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Trailer for supernatural horror Lockbox starring Carla Gugino

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Aura Entertainment has released a trailer for Lockbox, the upcoming supernatural horror from director Daniel Stamm. Based the Knifepoint Horror podcast episode “The Lockbox”, the film stars Carla Gugino as as a grieving woman who takes in her traumatised cousin (Lou Taylor Pucci) as he becomes the target of a terrifying otherworldly entity. Watch the […]

The Adventures of Cliff Booth trailer teases David Fincher’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up

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During yesterday’s Super Bowl, Netflix unveiled a surprise first look at The Adventures of Cliff Booth with a trailer for director David Fincher’s follow-up to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. The film, scripted by Tarantino, sees Brad Pitt and Timothy Olyphant reprising their roles as Cliff Booth and James Stacy respectively, while […]

Movie Review – Heads of State (2025)

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Heads of State, 2025. Directed by Ilya Naishuller. Starring John Cena, Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jack Quaid, Carla Gugino, Stephen Root, Sarah Niles, Richard Coyle, Paddy Considine, Clare Foster, Katrina Durden, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Adrian Lukis, Robyn Pennington, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Steven Cree, Huw Novelli, Arthur Lee, Aled llŷr Thomas, Peter Guiney, Shaq B. Grant, Darya […]

Carla Gugino joins Brad Pitt in The Adventures of Cliff Booth

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Fresh off the casting of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, director David Fincher’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood follow-up has now made another addition to its cast, with Deadline reporting that Carla Gugino (Watchmen, The Fall of the House of Usher) has joined the Netflix film. Written by Quentin Tarantino and titled The Adventures of Cliff […]

Movie Review – The Life of Chuck (2025)

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The Life of Chuck, 2025. Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Matthew Lillard, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, David Dastmalchian, Annalise Basso, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Siegel, Mia Sara, Samantha Sloyan, Carl Lumbly, Rahul Kohli, Harvey Guillén, Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman, Heather Langenkamp, Molly C. Quinn, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Q’orianka Kilcher, Antonio Raul Garcia, […]

New trailer for action comedy Heads of State starring John Cena and Idris Elba

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Ahead of its premiere on Prime Video next month, a new trailer has been released for the upcoming action comedy Heads of State. Directed by Ilya Naishuller (Nobody), the film sees Suicide Squad stars Idris Elba and John Cena lead the cast as the UK Prime Minister and the U.S. President, who are begrudgingly forced […]

John Cena and Idris Elba are Heads of State in trailer for Prime Video action comedy

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Prime Video has released the first trailer and a poster for Heads of State, the upcoming action comedy from director Ilya Naishuller (Hardcore Henry, Nobody). The film reunites Suicide Squad stars Idris Elba and John Cena who play the UK Prime Minister and US President and follows the politicians as they are forced to put […]

Movie Review – The Friend (2024)

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The Friend, 2024. Written and Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, Bing, Gina Costigan, Josh Pais, Annie Fox, Carrie Vu, Sue Jean Kim, Sarah Baskin, Jess Gabor, Juliet Brett, Seth Barrish, Ian Lithgow, Afsheen Misaghi, […]

Zack Snyder’s Watchmen: An ambitious adaptation of a darkly complex comic book classic

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Zack Snyder’s Watchmen… Watchmen was a seminal piece of literature written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons that received universal acclaim when it was published. Multiple attempts at adapting the complex source material were abandoned until Zack Snyder was hired by Warner Bros. to tackle the property. […]