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Maika Monroe set for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake

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Fresh off the hit horror Longlegs, actress Maika Monroe has been cast as the lead in 20th Century Studios’ remake of director Curtis Hanson’s 1992 psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. The original film starred Rebecca De Mornay as a woman who suffers a miscarriage when her husband commits suicide after being exposed […]

Alien invasion sci-fi comedy Alien Country gets a trailer and poster

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Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the sci-fi action comedy Alien Country. Directed by Boston McConnaughey, the film follows couple Jimmy and Everly as accidentally open a portal, releasing a horde of alien creatures into their small town, and find themselves in a race against time to […]

Ranking Alexandre Aja’s Movies From Worst to Best

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Casey Chong ranks the films of Alexandre Aja… French director Alexandre Aja has explored different genres throughout his illustrious 25-year career from the post-apocalyptic romance Furia in 1999 to the single-location sci-fi thriller Oxygen in 2021, but his most celebrated works remain his horror films, beginning with the ultra-nihilistic High Tension a.k.a. Haute Tension and […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Inquisitors #4

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Inquisitors #4 on Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… JEDI LEGEND TENSU RUN CONFRONTS THE INQUISITORS… AND THE DARK SIDE ITSELF! Seething at his INQUISITORS’ failure to eliminate Jedi TENSU RUN, DARTH VADER turns up the heat – […]

The Equalizer at 10: Looking Back at the Stylishly Violent Action Thriller

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Equalizer as it celebrates its 10th anniversary… Denzel Washington requires no introduction. The man is a master of his craft who has worked in multiple genres over several decades delivering compelling performances across the board. However, the early to mid-2000s saw him take on more action centric roles […]

My Hero Academia: You’re Next gets a trailer, poster and images

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Sony Pictures UK has shared a trailer, poster and images for My Hero Academia: You’re Next, the new anime feature set just before the final battle between heroes and villains which sees Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki and the U.A. High Class 1-A set out to protect the world against the powerful villain Dark Might; check them […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla Rivals: Mechagodzilla vs. King Ghidorah #1

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IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Mechagodzilla vs. King Ghidorah #1 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below… Forget everything you think you know about Atlantis. The ancient civilization was once an idyllic island in the middle of the ocean, subject not just to the […]

Disney’s Moana 2 gets a new trailer and poster

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Disney has released a new teaser trailer for the hotly-anticipated animated sequel Moana 2 which gives us a peek the the new song ‘We’re Back’, along with a poster featuring Moana, Maui, Pua and Heihei ready for a new adventure; check them out below… “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical Moana 2 takes audiences […]

Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu trailer released by Titan and Hard Case Crime

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Ahead of its launch next month, Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime have shared a trailer for Cynthia von Buhler’s new series Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu. Take a look below… THE PLUCKY DETECTIVE RETURNS WITH AN OCCULT HORROR TWIST! Sensational artist, author, and playwright, CYNTHIA VON BUHLER melds her glorious illustrations with the […]