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Movie Review – It Was Just An Accident (2025)

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It Was Just An Accident, 2025. Written and Directed by Jafar Panahi. Starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Delnaz Najafi, Afssaneh Najmabadi, and Georges Hashemzadeh. SYNOPSIS: A man kidnaps an intelligence agent he believes to have wronged him and plans to kill him but cannot confirm his […]

Willem Dafoe hosts The Birthday Party in trailer for 70s-set drama

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Heretic Films has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Miguel Ángel Jiménez’s 1970s-set drama The Birthday Party. Willem Dafoe stars as Marcos, a wealthy businessman who throws a lavish birthday party for his daughter Sofia on his private Mediterranean island, but as night falls, events unfold, jeopardizing both his power and his relationship with […]

The Essential Indiana Jones Rip Off Movies of the 1980s

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Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones rip-offs from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]

Movie Review – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, 2025. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig returned to […]

TRON: Ares posters showcase Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith and Gillian Anderson

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Disney has released a batch of character posters for director Joachim Rønning’s TRON: Ares, which put the spotlight on stars Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Gillian Anderson; check them out here… SEE ALSO: TRON and TRON: Legacy coming to 4K Ultra HD ahead of TRON: Ares “TRON: Ares” follows […]

Erotic horror-thriller Iconic hits the US and UK

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Jinga Films and Danse Macabre have announced the release of Matthew Freiheit’s acclaimed erotic thriller Iconic in the US and UK. The film explores the perils of social media as celebrity influencer (Emma Jade) struggles to maintain her sanity after a violent stalker and an obsessive love affair (Alyssa Anthony) threaten to destroy her. Watch […]

Trailer for horror-comedy Coyotes puts Kate Bosworth and Justin Long on the menu

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Aura Entertainment has shared a poster and trailer for director Colin Minihan’s (Grave Encounters, Extraterrestiral) horror-comedy Coyotes, ahead of its world premiere at Fantastic Fest later this month. The film centres on a family as they become prisoners in their own home in the Hollywood Hills when a raging wildfire leaves them trapped and a […]

Netflix shares trailer for The Rip starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

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Netflix has debuted the first trailer for The Rip, the upcoming action thriller from writer-director Joe Carnahan. The film sees long-time collaborators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunited once agains as two Miami cops whose team begins to fray, making them question who they can trust, when they discover 20 million dollars in a derelict […]

TRON and TRON: Legacy coming to 4K Ultra HD ahead of TRON: Ares

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Ahead of the theatrical release of TRON: Ares next month, it has been announced that the first two instalments in Disney’s sci-fi adventure franchise, TRON and TRON: Legacy, are set for 4K Ultra HD releases on September 29th; check out the cover artwork and details below… TRON was digitally scanned and carefully restored by The […]

Movie Review – Swiped (2025)

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Swiped, 2025. Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg. Starring Lily James, Ben Schnetzer, Myha’la, Jackson White, Dan Stevens, Ian Colletti, Mary Neely, Ana Yi Puig, Aidan Laprete, Pedro Correa, Coral Peña, Pierson Fodé, Hannah Marks, Olivia Rose Keegan, Hunter Sansone, Larken Woodward, Gabe Kessler, Dermot Mulroney, and Clea DuVall. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the story of Whitney […]