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The R-Rating As a Selling Point: When Films Become Preoccupied With Their Rating

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Tom Jolliffe looks at when films become pre-occupied with their rating…. We’ve seen this become increasingly more common. A reboot, a remake, or just as a counter to other films in the genre, there comes a desire to market a film as being (almost rebelliously) R rated. This weekend in fact, sees a prime example. […]

Hellboy creator compares David Harbour’s take to Ron Perlman’s

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Last week we got the first trailer for Lionsgate’s Hellboy movie, with Stranger Things star David Harbour taking on the role of the Dark Horse Comics character for an R-rated reboot of the property following Ron Perlman’s two outings under director Guillermo del Toro. As we saw with the trailer, the new film will be […]

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are criminals on the run in The Instigators trailer

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Apple TV+ has shared a poster and trailer for The Instigators, the upcoming action comedy from director Doug Liman. Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star as two robbers who are thrown together to rob a corrupt politician, but when the heist goes wrong the pair find themselves on the run and forced to work together […]

Mr. & Mrs. Smith announces full cast alongside Donald Glover and Maya Erskine

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Amazon has announced the full cast for its Prime Video series adaptation Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the titular married assassins.  Starring alongside Glover and Erskine are Paul Dano (The Batman), Michaela Coel (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), John Turturro (The Batman), Parker Posey (Beau is Afraid), Wagner Moura (The Gray […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023. Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: During the […]

Movie Review – The Baker (2023)

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The Baker, 2023. Directed by Jonathan Sobol. Starring Ron Perlman, Harvey Keitel, Elias Koteas, Joel David Moore, Emma Ho, Ronnie James Hughes, Samantha Kaine, Paolo Mancini, Adam Moryto, Dax Ravina, Caroline Raynaud, Varun Saranga, and Amber Ashley Smith. SYNOPSIS: An elderly baker must do everything he can to protect his granddaughter from gangsters. This piece […]

Nicolas Cage stars in trailer for The Retirement Plan

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The first trailer has debuted for The Retirement Plan, the upcoming action thriller from writer-director Tim Brown. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Matt, a retired beach bum living in the Cayman Islands who finds himself in a fleeting reunion with his estranged daughter Sarah (Ashley Greene) seeks his help after her entanglement with a […]

Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023. Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: During the […]

Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023. Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: During the […]