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4K Ultra HD Review – The Northman (2022)

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The Northman, 2022. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Robert Eggers’ latest tour de force, The Northman, arrives on 4K Ultra HD disc not long after its theatrical run. The film looks amazing in 4K, as you might imagine, and Universal […]

Exclusive Interview – Barry Keoghan and Raffey Cassidy on The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, winner of the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes, arrives in UK cinemas this week, just weeks after an enthusiastic reception at this year’s London Film Festival. Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow up to the equally acclaimed The Lobster (2015) turns the spotlight on a successful surgeon who forms a […]

How director James Wan persuaded Nicole Kidman to join the Aquaman movie

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Aquaman boasts a truly impressive cast. That can’t be denied. So, how did Warner Bros. get such a long list of big names to join a movie about a superhero that has not been tested on the big screen before? Nicole Kidman, who plays Atlanna in the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie, has revealed to […]

Nicole Kidman explains why she joined Aquaman

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With Aquaman set to go into production Down Under this year, Nicole Kidman has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about her upcoming role as Atlanna (mother of the titular superhero) in the DC Films solo movie, revealing that she was drawn to the project as it provided her the opportunity to work with director James […]

Temuera Morrison in talks to play Aquaman’s father

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The last couple weeks have seen several actors join James Wan’s Aquaman, and now The Hollywood Reporter has said that Moana‘s Temuera Morrison – best known for playing Jango Fett and the Clone Troopers in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clone and Revenge of the Sith – is being courted to star in the film as Aquaman’s father, Thomas […]

Jumping the Shark on a Nuked Fridge: How Aquaman dials up the crazy to whole new levels

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Aquaman, and how it dials up the crazy to whole new levels… Some films are ridiculous. Of those, some are self aware of the sheer lunacy of their concept. Some are not aware of their own ridiculousness. The self aware films can often be a little too self-aware, and then feel […]

Why 2022 might just peak on April 22nd

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Tom Jolliffe looks at two highly anticipated and unique films due to hit cinemas on April 22nd, The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent… April has perennially been something of a slow month in film release terms. In more recent times, given the sheer volume of blockbuster tent-poles, (particularly those under the Marvel […]

Northman the Barbarian: How Conan Courses Through The Northman

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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 […]

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia extended cut to be reedited into the limited series Faraway Downs

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Aside from the absolutely stunning vistas captured by Elvis director Baz Luhrmann, one the few memorable things about his 2008 epic Australia was just how bloomin long it was, and now it’s about to stretch even further over that sun kissed horizon with the news that his extended cut of the film is to be […]