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Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 5 Review – ‘Night’

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte… The first half of The Acolyte has had plenty of promise, introducing us to a wealth of new characters and worlds with plenty of familiar tropes for Star Wars fans while also feeling fresh. The fifth episode, ‘Night’ significantly ups the ante with the […]

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot series finds its showrunner and director

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HBO and Warner Bros. have announced that their upcoming Harry Potter TV series has found its writer and director, with Francesca Gardiner (Succession, His Dark Materials, Killing Eve) set to serve as showrunner and Mark Mylod (Succession, Game of Thrones, The Last of Us) directing multiple episodes. As per the official press release, the series […]

Disney+’s Jilly Cooper series Rivals gets first look teaser trailer

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Disney+ has debuted the first teaser trailer, poster and images for Rivals, the upcoming drama based on Dame Jilly Cooper’s novel which is set in the ruthless world of 1980s independent television. The series stars David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Aidan Turner, Katherine Parkinson, Bella Maclean  Emily Atack, Catriona Chandler, Oliver Chris, Danny Dyer, […]

Luca Guadagnino promises “scandalous” moments in Queer starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey

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Luca Guadagnino is coming off his meme-able and massive pop culture success, Challengers, and he’s already preparing his next scandalous film. Starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, Queer is already gearing up to be one of Guadagnino’s must-see projects. Based on William S. Burroughs’ controversial novel, it was a shocking project during its release in […]

Get ready to Rebuild the Galaxy with new LEGO Star Wars sets

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LEGO has unveiled two new tie-in sets for the upcoming Disney+ animated special LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – the TIE Fighter & X-Wing Mash-up and The Dark Falcon. The sets are available to pre-order now and will hit shelves on August 1st ahead of the special’s Disney+ premiere in September; check out the […]

Godzilla stomps across the Marvel Universe with new variant covers

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Having made his mark on the DC Universe with the crossover series Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, the King of the Monsters now has his sights set on the Marvel Universe! Coinciding between the upcoming collaboration between Marvel and Toho International that will see the reprint of the classic 70s Godzilla comic book series […]

Scarlett Johansson on joining Jurassic World franchise: “I’m pinching myself”

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Scarlett Johansson is park-hopping from Avengers Land to Jurassic Park as the actress prepares to leave the MCU behind and join the latest in the long-running Jurassic World franchise. With David Koepp (Jurassic Park) returning to pen the script and director Gareth Edwards, Johansson is in good hands to make this jump, and she’s very […]

Movie Review – Dangerous Waters (2023)

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Dangerous Waters, 2023. Directed by John Barr. Starring Odeya Rush, Eric Dane, Saffron Burrows, Ray Liotta, and Omid Zader. SYNOPSIS: A sailing holiday spirals out of control when a teenage daughter uncovers the dark past of her mother’s new boyfriend. Maybe it can be chalked up to watching and writing about hundreds of movies each […]

Secrets of the Machine God update arrives for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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Fatshark has today released the latest free update for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide on PC (via Steam and Microsoft Store) and Xbox. This latest free content update, Secrets of the Machine God features a new mission, plenty of new weapon types and weapon marks.  See the new trailer below to learn more. Those devoted rejects of humanity, yet still […]