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Movie Review – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, Khary Payton, Eric Bauza, Jessica DiCicco, Jeannie Elias, and Juliet Jelenic. SYNOPSIS: While working underground to […]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts tracking $80 million domestic opening weekend

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While 2018’s Bumblebee did a lot to please fans and critics, the soft-reboot of the Transformers franchise didn’t quite manage to replicate the box office success of Michael Bay’s five movies as it suffered the hangover of Transformers: The Last Knight to end up as the lowest-grossing instalment of the live-action movie series with $468 […]

One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall: The Best Fights of Optimus Prime and Megatron

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Ricky Church on the greatest fights between Optimus Prime and Megatron… For over 35 years, the Autobots and Decepticons have waged a constant war against each other throughout the Transformers franchise. No matter what new iteration, whether it be television, comics, video games or feature films, these two factions are always at each other’s throats as […]

Ten John Wick-Inspired Movies For Your Action Fix

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Hasitha Fernando dives into ten John Wick-inspired movies to give you your action fix… Every couple of years an action movie would come along that instantly becomes a gamechanger in the genre and the template to be followed for the next decade or so – John Wick was such a film. Released in 2014 the […]

Fast X doesn’t hit top gear at the U.S. box office, but zooms off Internationally

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Fast X pulled up behind its pandemic affected predecessor at the domestic box-office this weekend, opening with $67.5 million. $67.5 million might seem like a decent opening for the tenth installment of the Universal Pictures franchise, but 2021’s Fast 9 debuted with $70 million at a time when only 80% of theatres were open in […]

Hot Toys’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Star-Lord sixth scale figure unveiled

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After unveiling Rocket and Cosmo earlier this month, Sideshow has now shared a batch of promotional images for Hot Toys’ sixth scale Star-Lord figure which is inspired by the likeness of Chris Pratt as Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $265; check […]

Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio returning for Deadpool 3

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Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Yukio are heading to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Brianna Hildebrand and Shioli Kutsuna signing on to reprise their roles as the young mutant couple in Marvel Studios’ Deadpool 3. Hildebrand debuted as Negasonic Teenage Warhead alongside Ryan Reynolds in the original Deadpool, while Kutsuna’s Yukio joining the franchise in the […]

Blu-ray Review – Hopping Mad: The Mr. Vampire Sequels

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Hopping Mad: The Mr. Vampire Sequels Directed by Ricky Lau/Ching-Ying Lam. Starring Lam Ching-Ying, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Lau, Fat Chung, Moon Lee, Fung Woo, Richard Ng, and Fong Lui. SYNOPSIS: A box set featuring four sequels to the Chinese martial arts horror/comedy classic Mr. Vampire. It has taken nearly three years but the wizards at […]