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Sydney Sweeney to star in David Michôd’s Christy Martin biopic

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Sydney Sweeney is having one hell of a 2024. After the instant cult classic Madame Web, horror hit Immaculate, and Anyone But You dominating for a rom-com, the actress is heading for another big headline gig as she’s set to portray trailblazing boxer Christy Martin in a new biopic. Sweeney is teaming up with director […]

Sydney Sweeney sees Madame Web as a building block for her career

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Sydney Sweeney knows how to play the Hollywood game and looks at every hit or dud as a way to further herself. Sweeney is currently promoting her horror film Immaculate; check out our review here. During a recent interview for the project, she dishes about all things Madame Web. From filming to the critical/commercial response, […]

Movie Review – Immaculate (2024)

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Immaculate, 2024. Directed by Michael Mohan. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Benedetta Porcaroli, Dora Romano, Giorgio Colangeli, Simona Tabasco, Giampiero Judica, and Niccolò Senni. SYNOPSIS: Cecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside, where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to […]

Movie Review – Madame Web (2024)

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Madame Web, 2024. Directed by S.J. Clarkson. Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, Zosia Mamet, José María Yázpik, Kerry Bishé, Kathy-Ann Hart, and Josh Drennen. SYNOPSIS: Cassandra Webb develops the power to see the future. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges […]

Video Review – Madame Web is deliciously messy trash

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Sony’s Madame Web… Sony’s latest Spider-Man movie without Spidey, Madame Web, is messy, but it’s a perfect kind of mess. As we are flushed with self-serious superhero films, we need more of these types of movies. For the ecosystem of comic book movies, we need earnestly cheesy films […]

Sydney Sweeney nun horror Immaculate gets a red band trailer

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Neon has debuted the first red band trailer for Immaculate, the upcoming horror from The Voyeurs director Michael Mohan and star Sydney Sweeney. The film sees Sweeney as a young devout nun, Cecilia, who is offered a role in a remote convent in the Italian countryside where she discovers she is pregnant, which is believed […]

Madame Web featurette spotlights Dakota Johnson’s Sony superhero

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Hot on the heels of a batch of character posters, Sony has now released a new featurette for the next instalment in its Spider-Man Universe, Madame Web, which sees stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, and Isabela Merced discussing Cassandra Webb’s story; watch it below… “Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the […]

Madame Web posters showcase Sony’s Spider-Women and their villain

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Sony Pictures has shared five new character posters for its next instalment in its Spider-Man Universe, Madame Web, featuring Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson), Julia Carpenter (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), Mattie Franklin (Celeste O’Connor), and the villainous Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim); take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch Sony and Marvel’s Madame Web trailer […]