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Margot Robbie reflects on Babylon: “I still can’t figure out why people hated it”

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As Margot Robbie settles into motherhood, it seems the star has had some time to reflect on the past few years of her career, with one film in particular standing out with regards to its reception – and its not the box-office behemoth Barbie.Speaking to the Talking Pictures Podcast (via Variety), Robbie agreed with host […]

Comic Book Preview – Monster High: Howliday Haunt #1

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IDW Publishing releases the one-shot special Monster High: Howliday Haunt #1 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue below with the official preview…Happy Howlidays, ghouls. Blankets of snow have settled over Monster High, which can only mean that the Howliday Ball is around the coroner. There’s nothing quite like […]

Movie Review – Strange Darling (2023)

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Strange Darling, 2023.Directed by JT Mollner. Starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Ed Begley Jr., Bianca A. Santos, Barbara Hershey, and Madisen Beaty.SYNOPSIS:A one-night stand sex game spirals out of control into a violent murder spree.Strange Darling begins with a narration – by The Lost Boys and Terrifier 3 star Jason Patric, no less – informing […]

Marvel Rivals launch trailer teases free-to-play shooter

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Before Earth’s Mightiest Heroes go up against Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday, fans will be able to assemble their very own team of Marvel superheroes to save the universe from the iconic villain and his Marvel 2099 variant in Marvel Rivals.Developed by NetEase Games in collaboration with Marvel Games, Marvel Rivals is […]

ITV releases trailer for thriller series Playing Nice

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ITV has shared a trailer and images for the psychological thriller series Playing Nice.Based on JP Delaney’s novel of the same name, the series centres on two couples Pete (James Norton) & Maddie (Niamh Algar) and Miles (James McArdle) & Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay) as they discover their children were accidentally switched at birth in […]

Movie Review – Red Rooms (2023)

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Red Rooms, 2023.Written and Directed by Pascal Plante. Starring Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Élisabeth Locas, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Charlotte Aubin, Sébastien Beaulac, and Frédérick de Grandpré.SYNOPSIS:A model becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder trial.Red Rooms is more than unsettling; watching it is akin to being lowered into a dark, pitch-black […]

Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II propel the Thanksgiving box-office to record breaking $422 million haul

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A sequel that was intended for Disney+, a musical adaptation that didn’t advertise the fact it was a musical, and the follow-up to a twenty-five year old historical epic have propelled the Thanksgiving U.S. box-office to an all-time high of $422 million for the 5-day holiday. Per Deadline’s weekend estimates, Moana 2 sailed off with a […]

Tom Cruise and Doug Liman to reunite for “scary movie” Deeper

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Although they’re yet to head off into space for their long-planned NASA movie, director Doug Liman and his Edge of Tomorrow and American Made star Tom Cruise now look to be heading into the depths of the ocean with the filmmaker confirming that the duo are set to reunite on the supernatural thriller Deeper.Liman revealed […]

Movie Review – Speak No Evil (2022)

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Speak No Evil, 2022.Directed by Christian Tafdrup. Starring Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Karina Smulders, Fedja van Huêt, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev.SYNOPSIS:A family go to stay with another family they met on holiday, and soon wish they hadn’t.We’ve all met them, and if you think you haven’t then you probably are one. One of what? […]