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Sherlock Holmes 3 still in active development, confirms Susan Downey

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Amid multiple delays and a change in director, its been a good while since we’ve had any word on the planned Sherlock Holmes 3, but while speaking with Screen Rant for the release of Sweet Tooth season 3, producer Susan Downey was asked about the state of the sequel, which would reunite Robert Downey Jr. […]

Movie Review – Am I OK? (2024)

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Am I OK?. 2024 Directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro Starring Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler, Kiersey Clemons, Molly Gordon, Whitmer Thomas, Sean Hayes, Tig Notaro, Odessa A’zion, Jess Nurse, and Emma Pasarow SYNOPSIS: Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is […]

Master of Horror Vincent Price joins NECA’s Ultimate action figure line

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NECA has announced that Vincent Price is coming to its Ultimate action figure line with a new 7-inch rendition of the horror icon complete with a selection of interchangeable heads and accessories to depict the actor at various stages of his legendary career; check out the official promotional images here… Darkness falls across the land… […]

Takashi Miike: The Modern Godfather of Horror

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EJ Moreno on Takashi Miike and his influence on horror… If you’re reading this now, you probably were the type of person who used to hunt for “the most disturbing movies of all time” lists. We’ve all been there, and it carried us all through a wild era. The need for shock films hit an […]

Space Sharks invade in trailer for sci-fi action horror starring Eric Roberts and Brinke Stevens

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Wild Eye Releasing has shared a poster and trailer for Space Sharks, the upcoming sci-fi horror from writer-director Dustin Ferguson which sees Earth threatened by a breed of weaponised sharks after an experiment on a space station goes wrong; check them out here… A military experiment conducted on a space station goes horribly wrong, sending […]

Giancarlo Esposito joins Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World for latest round of reshoots

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Captain America: Brave New World is still a ways away from its release, so the film’s retooling continues. Production is heading back to Atlanta this week, where they’ll begin a round of additional photography. Per The Hollywood Reporter, this round of reshoots will run for 22 days, and one focuses on new action sequences as […]

Alien: Romulus to mix the vibes of both Alien and Aliens

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If you ask anyone who enjoys the Alien franchise, they all have their choice in tone and style.  From the more slasher-inspired world of Ridley Scott to James Cameron’s seminal action horror, there’s something for everyone, but it seems to be a harsh divide. That’s why filmmaker Fede Álvarez wants to blend those worlds with […]

Edge of Tomorrow at 10: A Cleverly Crafted Propulsive Sci-Fi Thriller

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Edge of Tomorrow as it turns 10 to look at the story behind the sci-fi action thriller… It’s a damn shame that Tom Cruise hasn’t done a great many sci-fi movies ‘cos the ones he’s been part of have been surprisingly good. Starting with 2001’s Vanilla Sky, which was somewhat of a […]

In a Violent Nature and Other Slasher Movies That Subvert the Genre

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EJ Moreno looks at the slashers that changed the game… What does it take for a slasher to stand out? It would help if horror films could shake things up, and we’ve collected films that prove that a good slasher movie needs a little spice. As a celebration of a new slasher that’s subverted the […]

Is Cinema On Its Last Legs?

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After some notable big-budget bombs, is the big screen experience on its last legs? Remember Barbenheimer? It felt like a shot of adrenaline that could reinvigorate a struggling big screen industry with audiences preferring to catch films on streaming. Had you been asked about your expectations for the success of a three-hour biopic of Oppenheimer […]