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Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers (2018)

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The Sisters Brothers, 2018. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Carol Kane. SYNOPSIS: In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli and Charlie Sisters, chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally. Ah, the western, a once hyper-popular genre reduced to […]

Movie Review – The Sisters Brothers (2018)

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The Sisters Brothers, 2018. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root and Carol Kane. SYNOPSIS: A pair of sibling hitmen embark on a lengthy journey across the American West on the tale of a gold prospector who stole from their boss. The year is […]

Doubling Up: Five Great Female Movie Partnerships

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Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time.  The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]

Movie Review – Stan & Ollie (2018)

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Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a grueling theatre tour of […]

Sony tried to offload Holmes & Watson to Netflix

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Over the past year, Netflix has earned itself a bit of a reputation as a dumping ground for studios looking to offload their turkeys – see The Cloverfield Paradox and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, both of which it picked up for distribution from Paramount and Warner Bros. respectively. However, it seems that the streaming […]

Movie Review – Holmes & Watson (2018)

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Holmes & Watson, 2018. Directed by Etan Cohen. Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes and Braun Strowman. SYNOPSIS: A “humorous” take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. If the litmus test for a solid Sherlock Holmes spoof is the absence of […]

Holmes & Watson gets a new international poster

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Following on from yesterday’s first TV spot, we now have a new international poster for the upcoming comedy Holmes & Watson, which reunites Step Brothers and Talladega Nights stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly; check it out here… And here is the UK quad… The Step Brothers are reunited – this time playing the […]

First TV spot for Holmes & Watson starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly

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With less than a month to go until the release of Holmes & Watson, a new TV spot has arrived online for the upcoming mystery comedy which stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s literary icons Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer […]

Laurel & Hardy biopic Stan & Ollie gets a new trailer and poster

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Ahead of its limited US release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for director Jon S. Baird’s upcoming Laurel & Hardy biopic Stan & Ollie, which stars Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary comedy duo; check it out here along with a new poster… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Stan & Ollie […]