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Oompa loompa doompety Hugh! Grant joins WB’s Wonka

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In a piece of rather scrumdiddlyumptious news, multiple outlets are reporting that Hugh Grant has joined Warner Bros. Pictures’ forthcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka. Grant has already been spotted on set, but it is now being reported that he will be playing some part in the origin story of the Oompa-Loompas, possibly even as one […]

Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)

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The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]

Movie Review – Don’t Look Up (2021)

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Don’t Look Up, 2021. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Melanie Lynskey, Himesh Patel, Michael Chiklis, Tomer Sisley, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Joy, Ashleigh Banfield, Gina Gershon, Meghan Leathers, Ross Partridge, […]

Movie Review – Don’t Look Up (2021)

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Don’t Look Up, 2021. Written and Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Melanie Lynskey, Himesh Patel, Michael Chiklis, Tomer Sisley, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert Joy, Ashleigh Banfield, Gina Gershon, Meghan Leathers, Ross Partridge, […]

Video Review – Don’t Look Up is an apocalyptic failure

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EJ Moreno with a scathing video review of Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up… At its best, Don’t Look Up feels like a horrible SNL opening sketch. At its worst, it’s a reminder that Trump-era satire has run its course. Maybe the film needed a creative team behind it because it all felt painfully unfunny. Most […]

Don’t Look Up gets a star-studded batch of character posters

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Ahead of its theatrical release this Friday, twelve character posters have been released for Adam McKay’s sci-fi comedy drama Don’t Look Up featuring stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothee Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Grande, and Rob Morgan; take a look here… SEE ALSO: […]

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence try to save the world in new trailer for Don’t Look Up

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Netflix has released a new trailer, poster and batch of images for the star-studded sci-fi comedy drama Don’t Look Up. Written and directed by Adam McKay, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an astronomy professor who along with his grad student Jennifer Lawrence as they attempt to warn the world about a comet on a […]

Movie Review – Little Women (2019)

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Little Women, 2019. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Cooper, Abby Quinn, Dash Barber, Hadley Robinson, and Meryl Streep. SYNOPSIS: Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. The […]

Video Review – Dune: The Unadaptable Story Fails Again

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune… Denis Villeneuve returns with another adaptation of a cult classic ’80s project, and it’s just as hollow as his previous film. Dune is quite stunning to look at but offers barely anything under the surface level. Is it a problem from the source material, or […]

Video Review – The French Dispatch is a Wes Anderson Overload

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EJ Moreno with a video review of The French Dispatch… Filmmaker Wes Anderson is back with another quirky film and somehow outdoes himself this time. The French Dispatch is an insane overload of the senses but somehow works in the film’s favor. Watch EJ’s review of the movie below, and be sure to follow us on YouTube for […]