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Maika Monroe says It Follows sequel is “darker” and more “f*cked up”

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Maika Monroe is a modern-day Scream Queen, so when she praises how dark a horror film can be, we should take her praise seriously. That’s why news of the upcoming sequel to It Follows has caused a stir, with the actress saying that reading the script “was the craziest thing ever.” While speaking to Collider’s […]

Latest Wicked trailer teases the musical return to Oz

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Universal Pictures used the Tony Awards to drop another look at Jon M. Chu’s upcoming adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical Wicked. The film tells the story of witches of Oz Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) as they forge an unlikely friendship as students at Shiz University, where their desire and determination sets […]

Inside Out 2 brings Joy to the box office with $295 million worldwide opening

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Inside Out 2 brought Joy to the box-office this weekend with a record-breaking $295 million worldwide bow.  Disney and Pixar‘s critically-acclaimed sequel (read our ★★★★ review here) exceeded expectations with a whopping $155 million in its first weekend of release at the domestic box-office, and was equally impressive at the international box office with $140 […]

Blu-ray Review – Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

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Drive-Away Dolls, 2024. Directed by Ethan Coen. Starring Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Pedro Pascal, Bill Camp, and Matt Damon. SYNOPSIS: Half of the famous Coen brothers filmmaking duo teamed up with his wife to write and direct Drive-Away Dolls, which, unfortunately, doesn’t quite clear the bar established by so many of […]

Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie enlists Jurassic World screenwriter

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Paramount Pictures is stepping up the pace on its planned Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover movie, with THR reporting that screenwriter Derek Connolly (Jurassic World) is set to write the script for the Hasbro mashup.  A frequent collaborator of filmmaker Colin Trevorrow, Connolly made his debut with Trevorrow’s Safety Not Guaranteed and worked with the […]

Japan Is Winning Cinema Right Now

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Several great Japanese movies have come out in the past year, adding to a recent golden period, so is Japan making the best of the best right now? Cinema around the world is all about cycles. You’ll see peaks and troughs where a nation is producing stellar work followed by a period of creative lull […]

Speed: The Story Behind the Pulse-Pounding Action-Thriller

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As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 90s classic action blockbuster Speed… Often touted as one of the greatest action flicks of the 1990s, Speed was responsible for cementing Keanu Reeves’ reputation as a bona fide action star and launching Sandra Bullock career into the proverbial stratosphere. And […]

Until Dawn movie kicks off casting with Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, and Odessa A’zion

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Until Dawn was once a smash hit for PlayStation, it now looks to scare a new audience with its film adaptation. The upcoming David F. Sandberg film has found some of its key players. Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Ji-young Yoo, and Odessa A’zion are all attached to the project, described “as an R-rated and terrifying […]