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4K Ultra HD Review – The Name of the Rose (1986)

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The Name of the Rose, 1986. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Starring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Michael Lonsdale, William Hickey, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas. SYNOPSIS: An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey. Imagine, if you will, Sean Connery as a Columbo-style medieval monk […]

Go behind-the-scenes of Heart of the Beast with Brad Pitt and his canine co-star

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Ahead of its theatrical release this September, a featurette has arrived online for Heart of the Beast which sees Brad Pitt and his co-star Uber taking us behind the scenes of the survival thriller. Directed by David Ayer, the film stars Brad Pitt, Uber, J.K. Simmons, and Anna Lambe. Check out the featurette below… After […]

Movie Review – Namaslay (2026)

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Namaslay, 2026 Written and Directed by Rish Arhant-Sudhir, Kanish Arhant-Sudhir. Starring Kiru Srikanth, Angela Sant’Albano, Christina Moore, Alicia Mitchell-Mangual, and Usha Krishnan. SYNOPSIS:  After her grandmother passes away, a Tamil American woman joins an upscale LA yoga studio, only to uncover sinister forces at work underneath its serene exterior.  A satirical swipe at Western cultural […]

Don’t fall asleep with the trailer for Shudder’s supernatural nightmare Parasomnia

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Shudder has unveiled a trailer for the supernatural horror Parasomnia, which marks the feature debut of Gotham Award-winner James Ross II (Don’t Blink) and features a cast that includes Jasmine Mathews, RJ Brown, Sally Stewart, Stephen Barrington, Danny Brown, and Simon Longnight; watch it below… PARASOMNIA follows Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and […]

The Legend of Zelda movie fills out its cast with Uli Latukefu, Yvonne Strahovski, Dichen Lachman, Lydia Peckham and Sam Neill

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With Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie banishing the ghost of its infamous 1993 predecessor, Nintendo seems to have got over its aversion to adaptations of its IP, the video game giant unlocking its vault and wasting little time in bringing the second brightest jewel in its crown to life by teaming with Sony’s Columbia […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Card Player (2004)

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The Card Player, 2004. Directed by Dario Argento. Starring Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino, Fiore Argento, Conchita Puglisi. SYNOPSIS: A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer who plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it […]

The Invisible Man gets a new Universal Monsters Ultimate action figure from NECA

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Fresh off its Son of Frankenstein figure reveal, NECA has unveiled another upcoming release in its Universal Monsters collection as The Invisible Man gets the 7-inch Ultimate treatment with a translucent version of the maniacal Dr. Jack Griffin in the 1933 classic. The action figure is available to pre-order now, priced at $29.99; check it […]

Batman and Harley Quinn DC Multiverse Gold Label figures launch pre-orders from McFarlane Toys

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Launching pre-orders alongside the newly-revealed trio of Deluxe Theatrical Edition figures for Gary Oldman’s Commissioner Gordon, Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman and Robert Pattinson’s Batman, McFarlane Toys has also unveiled two Gamestop exclusive DC Mutliverse Gold Label figures for Ben Affleck’s Batman (Justice League) and Harley Quinn; check out the official promo images and details for the […]

McFarlane Toys unveils new Deluxe Theatrical Edition DC Multiverse action figures

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McFarlane has unveiled a new wave of DC Multiverse Deluxe Theatrical Edition action figures featuring Robert Pattinson’s Dark Knight from 2022’s The Batman, a battle damaged figure for Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman from 1992’s Batman Returns, and Gary Oldman’s Commissioner Gordon from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy; check them out below… SEE ALSO: New Batman-themed DC […]

Universal Monsters Son of Frankenstein Ultimate Frankenstein’s Monster figure unleashed by NECA

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NECA has officially unveiled its Ultimate Frankenstein’s Monster 7-inch action figure, inspired by the appearance of Boris Karloff as the creature in the 1939 Universal Monsters classic Son of Frankenstein. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $37.99; take a look here… SEE ALSO: The Universal Monsters get the Monster High Skullector treatment […]