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Ten Controversial Movies and the Drama Around Them

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EJ Moreno looks at ten controversial movies and the drama around them… What makes a movie controversial? Is it the buzz around the film, or what actually happens during its runtime? For this list, I’ll look at some of the most infamous movies ever and figure out what was the root of the conversations. Don’t […]

Scream 7 cast expands with Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner

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Neve Campbell will guide some fresh faces through the terror of Ghostface as it has been reported that Mckenna Grace and Sam Rechner have joined Paramount and Spyglass Media Group’s Scream 7. Mckenna is no stranger to horror. She has previously starred in The Bad Seed, The Haunting of Hill House, and Annabelle Comes Home. The young […]

Black Rain at 35: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Stylish Neo-Noir Actioner

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As it celebrates its 35th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Ridley Scott’s Black Rain… In the late 80’s the pairing of Ridley Scott and Michael Douglas was akin to a match made in heaven. And that’s exactly what happened with the stylish neo-noir actioner Black Rain which was shot on location in […]

Ed Wood at 30: The Story Behind Tim Burton’s Cult Classic Biographical Drama

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As the film turns 30, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Tim Burton’s Ed Wood… Every now and then, we come across filmmakers whose efforts are so utterly devoid of any artistic or creative merit that they are simply called the “the worst movie directors of all time”. In present day Hollywood directors such […]

Movie Review – Kraven the Hunter (2024)

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Kraven the Hunter, 2024. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Russell Crowe, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, Levi Miller, Billy Barratt, Diaana Babnicova, Chi Lewis-Parry, Michael Shaeffer, Dritan Kastrati, and Murat Seven. SYNOPSIS: Kraven’s complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal […]

Jennifer Love Hewitt sets I Know What You Did Last Summer return

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When it was first announced a couple of years back a new instalment of the slasher series I Know What You Did Last Summer was in the works, reports suggested that both Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. would be making their return to the franchise for a Scream-style legacy sequel that would see […]

DC Studios sets release dates for Clayface and Dynamic Duo movies

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With Creature Commandos soft-launching the new DC Universe ahead of James Gunn’s Superman (the first trailer for which is expected in the coming week), DC Studios now looks to be turning its focus to the future with Deadline reporting that release dates have been set for two new movies. Firstly comes the standalone Clayface movie, […]

Skybound resurrecting The Mummy for new Universal Monsters series

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Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics have announced that they will expand their Universal Monsters line this March with the four-issue limited series Universal Monsters: The Mummy from Eisner Award winner and New York Times bestselling writer and artist Faith Erin Hicks (Pumpkinheads, The Nameless City Trilogy). “What I enjoy the most about The Mummy is […]

Fight Club at 25: An Incendiary brew of satire, style, dark comedy & violence

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As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Fight Club… To say Fight Club is one of the most controversial cinematic efforts of the 1990s would be an understatement. The film can be bunched with 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause and 1967’s The Graduate in terms of thematic similarities but […]