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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man sixth scale figure unveiled by Honō Studio

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Sideshow and Honō Studio have unveiled the sixth scale Spider-Man (Homemade Suit) action figure with is inspired by the likeness of the young webslinger from the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $200; take a look here…The animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man delves […]

Movie Review – Hard Truths (2024)

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Hard Truths, 2024.Written and Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Elliot Edusah, Tiwa Lade, Jonathan Livingstone, Samantha Spiro, Sophia Brown, Hiral Varsani, and Bryony Miller.SYNOPSIS:Pansy is a woman tormented by anger and depression, hypersensitive to the slightest possible offense, and ever ready to fly off the handle. She […]

Jonathan Majors bodybuilding drama Magazine Dreams trailer drops following two-year delay

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Briarcliff Entertainment has released the trailer for their bodybuilding film Magazine Dreams, the Jonathan Majors headlined drama which debuted to plenty of buzz at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, before being shelved amidst the much publicised scandal involving its star. Written and directed by Elijah Bynum (The Deliverance), we called the film a “bleak yet compellingly […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – Didn’t Die

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Didn’t Die, 2025.Directed by Meera Menon. Starring Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Katie McCuen, Ali Lopez-Sohaili, Kandis Fay, Rupak Ginn, Rachna Khatau, Jhanelle Elissa, Vishal Vijayakumar, and August Redd.SYNOPSIS:As the zombie apocalypse unfolds, a podcast host struggles to maintain their dwindling audience amidst the chaos.There is a chance one might read the plot synopsis […]

Jake Gyllenhaal set to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural romance

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Jake Gyllenhaal is hopefully going to tap into some of that Nightcrawler darkness by singing on to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s mysterious new supernatural romance.According to Deadline the untiled film is a supernatural romantic thriller which has been written by Shyamalan alongside Nicholas Sparks, who is best known for the likes of A Walk […]

2025 Sundance Film Festival Review – André Is an Idiot

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André Is an Idiot, 2025.Directed by Tony Benna. Featuring André Ricciardi, Janice Ricciardi, Tallula Ricciardi, Delilah Ricciardi, Lee Einhorn, Nick Ricciardi, Tommy Chong, Peter Carnochan, PhD., Ryan Lee, Jason Harris, Tommy Means, Stelio Kitrilakis and Waffles (the cat).SYNOPSIS:Andre, an irreverent man, embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined to maintain his […]

Trailer for crime comedy Riff Raff starring Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Pete Davidson, Gabrielle Union and Bill Murray

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Ahead of its theatrical release this February, a trailer has arrived online for director Dito Montiel’s upcoming comedy Riff Raff.The film centres on Vincent, an ex-criminal trying to enjoy a quiet life with his family until his disowned son and ex-wife show up claiming that a pair of famed gangsters are pursuing them.The cast includes […]

Elliot Page developing Beyond: Two Souls as a TV adaptation

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Elliot Page is delving into his back-catalogue in order to capitalise on the success of video game adaptations by developing a TV series based upon the supernatural mystery Beyond Two Souls.The 2013 game was developed by Quantic Dream and starred Page alongside Willem Dafoe (Nosferatu). It told the story of Jodie Holmes, a young woman […]

Eddie Murphy to headline action comedy Blue Falcon

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Eddie Murphy is set for another dose of spy games by signing up to star in Sony Pictures action-comedy Blue Falcon. According to Deadline, Murphy, who was last seen in Netflix’s surprisingly good sequel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, will play a retired super-spy who travels to the destination wedding of his estranged son, only to […]