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Movie Review – Dead Pigs (2018)

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Dead Pigs, 2018.Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Vivian Wu, Haoyu Yang, Mason Lee, Meng Li, David Rysdahl and Zazie Beetz.SYNOPSIS:As thousands of pig corpses float through the waterways of Shanghai, multiple characters struggle with the changing face of China.In March 2013, Chinese media noted that thousands of pig corpses had been found floating down the […]

Michael Shannon, Zazie Beetz and Masi Oka join Bullet Train

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The assassin filled Bullet Train has rounded out its cast as Deadline reports that Michael Shannon (Man of Steel), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2) and Masi Oka (Heroes) have joined the upcoming action thriller from director David Leitch.Bullet Train – which is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka – will be directed by Leitch […]

Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz star in trailer for Nine Days

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Sony Pictures has released a poster and trailer for the Sundance fantasy drama Nine Days which is written and directed by Edson Oda and sees Winston Duke (Us, Black Panther) and Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Joker) leading a cast that also includes Benedict Wong, Tony Hale, Bill Skarsgård, David Rysdahl, and Arianna Ortiz.Will (Winston Duke) spends […]

Mystery thriller Still Here gets a trailer and poster

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Blue Fox Entertainment has released a trailer and poster for Still Here, a mystery crime thriller starring Johnny Whitworth (Limitless), Maurice McRae (Random Acts of Flyness), Zazie Beetz (Joker), Afton Williamson (The Night Of) and Larry Pine (The Grand Budapest Hotel). Check them out here, along with the official synopsis…In STILL HERE, when twelve-year-old Monique […]

Zazie Beetz doesn’t think Joker needs a sequel

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Despite Joker grossing over a billion dollars at the box office and walking away with two Oscars including Best Actor for Joaquin Pheonix and Best Original Score, Pheonix’s co-star Zazie Beetz doesn’t think there needs to be a sequel.At the Academy Awards, MTV News spoke to Beetz on the red carpet regarding a Joker sequel, to which she […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019.Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry.SYNOPSIS:A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society.Here’s a killing joke: director Todd Phillips doesn’t […]

Movie Review – Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019.Directed by Noah Hawley. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Ellen Burstyn, Colman Domingo, Jeremiah Birkett, Tig Notaro, Joseph Williamson, Nick Offerman, and Pearl Amanda Dickson.SYNOPSIS:Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in […]

Zazie Beetz on one way Deadpool 2 differs from the first movie

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According to Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz — who plays Domino — the upcoming sequel will explore themes that weren’t present in the previous film. Chatting with Comicbook.com, the Atlanta actress reveals one key difference that separates this film from the original:“In Deadpool 2 I think we go heavier than the first one did. Like Atlanta, the themes […]

Movie Review – Lucy in the Sky (2019)

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Lucy in the Sky, 2019.Directed by Noah Hawley. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, Pearl Amanda Dickson, Ellen Burstyn, Jeffrey Donovan, Tig Notaro, and Colman Domingo.SYNOPSIS:Upon returning to Earth following a life-changing experience above the atmosphere, astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) struggles to adjust to life back on terra firma.2019 has been […]

Blu-ray Review – Deadpool 2 Super Duper $@%!#& Cut (2018)

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Deadpool 2, 2018.Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Eddie Marsan, Stefan Kapicic, Bill Skarsgård, Terry Crews, Shioli Kutsuna, Lewis Tan, Jack Kesy, Hayley Sales, and Rob Delaney.SYNOPSIS:Wisecracking, indestructible mercenary Deadpool is back in a sequel that holds its […]