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Emma Stone circling Cruella de Vil role in Disney’s live action 101 Dalmatians

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Emma Stone may not be the first person that springs to mind when imagining the villainous batty old woman Cruella de Vil, but TheWrap has learned that the actress is in talks for the role in a live-action 101 Dalmatians film. Scribed by Kelly Marcel (Fifty Shades of Grey), the treatment is also being described […]

Did the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer spoil a key death?

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Robert Kojder on whether the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoils a key death… It goes without saying that potential spoilers will be discussed in this article, so if you read my interpretation that may or may not be correct and become upset that a touch of the mystery has been removed, […]

Movie Review – Knock Knock (2015)

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Knock Knock, 2015. Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, and Ana de Armas. SYNOPSIS: When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a […]

Rumour: Adi Shankar tops Sony’s Venom director shortlist

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With Sony pushing ahead with its plans for a non-MCU-related Venom solo movie (which is due to shoot this Autumn and will apparently carry an R rating), a rumour has emerged claiming that Adi Shankar is positioned at the top of the studio’s director shortlist for the project. For those unfamiliar with Adi Shankar, he actually has experience […]

Movie Review – Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)

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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, 2022. Written and Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Starring Jeon Jong-seo, Kate Hudson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, Craig Robinson, Tiffany Black, Lauren Bowles, Serene Lee, Cory Roberts, Peggy Gou, Kyler Porche, Michael Carollo, Anthony Reynolds, Jennifer Vo, Altonio Jackson, Donna Duplantier, Rosha Washington, and Armando Leduc. SYNOPSIS: A girl […]

Movie Review – Spirited (2022)

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Spirited, 2022. Directed by Sean Anders. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Aimee Carrero, Joe Tippett, Marlow Barkley, Maximilian Lee Piazza, Tracy Morgan, Jen Tullock, Andrea Anders, Adam Grupper, Rose Byrne, Naheem Garcia, and Judi Dench. SYNOPSIS: A musical version of Charles Dickens’s story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on […]

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, Viola Davis, Jennifer Holland, Mo Amer, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Jalon Christian, and Henry Winkler. SYNOPSIS: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods […]

Exclusive Interview – Nanny star Anna Diop talks African folklore, working with Jordan Peele and more

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Robert Kojder chats with Nanny star Anna Diop… Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. The drama/horror hybrid weaving together the exploitation of a Senegalese immigrant nanny at the hands of an upper-class family and African folklore continues to pop up, recently having […]

Movie Review – Bones and All (2022)

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Bones and All, 2022. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, André Holland, Francesca Scorsese, Jessica Harper, David Gordon Green, Jake Horowitz, Anna Cobb, and Kendle Coffey. SYNOPSIS: Abandoned by her father, a young woman named Maren embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America, […]