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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Superman returns to the Fortress of Solitude in sneak peek at James Gunn’s DC reboot

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Between Krypto being an adorable superpup and Superman’s robot helpers, James Gunn’s take on the iconic superhero brings us back to a specific era of comics. With pure charm oozing from the screen, Superman just got a significant promotional boost in the form of a brand new sneak peek. First debuting at CinemaCon and playing […]

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 […]

Liam Neeson is Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. in The Naked Gun trailer

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Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for The Naked Gun, its upcoming reboot/sequel to the classic comedy franchise from Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. The new film is directed by Akiva Schaffer (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), with Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) producing, and sees Liam Neeson following in the footsteps of Leslie Nielsen as […]

Meryl Streep set to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s The Chronicles of Narnia movie

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Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia movie appears to have cast one of its most iconic characters with the news that Meryl Streep is set to voice Aslan the Great Lion. Per Nexus Point News (and confirmed by sources at Deadline) the Academy Award winner has been offered the role of the talking lion, who will be […]