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Event Horizon prequel series Dark Descent announced by IDW Dark

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Get ready to reboard the Event Horizon for an all-new twisted tale, as IDW Publishing has announced Event Horizon: Dark Descent, an official prequel to director Paul W.S. Anderson’s cult classic 1997 sci-fi horror. Launching in August under the IDW Dark imprint, Event Horizon: Dark Descent is a five-issue limited series written by multiple Eisner […]

Great Director’s Cuts That Are Better Than The Original Theatrical Versions

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Simon Thompson looks at ten great director’s cuts that improve on the original theatrical editions… Director’s cuts are a strange beast indeed. Some of them completely enhance or make amends for the initial movie’s strengths and/or short-comings, but others usually add far too much water to a perfectly good beer (cough… Apocalypse Now Redux…cough) and […]

Dangerous Animals trailer sees Jai Courtney as a shark-obsessed serial killer

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With just a month to go until Dangerous Animals swims into cinemas, IFC Films and Shudder have shared a new trailer for director Sean Byrne’s upcoming serial killer/shark thriller. Starring Hassie Harrison and Jai Courtney, the film sees a surfer fight for her life when she is abducted by a serial killer who plans on […]

Netflix’s The Old Guard 2 poster sees the return of Charlize Theron’s immortal warrior

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Whetting our appetites for the arrival of the first trailer tomorrow, Netflix has shared a poster for the action thriller sequel The Old Guard 2 featuring Charlize Theron’s immortal warrior Andromache ‘Andy’ of Scythia; take a look here… Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors are back, with a renewed sense of purpose […]

Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Review – Episodes 7-9

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Chris Connor reviews episodes 7-9 of Star Wars: Andor season 2… After six episodes Andor’s second season has laid the groundwork for a grandstand conclusion to one of the finest pieces of Star Wars media. While it may appear slow in some regards, the meticulous attention to detail and careful storytelling have gradually moved the […]

Margaret Qualley investigates Chris Evans’ church leader in trailer for Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t!

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Focus Features has released the trailer for Ethan Coen’s Honey Don’t!, a dark-comedy that stars Margaret Qualley (The Substance) as a private investigator looking into a series of murders linked to an Evangelical Church run by Chris Evans’ charismatic priest.  Qualley’s second collaboration with Coen following Drive Away Dolls, Honey Don’t! also stars Aubrey Plaza, […]

Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney are bound by a dark secret in the Echo Valley trailer

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Apple Studios has unveiled the trailer for Beast and Encounter director Michael Pearce’s edge-of-your-seat thriller Echo Valley, which stars Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) as a mother and daughter attempting to cover up a dastardly deed. Written by Mare of Easttown‘s Brad Ingelsby, Echo Valley‘s ensemble also features Kyle MacLachlan, Edmund Donovan, […]

First poster and images for Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk

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Lionsgate has shared the first trailer and images from The Long Walk, director Francis Lawrence’s (I Am Legend, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) adaptation of the dystopian horror novel from Stephen King, originally penned under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. Scripted by JT Mollner (Strange Darling), the cast of The Long Walk […]

Ten Great 80s Movie Stars Who Disappeared

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These big stars made the 80s better but disappeared from the limelight the following decade…. Grab your neons, shoulder pads, ripped sweater and your aviators. It’s time to venture back to the 1980s on a nostalgic journey to a simpler time – a time you could buy a house for the price of a cup […]