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Movie Review – Balls Up (2026)

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Balls Up, 2026. Directed by Peter Farrelly. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Benjamin Bratt, Eva De Dominici, Daniela Melchior, Molly Shannon, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eric André. SYNOPSIS: Two fired marketing executives played (Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser) drunkenly interfere in a Brazilian World Cup match, causing everyone in the country to hunt […]

Trailer for Netflix comedy Ladies First starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike

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Netflix has released a trailer for Ladies First, the upcoming comedy from director Thea Sharrock (Wicked Little Letters), ahead of its arrival on the streamer this May. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Damien, a wealthy ladies man who finds his world of power and casual flings turned upside down when he awakens, after walking into […]

Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser make a Balls Up in trailer for new Peter Farrelly comedy

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Prime Video has released a trailer, poster and images for director Peter Farrelly’s R-rated comedy Balls Up (Dumb and Dumber, Green Book).  Starring Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser, the film follows marketers Brad and Elijah as they head to Brazil to pitch their bold idea of full-coverage condom sponsorship for the World Cup. But […]

Cate Blanchett is trying to escape her past in the trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer*

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Apple TV+ has unveiled the full trailer for Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón’s seven-part psychological thriller Disclaimer*, which stars Cate Blanchett as a writer caught up in a story stranger-than-fiction. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name written by Renée Knight, Disclaimer* also stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee Kevin Kline, Lesley Manville, […]

3D Blu-ray Review – Hugo (2011)

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Hugo, 2011. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, and Jude Law. SYNOPSIS: Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo comes to us from Arrow in a new edition featuring 3D and 2D versions of the film as well as an extra Blu-ray packed with […]

Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen could be bringing back Ali G

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Having reprised his role as Borat in the Oscar-nominated comedy Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Sacha Baron Cohen could be dusting off another of his iconic outfits following the news that he’s working on a new project featuring leader of the Staines Massive, Ali G.  According to a recent episode of The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider […]

David O. Russell to direct Sacha Baron Cohen and Keke Palmer in Super Toys

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American Hustle and Amsterdam‘s David O. Russell is set to direct Sacha Baron Cohen and Keke Palmer in 70s-set road trip drama Super Toys.  According to Deadline as well as directing Super Toys, Russell has also written the script, which tells the story of two toy sales reps (played by Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen […]

Sacha Baron Cohen reportedly heading to MCU as Mephisto

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Do you remember the great Mephisto drama of 2021? Every episode of WandaVision would drop, and people would hunt for clues for the mysterious Marvel villain. Well, the hunt may be over… In a new story from Deadline, it seems like the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have found its Mephisto in the form of Sacha […]

Ivan Reitman’s original Ghostbusters 3 title and casting choices revealed

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Yesterday we heard some plot details for Paul Feig’s upcoming all-female Ghostbusters remake, and now the latest round of Sony leaks has given us some insight into Ivan Reitman’s original plans for Ghostbusters III, which stem from an email last year from the director, which was sent to Sony co-chariman Amy Pascal and concerned the […]