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The final Mean Girls trailer invites you to the revenge party of the year

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Paramount Pictures is about to ring the school bell on their reimagining of Tina Fey’s 2004 comedy classic Mean Girls, and have dropped a final trailer for what’s tipped to be one of January’s biggest hits.  Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. and starring Angourie Rice as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as Regina […]

Jack Black joins Warner Bros.’ Minecraft movie

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Fresh from seemingly completing the videogame adaptation with a starring role in the billion-dollar grossing The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Jack Black is set to return to pixelated form with the news that he has been added to the cast of Warner Bros. Minecraft movie.  With production set to get underway in New Zealand this […]

Colman Domingo rumored to replace Jonathan Majors as the MCU’s new Kang the Conqueror

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As Marvel heads into 2024, the powerhouse studio hopes to regain its footing after rough years. One of their biggest to-dos is handling the Kang situation following the firing of Jonathan Majors. It seems like Marvel is weighing its options, and recasting has begun to lead the way as the best solution. But who can […]

Movie Review – The Painter (2024)

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The Painter, 2023. Directed by Kimani Ray Smith. Starring Charlie Weber, Madison Bailey, Jon Voight, Marie Avgeropoulos, Max Montesi, Rryla McIntosh, Luisa d’Oliveira, Leah Gibson, Jason Gray-Stanford, Simon Tattersall, and Benjamin Jacobson. SYNOPSIS: An ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted […]

Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, John Cena and more feature on the character posters for Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle

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With exactly one month to go until Matthew Vaughn’s latest spy-caper Aryglle lands in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a set of character posters for the star-studded action-comedy.  As well as showcasing Henry Cavill’s titular spy, the posters also feature Bryce Dallas-Howard (Jurassic World), Sam Rockwell (Vice), Dua Lipa (Barbie), John Cena (Peacemaker), Catherine O’Hara […]

Movie Review – The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)

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The Marsh King’s Daughter, 2023. Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Caren Pistorius, Brooklynn Prince, Gil Birmingham, Joey Carson, Pamela MacDonald, Joshua Peace, and Dan Abramovici. SYNOPSIS: Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret: her father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept […]

Zendaya has Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in her sights in the poster for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers

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Having seen its release date pushed back following 2023’s SAG-AFTRA strikes, Warner Bros are starting to crank up promotion for Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, and have served an ace in the form of a brand new poster.  The tennis tryst drama marks Guadagnino’s first full-fledged U.S. studio movie, and features Euphoria’s Zendaya as a tennis star […]

Movie Review – Eileen (2023)

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Eileen, 2023. Directed by William Oldroyd. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Sam Nivola, Jefferson White, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Tonye Patano. SYNOPSIS: A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. There are several ongoing plot threads in William Oldroyd’s Eileen […]