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Disney+ cancels Star Wars: The Acolyte after a single season

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Some disappointing news for fans of The Acolyte, as Deadline is reporting that Disney+ has axed the Star Wars series, opting against moving ahead with a second season of the show from creator Leslye Headland. Set a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in a time period known […]

A24’s Friday the 13th prequel series Crystal Lake resurrected under Welcome to Derry showrunner

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A24’s Friday the 13th series Crystal Lake has been killed-off and resurrected more times than its iconic mask-wearing monster, but now it has sat bolt upright once again with the news that Welcome to Derry showrunner Brad Caleb Lane is to bring the show to Peacock. Kane inherits Camp Crystal Lake duties from Hannibal‘s Bryan Fuller, […]

Damian Lewis and Kelly Macdonald lead a family of abstaining vampires in The Radleys trailer

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Ahead of its premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival tomorrow, Sky Cinema has debuted a trailer for The Radleys, the new horror-comedy from director Euros Lyn. Based on author Matt Haig’s acclaimed novel of the same name, the film centres on the Radleys, a family of abstaining vampires who find their dark secret threatened […]

Samara Weaving escapes a brutal cult in trailer for survival horror Azrael

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IFC Films has shared a trailer for Azrael, the upcoming horror from director E.L. Katz. Samara Weaving stars as the titular Azrael, a young woman who attempts to escape a devout cult of mute zealots, but after she is recaptured and faces being sacrificed by its brutal leaders, Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure […]

Movie Review – Watchmen: Chapter 1 (2024)

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Watchmen: Chapter 1, 2024. Directed by Brandon Vietti. Featuring the voice talents of Kelly Hu, Katee Sackhoff, Adrienne Barbeau, Grey Griffin, Titus Welliver, Matthew Rhys, Troy Baker, Jeffrey Combs, Yuri Lowenthal, Kari Wahlgren, Phil LaMarr, Dwight Schultz, Geoff Pierson, Michael Cerveris, Corey Burton, Jason Spisak, John Marshall Jones, Rick D. Wasserman, and Max Koch. SYNOPSIS: […]

Movie Review – Watchmen: Chapter 1 (2024)

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Watchmen: Chapter 1, 2024. Directed by Brandon Vietti. Featuring the voice talents of Kelly Hu, Katee Sackhoff, Adrienne Barbeau, Grey Griffin, Titus Welliver, Matthew Rhys, Troy Baker, Jeffrey Combs, Yuri Lowenthal, Kari Wahlgren, Phil LaMarr, Dwight Schultz, Geoff Pierson, Michael Cerveris, Corey Burton, Jason Spisak, John Marshall Jones, Rick D. Wasserman, and Max Koch. SYNOPSIS […]

Earth comes under attack in The Asylum’s Alien Rubicon trailer

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With 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus delivering the sci-fi scares to dethrone Deadpool & Wolverine at the box office this weekend, it is of course the perfect time for The Asylum to unveil its latest ‘mockbuster’ cash-in, Alien Rubicon. Directed by Adrian Avila and releasing digitally this coming Friday, the film sees a group of […]

Colin Firth set to board Steven Spielberg’s UFO event movie

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Colin Firth is set to go from Kingsman to little green men with the news that he is in talks to join Steven Spielberg’s untitled UFO event movie.  The project has previously been described as a two-hander, which means Firth will probably occupy the second lead alongside the already announced Emily Blunt. Deadline report that […]

Video Review – Strange Darling is the most shocking movie of the year

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Strange Darling… In what will likely be one of the year’s most shocking movies, Strange Darling hits all the right notes for a stellar horror thriller. It’s a little sick and a little depraved, but the madness is a whole lot of fun to watch unfold. Critic EJ […]

Movie Review – The Union (2024)

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The Union, 2024. Directed by Julian Farino. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Patch Darragh, Alex Brightman, Lorraine Bracco, Fahim Fazli, Lucy Cork, Jen Jacob, Scott Rees, Julianna Kurokawa, Adam Collins, Riley Neldam, Christian Young, and Steve Mullins. SYNOPSIS: Mike, a down-to earth construction […]