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Trailer for World War II drama The Tasters invites us to the Wolf’s Table

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A trailer and poster have arrived online for The Tasters, director Silvio Soldini’s upcoming adaptation of Rosella Postorino’s bestselling book At the Wolf’s Table. The drama tells the story of the women who were forced to check Adolf Hitler’s food for poison, and features a cast that includes Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun, Emma Falck, […]

Hamnet’s Jacobi Jupe joins Scarlett Johansson in Exorcist film

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With Mike Flanagan putting his own spin on The Exorcist together, the director has cast young actor Jacobi Jupe (Hamnet) to star alongside the previously-announced Scarlett Johansson in the next installment of the iconic horror franchise. Flanagan will write and direct the new Exorcist film, which will be an original idea and not connected to the latest film The Exorcist: Believer or […]

Movie Review – H Is for Hawk (2025)

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H Is for Hawk, 2025. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Starring Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Angus Cooper, Sam Spruell, Josh Dylan, Eden Hamilton, Denise Gough, Lindsay Duncan, Arty Froushan, Emma Cunniffe, Imogen Dufty, and Sean Kearns. SYNOPSIS: After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel. […]

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale delayed in wake of Rob Reiner’s death

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In the wake of Rob and Michele Reiner’s tragic and shocking deaths, plans for the release of Reiner’s concert film Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale have been put on hold. Reiner made his directorial debut with the 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap, a mockumentary following a rock band and their crazy exploits which […]

M3GAN spin-off Soulm8te pulled from release and will be shopped around

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Bad news for fans of Blumehouse’s M3GAN films and its potential expanding franchise as Universal has pulled the spin-off Soulm8te from its January 9th, 2026 release date and its overall calendar, putting into question when – if all  it may be released. Soulm8te was to blend the sci-fi and horror genre together like M3GAN and its sequel M3GAN 2.0 did, but […]

General Grievous’ MagnaGuard joins Hot Toys’ Star Wars sixth scale action figure collection

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Hot Toys has officially unveiled its IG-100 MagnaGuard sixth scale collectible figure which is inspired by the appearance of General Grievous’ droid bodyguards in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The figure is available to pre-order now, priced at $285; check out the promotional images here… Hot Toys is excited to introduce […]

Steven Spielberg returns to close encounters with Disclosure Day trailer

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The return of Steven Spielberg is an event almost as seismic as the world announcing the existence of extra-terrestrials, and that’s the subject of the legendary director’s return to science-fiction filmmaking with Disclosure Day. Based on a story by Spielberg, who directs from a screenplay by David Koepp (Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds), Disclosure […]

Trailer for Ben Wheatley-directed action thriller Normal starring Bob Odenkirk

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The first trailer has landed online for Normal, the upcoming action thriller from director Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench) and writer Derek Kolstad (John Wick). Bob Odenkirk stars as a temporary Sheriff in the small town of Normal, who finds himself the target of its citizens – including his own police deputies – when […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)

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Whispering Smith Hits London, 1952. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan. SYNOPSIS: An American private detective holidaying in London becomes embroiled in a murder case where all is not as it seems. The good folk at Hammer have unearthed another obscure treasure from the […]

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events at 20: A Gothic Visual Treat for Children and Adults Alike

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Hasitha Fernando looks back at Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events as it celebrates its 20th anniversary… A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of popular novels penned by Daniel Handler under his pseudonym Lemony Snicket. Its big screen adaptation led by the inimitable Jim Carrey proved to be a solid take on […]