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Valek defeats Venice as The Nun II pips Poirot at the top of the box office

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It was a spooky stand-off atop the North American box-office this weekend, with Disney’s murder-mystery threequel A Haunting in Venice taking on last weeks champ, The Nun II, and whilst it was almost too close to call between the two, The Conjuring‘s demonic nun managed to pip Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot by a mere $200K.  The […]

Movie Review – Barber (2023)

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Barber, 2023. Directed by Fintan Connolly. Starring Aidan Gillen, Steve Wall, Desmond Eastwood, Liam Carney, Gary Lydon, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Ailbhe Cowley and Nick Dunning. SYNOPSIS: Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. Set in Dublin against the background of a global pandemic, Barber’s initial investigation into […]

Marvel’s Star Wars: Visions to continue Takashi Okazaki’s Ronin saga

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Last month Marvel announced that launch a new series of one-shot comics inspired by the Disney+ animated series Star Wars: Visions, and now it has been revealed that Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) will follow Peach Momoko’s debut issue as he continues the ‘Ronin saga’ first introduced in Kamikaze Douga Studios’ acclaimed episode ‘The Duel’. “The […]

The Color Purple featurette outlines a bold new take on the classic Deep South drama

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Warner Bros. has released a featurette for Blitz Bazawule’s new take on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple, which promises to put the story “back out into the world” in order to “connect with the younger generation”.  The screenplay is by acclaimed playwright Marcus Gardley (Maid), which combines Walker’s novel with the musical […]

Sensational She-Hulk soaks up the sun in Adam Hughes foil cover

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With writer Rainbow Rowell and artist Andrés Genolet set to kick off a brand new era for Jennifer Walter this October, Marvel has announced that fans can mark the launch of Sensational She-Hulk #1 with a foil variant cover for the debut issue from Adam Hughes which sees the Jade Giantess soaking up the sun… […]

Movie Review – Retribution (2023)

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Retribution, 2023. Directed by Nimród Antal. Starring Liam Neeson, Jack Champion, Emily Kusche, Arian Moayed, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Lilly Aspell, Luca Markus, Bernhard Piesk, and Noma Dumezweni. SYNOPSIS: A bank executive receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school that his car will explode if they stop and get out. This piece […]

Agatha Christie’s estate wants more of Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot following A Haunting In Venice

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Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh is on his third adaptation of the work of iconic writer Agatha Christie, and his latest film, A Haunting In Venice, could be his best outing yet.  With the three films based on her Hercule Poirot stories hitting a new stride, it seems like the ones controlling the Christie estate want even […]

Miriam Margolyes joins Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials as The Meep

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The BBC has announced that BAFTA-winning actress Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter, Call the Midwife) is heading to the world of Doctor Who for a guest role in the upcoming 60th anniversary specials for the iconic British sci-fi series. “I’m relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died. With sci-fi you never know. […]