45 years after first lending his voice to the Dark Lord of the Sith, it seems that James Earl Jones has decided to call time on his iconic role as the voice of Darth Vader, with a Vanity Fair report revealing that the screen legend has stepped back from performing the character following the AI-produced […]
Darth Vader, Tala Durith and NED-B character posters for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
As Ewan McGregor’s Ben Kenobi tries to pick himself up following his confrontation with his former Padawan, Disney+ has shared three new character posters for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi ahead of this week’s fourth episode, with the spotlight falling upon Darth Vader (portrayed once more by James Earl Jones and Hayden Christensen, along with Indira […]
Northman the Barbarian: How Conan Courses Through The Northman
Tom Jolliffe looks at the similarities between The Northman and Conan the Barbarian. Spoilers follow… After success and masses of acclaim for his small scale masterworks The Witch and The Lighthouse, director Robert Eggers went large scale in his third outing. The Northman is a big budget Viking revenge epic. In every way, it’s the […]
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi Review – ‘Part III’
Ricky Church reviews the third episode of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi… Obi-Wan Kenobi reached its mid-point with ‘Part III’ and if the latter half of the series will be anything like this, we can be sure it’s going to be dramatic, tragic and most likely violently bloody now that Darth Vader has fully entered the scene. […]
Movie Review – Coming 2 America (2021)
Coming 2 America, 2021. Directed by Craig Brewer. Starring Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Michael Blackson, Louie Anderson, Paul Bates, Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, KiKi Layne, Rick Ross, John Amos, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tracy Morgan, Clint Smith, Rotimi, Nomzamo Mbatha, Luenell, Bella Murphy, Trevor Noah, and Morgan […]
Coming 2 America gets a batch of character posters and Super Bowl TV spot
Ahead of its release next month, Amazon has shared four new character posters for the upcoming comedy sequel Coming 2 America featuring King Akeem (Eddie Murphy), Semmi (Arsenio Hall), Queen Lisa (Shari Headley), and King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones); you can check them out below, along with Sunday’s Super Bowl TV spot… SEE ALSO: […]
Take a trip to Zamunda with new Coming 2 America trailer
With Coming 2 America set to arrive on Amazon Prime next month, a new trailer has been released for the comedy sequel which sees King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on another adventure to Queens to search for Akeem’s long lost son and heir to the throne of Zamunda; check it out […]
Coming 2 America trailer sees Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall back in the USA
Having shared first look images and a teaser poster this past week, Amazon Prime Video has now shared the official trailer for Coming 2 America, the sequel to the classic 1988 comedy Coming to America which sees Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reuniting for another trip to the United States – this time in search […]
The Lion King with film critic Hannah Wales | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #83
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Hannah Wales joins the podcast to delve into the childhood nostalgia of Disney’s animated The Lion King… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Hannah […]
Conan the Barbarian: An underrated work of art which ushered in a decade of imitators
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Conan The Barbarian, often overlooked for its artistic merits… There were a number of archetypal films which became popular during the 80’s. Some fads lasted longer than others, whilst some died out. The success of First Blood (but more-so Part 2) would usher in a stream of one […]
