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Movie Review – Poor Things (2023)

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Poor Things, 2003, Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. SYNOPSIS: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Yorgos Lanthimos is one of […]

Get your first look at Willem Dafoe in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu

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If there’s one thing you can count on, Willem Dafoe will go hard for a role. Example: the recent photos from Nosferatu. Revealed in an EW article, director Robert Eggers offered a new look at the upcoming horror tale, spotlighting Dafoe ahead of the awaited reveal of the titular character. Dafoe plays a vampire hunter […]

20 Great Performances from the Past Decade

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]

Meet Emma Stone’s Bella in new trailer for Poor Things

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With just a week to go until the US release of Poor Things, Searchlight Pictures has revealed a new trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein-inspired black comedy fantasy. The film stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a woman who is brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist (Willem Dafoe), and tells the story of the […]

Emma Stone introduces her character Bella Baxter in Poor Things trailer

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Having wowed audiences on the festival circuit, where we called it “the vision of a unique voice” in which “Emma Stone delivers some of her best work since La La Land“ in our ★ ★ ★ ★ review (which you can read here), it’s now time for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things to see the world, […]

Movie Review – Inside (2023)

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Inside, 2023. Directed by Vasilis Katsoupis. Starring Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Josia Krug, and Eliza Stuyck. SYNOPSIS: Nemo, a high-end art thief, is trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive. […]

Movie Review – Asteroid City (2023)

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Asteroid City, 2023. Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jake Ryan, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Margot Robbie, Jeff Goldblum, Tony Revolori, Grace Edwards, Aristou Meehan, Sophia […]

Movie Review – Asteroid City (2023)

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Asteroid City, 2023. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jake Ryan, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Margot Robbie, Jeff Goldblum, Tony Revolori, Grace Edwards, Aristou […]

Emma Stone returns from the dead in trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things

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Searchlight Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein-inspired tale Poor Things. The film stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a young woman who has been brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, who hungry to learn more of the world, runs away on a whirlwind adventure with a debauched […]

John Wick: The Best Assassins in the Franchise

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Olly Dyche on the best assassins in the John Wick franchise… Assassins in movies are without a doubt, awesome. No matter their skill, or specific way of killing, assassins tend to be incredibly fascinating characters, and there is no franchise that shows the breadth and intricacy of the assassin underworld better – nor cooler – […]