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Movie Review – No Escape (2015)

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No Escape, 2015. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. Starring Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Sterling Jerins, and Claire Geare. SYNOPSIS: In Southeast Asia an American family get caught amidst a violent political uprising. Amongst the upheaval and unrest Jack (Owen Wilson) and Annie (Lake Bell) Dwyer spend forty-eight hours on the run. As protests […]

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui, Viola Davis, Jennifer Holland, Mo Amer, Odelya Halevi, Patrick Sabongui, Jalon Christian, and Henry Winkler. SYNOPSIS: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods […]

Happy Bond Season!

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Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond… It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year […]

The Fourth Protocol: So much espionage pedigree, but unfairly forgotten

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at The Fourth Protocol, a surprisingly little known cold war era spy film packed with espionage pedigree… The Cold War era spanned from post Second World War until the beginning of the 90s. There was a perpetual feeling of political unease from America, spanning across Europe, with the looming […]

Movie Review – Black Adam (2022)

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Black Adam, 2022 Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Viola Davis, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo,  James Cusati-Moyer, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari and Mohammed Amir. SYNOPSIS: In ancient Kahndaq, Teth Adam was bestowed the almighty powers of the gods. After using these powers for vengeance, he was imprisoned, becoming Black Adam. […]

Witness Black Adam’s curse born out of rage in latest trailer

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With a month to go until Dwayne Johnson’s DC Comics passion-project finally gets released, Warner. Bros has revealed a ‘Legacy’ trailer for Black Adam, which features a few familiar faces from the DCEU back-catalogue (although notably avoids showing us Henry Cavill as Superman), along with an appearance from Viola Davis as Amanda Waller. Check it […]

Black Adam battles the Justice Society in final trailer for DC movie

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As promised earlier in the week with the arrival of a bunch of Justice Society of America-focussed character posters, Warner. Bros has revealed another trailer for the Dwayne Johnson-headlined DC Comics adaptation Black Adam ahead of the film’s long-awaited release this October. Watch the trailer below… Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the […]

Dwayne Johnson is joined by the JSA on Black Adam character posters

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With a new trailer for Black Adam set to arrive this Thursday, Warner Bros. has shared a new one-sheet and batch of character posters for the DC blockbuster featuring Dwayne Johnson’s titular antihero alongside Justice Society of America heroes Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), and Cyclone (Quintessa Swindell). Take […]

Black Adam character poster features Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate

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Having been unveiled during the San-Diego Comic-Con trailer, Dwayne Johnson has taken to Twitter to give us a better look at Pierce Brosnan’s Doctor Fate from the forthcoming DC blockbuster Black Adam. Check out the brand new character poster here… Bond actor Brosnan will portray both Doctor Fate and Kent Nelson, the archaeologist who unearths […]

Movie Review – The Misfits (2021)

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The Misfits, 2021. Directed by Renny Harlin. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Jamie Chung, Nick Cannon, Hermione Corfield, Rockmond Dunbar, Rami Jaber, Mike Angelo, and Tim Roth. SYNOPSIS: After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on […]