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Movie Review – Drop (2025)

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Drop, 2025.Directed by Christopher Landon. Starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson, Fiona Browne, Tara Mae, Stephanie Karam, Saoirse Hayden, Jordon-Dion Scanlon, Ellen Reidy, Benjamin Pelletier, and Michael Shea.SYNOPSIS:A widowed mother’s first date in years takes a terrifying turn when she’s bombarded with […]

Movie Review – Gunslingers (2025)

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Gunslingers, 2025.Written and Directed by Brian Skiba. Starring Stephen Dorff, Nicolas Cage, Costas Mandylor, Heather Graham, Scarlet Stallone, Bre Blair, William McNamara, Randall Batinkoff, Tzi Ma, Cooper Barnes, Mitchell Hoog, Elisabetta Fantone, Jeremy Kent Jackson, Mohamed Karim, Laurie Love, Dan O’Brien, Brooklen Wilkes, Ava Monroe Tadross, Forrest Wilder, Forrie J. Smith, Kartuah Chapman, Hunter Bines, […]

Marvel’s Thunderbolts* trailer introduces Earth’s new mightiest “hero”

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With tickets for Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* now officially on sale ahead of the film’s release next month, a new trailer has made its way online which sees Bucky Barnes assembling a ragtag team to fill the void (no pun intended, comic fans) left by the Avengers and save the day after Earth’s mightiest new “hero” […]

Hang in there with Tom Cruise and the new Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer

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After nearly 30 years of this action-packed franchise, we are nearing an epic conclusion.Here’s the trailer for Chris McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, which premiered after the CinemaCon presentation last week as part of Paramount Pictures’ showcase.Following the story from 2023’s Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) now possesses the key necessary to defeat the Entity. […]

Has Snow White failure halted all Disney live-action remakes like Tangled?

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Snow White isn’t the box office powerhouse that Disney expected, and it could cause ripples through other productions like their once-planned Tangled adaptation.Per THR, Disney’s live-action reimagining of its 2010 animated film is now on pause. The film has been in active development for some time now, with Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) set to […]

Movie Review – Black Cab (2024)

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Black Cab, 2024.Directed by Bruce Goodison. Starring Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, George Bukhari, Luke Norris, Tessa Parr and Tilly Woodward.SYNOPSIS:Couple Anne (Karlsen) and Patrick (Bukhari) are experiencing a volatile patch in their relationship. Hailing a black cab after a taught night out, the two start to experience nightmarish apparitions across a haunted road, all under […]

10 Great Val Kilmer Performances

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The late, great Val Kilmer had an eclectic career full of memorable roles and films. Here are ten of his standout performances…Val Kilmer’s time as a Hollywood icon was never less than interesting. Depending on the film set, he was either an enigmatic genius, a fun presence, or a director’s nightmare. What can’t be denied […]

Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema’s Modern Master

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Simon Thompson delves into the career of Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To…Intensely prolific (with a back-catalogue dating all the way back to 1980) and defiant, Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaking giant who, despite approaching the age of 70 this year, has shown no sign of slowing down or falling out of love with […]

Movie Review – A Minecraft Movie (2025)

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A Minecraft Movie, 2025.Directed by Jared Hess. Starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Jennifer Coolidge, Rachel House, Matt Berry, Kate McKinnon, Jemaine Clement, Valkyrae, Jared Hess, and Jens Bergensten.SYNOPSIS:Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, […]

Tom Hardy says a Venom and Spider-Man crossover “got as close as I could possibly imagine”

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Despite being part of separate universes at Sony and Marvel Studios, many fans had hoped we might get to see Tom Hardy’s Venom and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man face off on screen. However, after a brief tease in Spider-Man: No Way Home the idea was sadly dropped, while Tom Hardy’s time as the symbiote seemed to […]