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Movie Review – Cold Wallet (2024)

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Cold Wallet, 2024. Directed by Cutter Hodierne. Starring Raúl Castillo, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero, Josh Brener, and Zoe Winters. SYNOPSIS: A team of Redditors lose everything after a cryptocurrency scam leads them to plot to kidnap the “financial influencer” who screwed them over. Within the opening moments of director Cutter Hodierne’s Cold Wallet, the film […]

Constantine at 20: The Story Behind the Theological Neo-Noir Comic Book Actioner

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind 2005’s comic book adaptation Constantine starring Keanu Reeves as DC’s Hellblazer… Constantine debuted at a time when comic book movies and the genre as a whole was still getting to where it is today. But even in the present context the film still remains a unique entry in […]

1995: The Year Horror Sequels Hit Rock Bottom?

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From Halloween 5 to Howling VII, EJ Moreno on why 1995 may be the worst year for horror and slasher follow-ups… The 1980s saw horror reach heights never expected. Franchises were continued, proving the power of intellectual property even in genre fare. Things looked terrific, but then the 1990s entered the chat. Things became murky […]

Movie Review – Old Guy (2024)

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Old Guy, 2024. Directed by Simon West. Starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Desmond Eastwood, and Ann Akinjirin. SYNOPSIS: Follows a contract killer facing the end of his career who is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field training Gen Z newcomer: Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. Christoph Waltz […]

What Will Amazon Do with James Bond?

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Will James Bond deliver next-day parcels? What can we expect from Amazon’s 007? It didn’t come with a huge amount of surprise that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, after decades of overseeing the cinematic adventures of James Bond, would finally call it a day. Nor was it a surprise that following Amazon’s purchase of […]

McFarlane’s DC Multiverse line unveils Batman 1989 and Batman Begins action figures

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McFarlane has unveiled two new Batman action figures coming to its DC Multiverse line which includes figures of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton’s 1989 superhero outing Batman and Christopher Nolan’s 2005 DC debut Batman Begins; check them out here…   Having witnessed his parents’ brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist BRUCE WAYNE™ fights […]

Michelle Williams and Daisy Edgar-Jones set for thriller A Place in Hell

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Deadline reports that Michelle Williams (The Fablemans) and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing) are set to star in Fair Play director’s Chloe Domonts’ next feature film A Place in Hell. A Place in Hell is a thriller that follows “two women at a high-profile criminal law firm.” Domont will write and direct the film. MRC and […]

DC anime sequel Batman Ninja vs Yazuka League gets a new trailer

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Warner Bros. has shared a new trailer for Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League, the sequel to the 2018 anime feature Batman Ninja from directors Jumpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi. The film sees Batman and Robin return to the present to discover that Japan, along with Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern have […]

Thriller Pet Shop Days gets a U.S. trailer ahead of March release

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Utopia has shared a poster and trailer for director Olmo Schnabel’s romantic thriller Pet Shop Days which follows Alejandro and Jack (Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv) as their whirlwind romance send them down a rabbit hole of depravity. Joining Jack Irv and Dario Yazbek Bernal in the cast are Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard and […]