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Mark Wahlberg tops the list of the world’s highest-paid actors

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Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg has topped Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid actors in actresses in the world for the period of June 2016 and June 2017, knocking last year’s champ Dwayne Johnson down into second place. Wahlberg earned $68 million thanks to the latest instalment in the Transformers franchise, as well as […]

Do We Judge a Film Before We Watch It?

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Henry Bevan on whether we judge a film before we watch it… One of the most disheartening things ever happened a few days ago. Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, generally awesome dude and woke bae, attacked film critics on Twitter because they didn’t like his new movie, Baywatch. According to Dwayne, “Fans LOVE the movie” whilst […]

5 Cult TV Shows That Deserve A Reboot

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Ben Robins with 5 cult TV shows that deserve a reboot… Despite something of a critical bollocking, Dwayne Johnson’s tongue-in-cheek Baywatch reboot is set to take on a huge portion of the summer box office takings. And considering that it’s very much following in the footsteps of similar cult TV reboot success stories like 21 […]

Second Opinion – Baywatch (2017)

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Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hannibal Buress, Rob Huebel, David Hasselhoff, and Pamela Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the […]

Movie Review – Baywatch (2017)

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Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Priyanka Chopra, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, and Jon Bass. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up Olympic swimmer finds himself teaming up with a squad of elite lifeguards to uncover an international drug smuggling plot and save the beach they’re sworn to protect. Based on a […]

Movie Review – Rampage (2018)

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Rampage, 2018. Directed by Brad Peyton. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, P.J. Byrne, Marley Shelton, Breanne Hill, Jack Quaid, Matt Gerald, Jason Liles, Demetrius Grosse, and Will Yun Lee. SYNOPSIS: Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent gorilla who has been […]

Fast & Furious 9 pushed back to 2020 as Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham spinoff set for 2019

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Universal Pictures has shuffled its plans for future instalments in the Fast & Furious franchise, announcing that Fast & Furious 9 will now open a year later than previously announced and has been pushed back from its original April 19th 2019 date to April 10th 2020. Fear not though Fast & Furious fans, as there […]

Fast & Furious Spinoff: Dwayne Johnson says he and Jason Statham will deliver “the greatest fight in the history of movies”

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Although reviews for The Fate of the Furious have been mixed leading toward positive, one unanimously agreed upon high point is the camaraderie and banter between the characters of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. They’re so good that apparently, Vin Diesel got a post-credits scene centered on the two cut from the final version of […]

Second Opinion – The Fate of the Furious (2017)

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The Fate of the Furious, 2017. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Helen Mirren, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky, Scott Eastwood, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, and Charlize Theron. SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal […]