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2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bird

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Bird, 2024.  Directed by Andrea Arnold Starring Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, James Nelson-Joyce, and Jason Buda. SYNOPSIS:  Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere. […]

Stephen King’s Fairy Tale to become A24 series from Fringe creator and Paul Greengrass

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Another adaptation from Stephen King’s vast body of work is on the way as Deadline reports Fairy Tale is being developed as a 10-episode series by A24 and Fringe creator J.H. Wyman and Bourne and News of the World director Paul Greengrass. Fairly Tale was previously being developed as a feature film with Greengrass having written a script with […]

Krypto arrives in new Superman image

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Superman director James Gunn has revealed a new addition to the superhero cast with a fan-favourite furball making his live-action debut. On Instagram Gunn revealed a new image which shows Superman alongside his pet dog Krypto on the moon. See the image below… Krypto was created in 1955 by Otto Binder and legendary Superman artist Curt […]

Essential Cult 80s Movies You Need To See

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Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you have to see… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s. Sometimes a film just strikes a chord and has a certain unique charm or imperfect quality […]

Movie Review – Rumours (2024)

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Rumours, 2024. Written and Directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, and Guy Maddin. Starring Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Charles Dance, Takehiro Hira, Denis Ménochet, Rolando Ravello, Zlatko Burić, and Alicia Vikander. SYNOPSIS: The leaders of seven wealthy democracies get lost in the woods while drafting a statement on a global crisis, facing danger […]

Movie Review – Woman of the Hour (2024)

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Woman of the Hour, 2024. Directed by Anna Kendrick. Starring Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Nicolette Robinson, Autumn Best, Pete Holmes, Andy Thompson, David Beairsto, Tighe Gill, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, Matt Visser, Jedidiah Goodacre, Dylan Schmid, Rob Morgan, Denalda Williams, Jessie Fraser, Max Lloyd-Jones, Nancy Kerr, James Yi, Jessica Chaffin, Matthew Kevin Anderson, […]

Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw are bruised and bloodied in first look images and teaser for Netflix series Black Doves

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Netflix has released a teaser and some first look images for their forthcoming espionage action-series Black Doves, which stars Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, and Sarah Lancashire as three agents caught up in spy-games set against the backdrop of Christmas in London. Joining the headline trio in the six-part series are are Andrew Buchan (Carnival Row), […]

The Penguin Episode 4 Review – ‘Cent’Anni’

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Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of The Penguin… The Penguin has continued to build steady momentum, expanding the mythos of Matt Reeves’ The Batman in a memorable crime saga. After the thrilling conclusion to the previous episode and Oz and Vic disappearing into the wind, the fourth episode focuses entirely around the character of […]

A Tale of Two Clowns at the box office as Terrifier 3 takes down Joker 2

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Terrifier 3 has sent Joker: Folie à Deux tumbling back down that set of stairs by knocking the big budget comic-book sequel from the top of the box-office charts with an $18.3 million 3-day opening weekend.  It was a tale of two clowns, with Cineverse’s Terrifier 3 posting one of the most remarkable results of the […]