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Netflix Review – The Queen’s Gambit

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Martin Carr reviews The Queen’s Gambit… On paper this story of a chess playing prodigy in Sixties America might not sound like the stuff of drama. A tired and oft repeated rages to riches tale which screams period piece, promises protracted stretches of ponderous cliché and will have audiences switching off after ten minutes. However […]

Marvel’s Helstrom Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Leviathan’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s Helstrom… This is an episode of bonding. Over past memories, over regrettable choices and in the midst of escaped inmates and rampaging demons. Welcome to the world of Helstrom perpetually defined by broken homes, broken marriages and random possessions. Locked down, locked in and chasing after a […]

Tegan & Sara memoir High School to be developed as coming-of-age comedy series from Clea DuVall

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Deadline has reported that Canadian rock-pop duo Tegan & Sara’s memoir High School is set to be developed as a coming-of-age comedy series by Clea DuVall (Housebroken) for Amazon’s free IMDb TV streaming service. The series will be written by DuVall, who will also direct the pilot episode. High School is “a transcendent story of first […]

Short form streaming service Quibi quickly bites the dust

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Just six months on from its launch, founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman have announced that they are closing the short-form mobile video service Quibi, the $1.75 billion startup having failed to grab a foothold in the ever-expanding streaming marketplace. First announced back in 2018, Quibi targeted a younger demographic, producing “quick bite” content […]

The Animaniacs are back in trailer for Hulu’s series revival

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With just a month to go until the premiere of Animaniacs, Hulu has released a new trailer for the upcoming reboot the beloved 90s animated series which you can check out here… Hulu, Amblin Television, and Warner Bros. Animation are proud to unveil a brand-new version of the iconic family-friendly cartoon series for the whole […]

Hilary Swank reacts to Netflix cancelling Away after one season

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Hilary Swank, the star of Netflix’s Away, has reacted to the news of its cancellation after just one season. A Netflix original series starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank all about a mission to Mars should have been a slam-dunk but just months after Away‘s first season premiere, the platform decided to cancel the show. What […]

TV Review – Amazon’s Truth Seekers

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Martin Carr reviews Amazon’s Truth Seekers… There is an expectation which comes with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost now. Both are national institutions while Simon Pegg has inadvertently broken America, turned into a bona fide film star and rubs shoulders with A-list royalty. Their style of comedy is deeply rooted in characters, comes through circumstance […]

New Power Rangers movie and TV series in the works from It’s The End of the F***ing World writer

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the Power Rangers will morph again as Hasbro has hired It’s The End of the F***ing World creator Jonathan Entwistle to develop both a Power Rangers film and television series for eOne. A Power Rangers film was in the works at Paramount with Entwistle developing, but Hasbro’s acquisition of eOne scuttled those plans […]

Teyonah Parris on playing a “badass” Monica Rambeau in Marvel’s WandaVision

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The last we saw of young Monica Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was saying her goodbyes to her Aunt Carol as Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel headed into space for some cosmic superhero adventures at the conclusion of 2019’s 1990s-set origin movie. The character will be making her return next month as Teyonah Parris […]