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DVD Review – Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD (2015)

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Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD, 2015. Directed by Paul Goodwin. Starring Pat Mills, John Wagner, Neil Gaiman, Karl Urban, Dave Gibbons, Scott Ian, Brian Bolland, Carlos Ezquerra, Kevin O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A detailed look at the history of the 2000AD comic and its main character Judge Dredd from those involved in its creation. Documentaries are […]

Movie Review – Wakefield (2016)

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Wakefield, 2016. Directed by Robin Swicord. Starring Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Beverley D’Angelo, Jason O’Mara, and Ian Anthony Dale. SYNOPSIS: To the outside world, Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) has the lot – a beautiful wife, two daughters, a top legal job and a comfortable suburban home.  But it all gets too much for him and […]

Universal wants Channing Tatum for Van Helsing in the Dark Universe

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Universal has already assembled plenty of star power for its Dark Universe, and it seems they could be looking to add another A-lister, with THR reporting that Channing Tatum is being eyed for the role of monster hunter Abraham Van Helsing. Van Helsing made his debut in Bram Stoker’s original Dracula novel, and has made […]

The Three Little Stooges movie casts its three little stooges

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Back in February of last year it was reported that C3 Entertainment was in development on The Three Little Stooges, a movie revolving around the pre-teen adventures of Larry, Moe and Curly, and now comes word from THR that the project has found its leads. According to the site, Liam Dow (OMG! Just Jacque) has […]

Three more join new Blumhouse thriller Only You

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Last week it was announced that Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time) and David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom) have been cast in the upcoming Blumhouse Productions thriller Only You, and now we have word of three more additions to the film. According to THR, Brian Tyree Henry (This Is Us), Alfred Molina (Feud: Bette and […]

Movie Review – Hounds of Love (2016)

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Hounds Of Love, 2016. Directed by Ben Young. Starring Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry and Susie Porter. SYNOPSIS: In a quiet suburb of Perth in Australia, a teenage girl has gone missing and posters are pinned to every tree.  Vicki Maloney (Ashleigh Cummings) has yet another row with her mother, defies her about going […]

Zoey Deutch joins Johnny Depp in Richard Says Goodbye

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According to THR, Zoey Deutch (Before I Fall) has signed on to star alongside Johnny Depp in the upcoming dramedy Richard Says Goodbye, which is being written and directed by Wayne Roberts (Katie Says Goodbye). Richard Says Goodbye sees Depp as the titular Richard, “a world-weary college professor who is given a life-changing diagnosis and […]

Sandra Bullock to star in post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box

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THR has revealed that Netflix has tapped Sandra Bullock to star in Bird Box, a post-apocalyptic thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Susanne Bier (In a Better World) and screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival). The project is based upon Josh Malerman’s 2014 novel and takes place in the near future, with Bullock portraying a mother who along with her […]

Short Film Reviews – Guerrilla, Paper Kids and American Virus

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Tom Jolliffe reviews Shane Ryan’s Guerrilla, Paper Kids and American Virus… Independent American film-maker Shane Ryan, has tended to court a degree of controversy throughout his career. He’s directed a number of features, and shorts. A common strand running through them is a recurring theme of isolation, of being an outsider, and the dark corners […]