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Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

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Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Djimon Hounsou, Matt Lucas, and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to […]

Movie Review – Wicked: Part 1 (2024)

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Wicked, 2024. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Keala Settle, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Teoh, Grecia De la Paz, Colin Michael Carmichael, Adam James, Alice Fearn, Andy Nyman, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Sharon D. Clarke, Skylar Blu Copeland, Cesily Collette […]

The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century

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Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks as if the sword-and-sandals epic is making yet another comeback. The last time the genre made a splash, for better or worse, was […]

New trailer for spy series Black Doves starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire

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Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streamer has released the final trailer and a batch of new images for the espionage action series Black Doves. The series centres on Helen (Keira Knightley), a wife, mother and professional spy who calls on the help of her spymaster Reed (Sarah Lancashire) and an old […]

Movie Review – Gladiator II (2024)

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Gladiator II, 2024. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, May Calamawy, Lior Raz, Peter Mensah, Matt Lucas, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Lee Charles, Alfie Tempest, Riana Duce, Chi Lewis-Parry, Hadrian Howard, Rory McCann, Alec Utgoff, Yuval Gonen, Amira Ghazalla, Chris Hallaways, Tom […]

Team Sonic, Shadow and more shine in new Sonic The Hedgehog 3 posters

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With just a month left until the release of Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Paramount and SEGA have released a huge batch of character posters showing off the ensemble cast. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 featurette showcases Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season […]

New trailer for spy series The Agency starring Michael Fassbender

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With a little over a week to go until the season premiere of The Agency, a new trailer has landed online for the political thriller series. Based on the acclaimed French drama Le Bureau des Legendes, the series stars Michael Fassbender as a CIA agent who is forced to abandon his undercover life, leaving everything […]

Movie Review – Blitz (2024)

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Blitz, 2024. Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham, Josef Altin, Sandra Huggett, Thea Achillea, Grahame Fox, David Kirkbride, Tommy Daley, Thomas Aitch, Charlie Hodson-Prior, […]

Movie Review – Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024)

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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin., 2024. Written and Directed by Todd Komarnicki. Starring Jonas Dassler, Phileas Heyblom, August Diehl, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadine Heidenreich, Flula Borg, Lisa Hofer, Luise Landau, William Robinson, James Flynn, Greg Kolpakchi, Simon Licht, Mark Wingett, Evan Hart, Vincent Franklin, Patrick Mölleken, Felix von Bredow, John Akanmu, Tim Hudson, Caroline Berry, Marc Bessant, […]