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Book Review – Star Wars: Reign of the Empire – The Mask of Fear

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Reign of the Empire – The Mask of Fear… One of the time periods in the Star Wars franchise that has always been intriguing is the years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope where the Empire ruled with an iron fist across the galaxy. While some Star Wars media like The Bad Batch, Obi-Wan […]

Comic Book Preview – ThunderCats #13

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Dynamite Entertainment releases ThunderCats #13 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview here… An unsung member of the ThunderCats takes center stage for this special issue in which actions speak louder than words! Lion-O’s beloved companion Snarf has always been something of an enigma. Often dismissed as a simple-minded figure of fun, his monosyllabic […]

John Wick spinoff Ballerina unveils new TV spot

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During Sunday’s Oscars broadcast, Lionsgate shared a new TV spot for Ballerina which gives us another look at Ana de Armas’ assassin in action from the upcoming John Wick spinoff; check it out below… Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the film follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), who […]

The Doctor is back with a new companion in Doctor Who season 2 trailer

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A new trailer has arrived online for the next season of Doctor Who ahead of its premiere next month, which gives us a peek at the adventures of The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his new companion Belinda (Varada Sethu) as they attempt to get her back to Earth. Season 2 of the sci-fi adventure series […]

The Handmaid’s Tale sequel The Testaments casts Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday

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With the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale set to premiere in April, major strides have been taken for The Testaments, a sequel series based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel. The Testaments will be led by Chase Infiniti (Presumed Innocent) and Lucy Halliday (Blue Jean) with Ann Dowd reprising her Handmaid‘s role as Aunt Lydia. The Testaments takes place in the […]

Comic Book Preview – The Terminator #5

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Dynamite Entertainment releases The Terminator #5 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… It’s 1961, and high above the launch pads of Florida and central Asia, the US and the USSR are racing to claim the ultimate high ground of space. Project Mercury, America’s accelerated program of manned […]

Only Murders in the Building begins production on fifth season

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After recently earning a SAG-AFTRA award for Best Ensemble, Only Murders in the Building has begun production on its fifth season with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez reprising their roles. The show announced the news on Instagram, saying only that production had begun with no new casting announcements yet for the upcoming season. The finale […]

Humans and Robots go to war in the final trailer for Electric State

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Netflix has released the final trailer for Electric State, their Russo Brothers directed botbuster that stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt as humans caught up in a post-apocalyptic war with robots. Based on the illustrated science-fiction novel by Simon Stålenhag, Electric State also features an assembly line of talent that includes Ke Huy Quan, […]

80s classic Head over Heels launching on Steam and Nintendo Switch this week

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Back in the 80s, a company called Ocean released what was to become (in my opinion at least) the best isometric game for the 8-bit computers, Head Over Heels. Then, last year this classic was given a new lease of life with an enhanced remake for the ZX Spectrum Next. But that isn’t where the story […]