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The Muppet Show returns with new trailer for Disney+ special

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With less than two weeks to go until The Muppet Show premieres on Disney+, the streamer has shared a new trailer for the special event which sees Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang joined in the Muppet Theatre by guest stars Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph; check it out below…“It’s The Muppet Show! […]

Eight Essential Maika Monroe Performances

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Casey Chong on the essential Maika Monroe performances…One of the most promising young actresses working today, the Santa Barbara-born Maika Monroe is often synonymous with the horror genre, thanks in no small part to her breakthrough performance in It Follows. But she isn’t the type who is pigeonholed as a strictly horror movie actress, as […]

Trailer for folk horror The Morrigan starring Saffron Burrows, Toby Stephens and James Cosmo

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Ahead of its digital release this February, a trailer has arrived online for writer-director Colum Eastwood’s folk horror The Morrigan.The film centres on an archaeologist who specialises in Gaelic mythology as she travels with her teenage daughter to Ireland to uncover an long-dead tomb, inadvertently awakening a vengeful Pagan war goddess.The cast includes Saffron Burrows, […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel Zombies: Red Band #5

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Marvel Zombies: Red Band #5 hits comic shops and digital retailers on Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you below courtesy of Marvel Comics…FADE TO BLACK! Our alternate history of the undead Marvel Universe reaches the modern age with the coming of the King In Black as Knull arrives! The final fate of […]

10 Great Cult B-Movies of the VHS Era

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Lower your brow and grab the popcorn as it’s time to look at ten unmissable cult B-movie gems of the VHS era…The point of the humble B-movie (which has effectively now become the A-movie as far as mainstream tent pole cinema is concerned), was  -without too many airs or graces or deep psychological study – […]

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Shimo Exquisite Basic Series figure unleashed by Hiya Toys

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Hiya Toys has unveiled its Exquisite Basic+ Series Shimo action figure which is inspired by the appearance of the Titan in 2024 MonsterVerse blockbuster Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. The collectible is scheduled for release in Q1 2027, priced at $119.99; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Mothra & […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1105

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Detective Comics #1105 is out this coming Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below…INFECTED. CONTAGIOUS. AND RUNNING OUT OF TIME! With mere hours to go before Batman’s mind and body are destroyed by the Lion’s anti-fear virus, Batman takes drastic measures and seals himself inside […]

Supergirl teaser introduces Jason Momoa’s Lobo

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Aquaman star Jason Momoa is making a quick return to the newly-rebooted DC Universe, albeit not in the role of Arthur Curry but rather as the intergalactic antihero Lobo, and the latest promo for the upcoming Supergirl movie has now given us our first real glimpse of Momoa as the Main Man; check it out […]

Marvel announces Alien: King Killer limited series

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Marvel Comics has officially announced the next chapter in its Alien comic book saga, Alien: King Killer, a new five-issue limited series from writer Saladin Ahmed (Wolverine) and artist Carlos Nieto (Ultimate Black Panther), which promises “to deliver the darkest era of the Alien universe yet”.“I’m old enough to remember Aliens landing at the theaters after having […]