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Movie Review – Extraction (2020)

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Extraction, 2020.Directed by Sam Hargrave. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Priyanshu Painyuli, Pankaj Tripathi and David Harbour.SYNOPSIS:A mercenary is tasked with rescuing the son of a drug lord from the clutches of a rival criminal kingpin.There are a lot of eyes on the Russo Brothers at the moment. They’ve been the […]

Netflix has seen a record 15.7 million new subscribers in Q1

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Netflix has added a record 15.7 million additional subscribers during Q1 2020.With the current health crisis resulting in much of the word’s population confined to their homes – with many also being out of work – it’s not surprising to see people flocking to platforms like Netflix in record numbers.Netflix has had a fantastic Q1 […]

Neil Gaiman gives an update on Netflix’s The Sandman adaptation

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With film and TV productions having shut down or be delayed in the last few weeks, it should come as no surprise another series has added to the long list of halted productions. Author Neil Gaiman has revealed Netflix’s series adaptation of his Vertigo comic series The Sandman has been delayed due to the ongoing […]

Trailer for Netflix’s All Day and a Night starring Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders

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Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming drama All Day and a Night. Written and directed by Joe Robert Cole, a co-writer of Marvel’s Black Panther, the film stars Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Ashton Sanders (Moonlight).The film sees Sanders as a young man who gets sent to prison and reconnects with his incarcerated father, played by […]

New clips from Netflix animated series The Willoughbys released

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With just two days to go until The Willoughbys arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released two clips from the CG-animated comedy which you can check out below…SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Willoughbys Convinced they’d be better off raising themselves, the Willoughby children hatch a sneaky plan to send their selfish parents on […]

Lockdown: A Time to Expand Your Cinematic Horizons

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Tom Jolliffe on cinema in lockdown life. The time to catch up on the films you’ve been meaning to see…It’s a world in lock down. For many it has meant having more time. As film fans, you may feel yourself gravitationally pulled toward cinema as an escape. This might be a revisit of old favourites. […]

Exclusive Interview – Scott Peterson, Showrunner for The Last Kids on Earth

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Tai Freligh interviews Scott Peterson, Showrunner of The Last Kids on Earth…Scott Peterson is the Executive Producer and Showrunner of the Netflix animated series The Last Kids on Earth.  Scott was nominated for a prime time Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for writing Nickelodeon’s Escape from Cluster Prime and a second time for Phineas […]

Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy gets a new trailer from Netflix

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Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a new trailer for Damien Chazelle’s (Whiplash, La La Land) upcoming musical drama series The Eddy which follows Elliot (Andre Holland), the co-owner of a struggling jazz club as he deals with the everyday chaos of running a live music venue in […]

Boom! Studios announces first-look deal with Netflix for live-action and animated series

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Boom! Studios, the publisher behind the likes of Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard, has announced that it has signed a two-year TV first look deal with Netflix for live action and animated series based upon the publisher’s library of comic book properties“BOOM! characters are innately special, they’re colorful, […]