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Classic 2005 shoot-’em-up Under Defeat coming to consoles later this year

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Clear River Games, a video game publisher that specialises in bringing classic games to today’s gamers, has joined Japanese publisher and developer City Connection to bring the classic arcade shoot-’em-up Under Defeat to consoles.  This classic 2005 title will arrive digitally and physically for PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch this autumn and will also be […]

Trailer for Willie Pep boxing biopic The Featherweight

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Ahead of its theatrical release this September, a trailer has arrived online for the boxing biopic The Featherweight. Directed by Robert Kolodny and shot in a faux documentary style, the 60s-set drama tells the story of Willie Pep (James Madio), an Italian-American boxer and featherweight champion who decides to make his return to the ring […]

Comic Book Preview – Wolverine Annual #1

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Marvel unsheathes Wolverine Annual #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… “INFINITY WATCH” PART FIVE! WOLVERINE vs. INFINITY WATCH, and the whole world hangs in the balance! Logan’s efforts to rescue a community from destruction are upended when the new Infinity Watch crashes into town! The […]

Shawn Levy says his Star Wars film will be a standalone experience

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With many projects on his plate, director Shawn Levy can finally focus on his planned Star Wars movie. After wrapping Stranger Things and launching a new billion-dollar Marvel movie with Deadpool & Wolverine, Levy is going to that galaxy far, far away, and has some significant plans for this brand. Firstly, Levy wants to make […]

Comic Book Preview – Ultraman X Avengers #1

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The upcoming battle against the Xenomorphs isn’t the only crossover facing the Marvel Universe, as next week sees the release of Ultraman X Avengers #1; check out the official preview below… JOIN FORCES FOR AN EPIC ADVENTURE! Spider-Man has disappeared from New York, an intergalactic invader has arrived on Ultraman’s doorstep and the Kaiju of […]

Movie Review – Good One (2024)

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Good One, 2024. Written and Directed by India Donaldson. Starring Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy, Sumaya Bouhbal, Diana Irvine, Sam Lanier, Peter McNally, and Eric Yates. SYNOPSIS: During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend. In India Donaldson’s Good […]

Comic Book Preview – From the DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives #2

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DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives #2 hits comic book shops and digital retailers next week, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… JASON TODD HAS SURVIVED THE JOKER, BUT TRAGEDY MAY STRIKE AGAIN! Over 30 years ago, history was made when fans voted to kill the […]

Joaquin Phoenix unexpectedly leaves Todd Haynes movie just days before filming

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Todd Haynes and his crew were preparing for their new film, with five days to go before the shoot began, when one of its stars walked away. Variety reports that actor Joaquin Phoenix has “abandoned” the production of the still-untitled gay detective romance just as production was gearing up. The project took a lot of […]

Comic Book Preview – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #1

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IDW Publishing releases Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #1 next week, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… After making a dark debut in the Free Comic Book Day special, fans have one burning question: Who is the Nightwatcher? Violence and discrimination against […]