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Movie Review – Long Shot (2019)

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Long Shot, 2019. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk, Alexander Skarsgård, Lisa Kudrow, Paul Scheer, Kurt Braunohler, Randall Park, Claudia O’Doherty, Lil Yachty, Gabrielle Graham, Tristan D. Lalla, Aladeen Tawfeek, and Boyz II Men. SYNOPSIS: When Fred Flarsky reunites with […]

Charlize Theron made Atomic Blonde because she is a “huge fan” of John Wick

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Did you enjoy Atomic Blonde? Well, you may have John Wick to thank for that. While sitting down with the Bill Simmons podcast, Charlize Theron reveals that the John Wick series compelled her to take on the film, and bring aboard director David Leitch… “I like those movies. It was actually because of the first […]

Movie Review – Bombshell (2019)

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Bombshell, 2019. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Malcolm McDowell, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network. It’s always smart to be a little […]

Jessica Chastain joins The Huntsman opposite Chris Hemsworth and Emily Blunt

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According to Variety, Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, A Most Violent Year) has joined the cast of The Huntsman opposite Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt and Charlize Theron. Details on Chastain’s role are unfortunately vague, so we don’t know if she’ll be on the Huntsman’s side, or if she’ll join forces with Blunt, whose character […]

Movie Review – Tully (2018)

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Tully, 2018. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston, Mark Duplass, Lia Frankland, Asher Miles Fallica, Gameela Wright, Joshua Pak, Elaine Tan, and Colleen Wheeler. SYNOPSIS: Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to […]

Movie Review – The Addams Family (2019)

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The Addams Family, 2019. Directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler, Allison Janney, Martin Short, and Catherine O’Hara. SYNOPSIS: Forced from their homeland by pitchforks and prejudice, The Addams Family take residence in cookie-cutter suburbia, […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 19 – The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

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The Devil’s Advocate, 1997. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig T. Nelson and Connie Nielsen. SYNOPSIS: Kevin Lomax, a hotshot Florida attorney with an unusually successful career is invited to join a top New York City law firm headed by the charismatic John Milton. As […]

New trailer for Bombshells starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie

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Lionsgate has released a new trailer and a poster for director Jay Roach’s upcoming biographical drama Bombshell which follows the story of a group of women who took on Fox News chief Roger Ailes over claims of sexual harassment and features a star-studded cast that includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate […]

Charlize Theron teases Cipher return with Fast & Furious 9 behind-the-scenes photos

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Back in July it was revealed that The Fate of the Furious villain Cipher will be returning in next year’s currently-untitled Fast & Furious 9, and now actress Charlize Theron has shared a couple of behind-the-scenes photos from the set which show that the cyberterrorist has ditched her dreadlocks and is going for a new […]

Mad Max: Fury Road with film critic Rafael Motamayor – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #34

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Rafael Motamayor comes by to explore the vehicular carnage of acclaimed blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic and occasional […]