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Movie Review – Spellbound (2024)

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Spellbound, 2024. Directed by Vicky Jenson. Featuring the voice talents of Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, John Ratzenberger, Dee Bradley Baker, Olga Merediz, and Giovanna Bush. SYNOPSIS: Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious princess who must go on a daring quest to save her […]

American soldiers fight for survival in North Korea in Valiant One trailer

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Briarcliff Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for director Steve Barnett’s action thriller Valiant One.  The film follows Captain Edward Brockman (Chase Stokes) and Specialist Selby (Lana Condor) as they lead their team, without US military support, across a treacherous Demilitarized Zone when their helicopter crashes in North Korean territory. Watch the trailer below… […]

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adds Hong Chau, Alison Oliver and Shazad Latif

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Emerald Fennell’s upcoming adaptation of Wuthering Heights has grown its cast to star alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. Joining the pair in the film are Hong Chau (The Night Agent), Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery). Wuthering Heights is based on Emily Brontë’s first and only novel that is considered a classic of English […]

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

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Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]

Animated comedy-horor Night of the Zoopocalypse gets a trailer and poster

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Viva Pictures has shared a poster and trailer for the animated comedy-horror adventure Night of the Zoopocalypse. After meteor crashes into a zoo, unleashing a virus which turns its inhabitants into zombies, a gruff mountain lion and a quirky young wolf work together to lead a group of remaining animals on a perilous mission to […]

Trailer for women’s boxing drama Uppercut starring Luise Grossmann and Ving Rhames

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Lionsgate has released a trailer, poster and images for Uppercut, the upcoming drama from writer-director Torsten Ruether. The film follows the journey of Toni (Luise Grossmann), as she trains with ex-boxing champion Elliott (Ving Rhames), forming an unlikely alliance as she attempts to breakdown barriers and succeed in the world of boxing. Watch the trailer […]

Movie Review – Wicked: Part 1 (2024)

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Wicked, 2024. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Teoh, Grecia De la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James, Alice Fearn, Andy Nyman, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Sharon D. Clarke, Skylar Blu Copeland, Cesily Collette […]

The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century

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Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks as if the sword-and-sandals epic is making yet another comeback. The last time the genre made a splash, for better or worse, was […]