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Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]

The Batman director Matt Reeves on Barry Keoghan’s cameo and the character’s future

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Warning. Spoilers for The Batman follow… Although the initial casting announcement for The Batman had Barry Keoghan as portraying Gotham City Police Officer Stanley Merkel, that ultimately proved to be nothing more than a smokescreen and – as had been rumoured for the past few months – the Eternals star was instead revealed as the […]

Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes. SYNOPSIS: In his second year of fighting crime, […]

Video Review – The Batman becomes the World’s Greatest Batman Movie

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EJ Moreno with a ★★★★★ video review of The Batman… 2022 sees the arrival of a new Batman movie and a new Batman, and director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson show why this character is a timeless icon. Critic EJ Moreno calls this masterful and the best Batman movie yet; check out his full […]

The Batman’s official credit sheet teases Barry Keoghan’s mystery role

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Potential spoilers for The Batman follow. You have been warned… Having portrayed Druig is Marvel’s cosmic superhero adventure Eternals last year, Irish actor Barry Keoghan is back with another comic book-related role this March as he makes the switch to the DC Universe with a part in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ hotly-anticipated reboot The […]

Movie Review – Eternals (2021)

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Eternals, 2021. Directed by Chloe Zhao Starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, and Bill Skarsgard. SYNOPSIS:  Eternals is a story of immortal guardians charged with overseeing an Earth in perpetual evolution. Over thousands of years it tells […]

Movie Review – Eternals (2021)

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Eternals, 2021. Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Ma Dong-seok, Kit Harington, and Lia McHugh. SYNOPSIS:: The saga of the Eternals, a race of immortal beings who lived on Earth and shaped its history and civilizations. There are at […]

Video Review – Eternals proves Marvel’s future is cosmic perfection

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EJ Moreno with a review of Marvel Studios’ Eternals… Marvel Studios’ Eternals may be the most polarizing MCU film in years. With its pensive look at gods among men and stoic filmmaking, the Chloe Zhao-directed film worked for critic EJ Moreno. Though, could the DC/Jack Kirby-style be the reason why? Watch his review below, and be […]

Movie Review – The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

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The Killing of a Sacred Deer, 2017. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Bill Camp, and Alicia Silverstone. SYNOPSIS: Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has […]

Superman name-dropped in new promo for Marvel’s Eternals

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Following on from its world premiere, Marvel has released a new featurette Eternals which sees stars Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Brian Tyree Henry, Angelina Jolie, Don Lee, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Keoghan and Salma Hayek introducing us to their characters, as well as offering a look at some new footage from the […]