 each; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Superman Luthorcorp Lab action figure playset […]

John Grisham adaptation The Rainmaker gets a first trailer from USA Network

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USA Network has released the first trailer, a poster and images for The Rainmaker, the upcoming adaptation of John Grisham’s 1995 bestselling novel of the same name. Previously adapted for the big screen by Francis Ford Coppola in 1997, the legal drama series sees a young lawyer going up against his former boss when his […]

The Fantastic Four: First Steps gets a new trailer and posters as tickets go on sale

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With tickets now on sale for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a new trailer has landed online for Marvel Studios’ Phase Six-launching film which gives us another look at Marvel’s First Family in action as they prepare to take on the powerful, ravenous space god Galactus and his herald, Silver Surfer; check it out below […]

Movie Review – Consecration (2023)

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Consecration, 2023. Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Thoren Ferguson, Will Keen, Janet Suzman, Ian Pirie, Steffan Cennydd, Angela White, Kit Rakusen, Eilidh Fisher, and Jolade Obasola. SYNOPSIS: After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church’s […]

Korean action comedy Hi-Five gets a trailer and poster

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Well Go USA has shared a poster and trailer for writer-director Kang Hyeong-cheol’s South Korean action comedy Hi-Five. The film centres on a group of strangers who come together to form an unlikely superhero team when they each receive powerful new abilities following an organ transplant. The cast includes Yoo Ah-in, Oh Jung-se, Park Jin-young, […]