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Movie Review – Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

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Raya and the Last Dragon, 2021.Directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, and John Ripa. Featuring the voice talents of Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sandra Oh, Benedict Wong, Izaac Wang, Thalia Tran, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Patti Harrison, and Ross Butler.SYNOPSIS:In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined […]

Allison Janney leads star-studded cast in trailer for Tate Taylor’s Breaking News in Yuba County

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MGM has released a poster and trailer for The Help director Tate Taylor’s dark comedy Breaking News in Yuba County which stars Allison Janney as Sue, an under-appreciated wife who finds her world turned upside and the target of some colourful characters after her husband goes missing; check them out here…After her husband goes missing, […]

Movie Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)

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Ocean’s 8, 2018.Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dakota Fanning.SYNOPSIS:Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala.Ocean’s 8 is a breezy, flashy heist flick that will […]

Marvel announces characters for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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During Disney’s Investor Day event, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed that filming has wrapped on the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, as well as revealing that cast are characters that are set to feature alongside Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience) as Shang-Chi and Tony Leung (Infernal Affairs) as The […]

First trailer for Disney’s animated fantasy adventure Raya and the Last Dragon

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Disney has debuted the first trailer for the animated fantasy adventure Raya and the Last Dragon. The film follows a young warrior named Raya (Kelly Marie Tran) who journeys through Lumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, determined to find Sisu, the last dragon (Awkwafina); take a look here…Long ago, in the fantasy […]

Awkwafina and Karen Gillan to star in action-comedy Shelly

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Deadline is reporting that Jumanji: The Next Level co-stars Awkwafina and Karen Gillan are set to reunite for an action-comedy film entitled Shelly, which is described as “Mean Girls meets Barry“.As per the trade, Shelly “takes place a decade after an embarrassing prom prank ran Shelly Wheeler (Awkwafina) out of town and so hardened her […]

Awkwafina is Nora from Queens renewed for second season

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Just one week before its series premiere on Comedy Central, the network has already renewed Awkwafina’s upcoming semi-autobiographical sitcom Awkwafina is Nora from Queens for a second season. The news was revealed at Comedy Central’s TCA presentation.“We are in awe of Awkwafina’s creative genius on every level and we could not be more excited to embark […]

Movie Review – The Farewell (2019)

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The Farewell, 2019.Written and Directed by Lulu Wang. Starring Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhao Shuzhen, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Gil Perez-Abraham, Ines Laimins, Jim Liu, X Mayo, Aoi Mizuhara, and Han Chen.SYNOPSIS:A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling […]

Movie Review – The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)

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The Angry Birds Movie 2, 2019.Directed by Thurop Van Orman. Featuring the voice talents of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Sterling K. Brown, Leslie Jones, Awkwafina, Rachel Bloom, Zach Woods, Eugenio Derbez, Brooklynn Prince, LilRel Howery, Dove Cameron, Beck Bennett, Nicki Minaj, JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Colleen Ballinger, Pete Davidson, […]

2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced

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Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today.Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), Kelvin […]