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Movie Review – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019.Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, and Madison Curry.SYNOPSIS:A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorise them.Us, the follow up to Jordan Peele’s subversive horror Get Out is a deeply unsettling, […]

Movie Review – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019.Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Kara Hayward, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Madison Curry, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.SYNOPSIS:A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorise them.Following up an Oscar-winning pop-culture phenomenon of […]

Second Opinion – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019.Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Tim Heidecker, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Anna Diop, Madison Curry.SYNOPSIS: A relaxing vacation soon turns into a night of terror when a family are tormented by four mysterious strangers who look exactly like them.From bingo to bone […]

Black Mirror casts Anthony Mackie and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II for season 5

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Netflix’s Black Mirror has begun casting for the fifth season of the sci-fi anthology series and Deadline reports the first actors to join are Anthony Mackie (Avengers: Infinity War) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman).Production on the fifth season of Black Mirror was pushed back due to their work on the interactive choose-your-own adventure special Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. Series creator and […]

Video Review – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019Written and Directed by Jordan Peele Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Kara Hayward, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Madison Curry, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIThe latest film from Jordan Peele is here, and our critic EJ Moreno has a spoiler-free review. Check out EJ’s thoughts […]

Aquaman’s Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the new Candyman

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Variety is reporting that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to step into the shoes of Tony Todd, having been cast in the title role in MGM and producer Jordan Peele’s upcoming Candyman film.Directed by Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) and said to be a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 horror, the new Candyman […]

Watch the first trailer for Jordan Peele’s new nightmare Us

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Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Us, the “new nightmare” from Get Out writer-director Jordan Peele, which sees Black Panther stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke as two parents who go on a family vacation, only to find themselves terrorised by mysterious strangers who turn out to be their doppelgangers. Take a look […]

Movie Review – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018.Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews.SYNOPSIS:The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis […]

Second Opinion – Aquaman (2018)

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Aquaman, 2018.Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ludi Lin, Temuera Morrison, Michael Beach, Randall Park, Graham McTavish, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies, Leigh Whannell, Sophia Forrest, Natalie Safran, and Julie Andrews.SYNOPSIS:The bastard son of a human fisherman and Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis […]

Aquaman featurette takes us behind-the-scenes of the DC blockbuster

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With Aquaman set to swim into cinemas next month, Warner Bros. has released a new behind the scenes featurette for the DC solo movie which includes interviews which director James Wan, and stars Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, and Willem Dafoe; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Aquaman’s running time revealed, early reactions draw […]