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HBO Max’s The Penguin series will bridge The Batman and its sequel

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We now have more details about the upcoming Penguin series starring Colin Farrell. The spin-off from The Batman is set to begin the expansion of Matt Reeves’ Gotham City, telling the story of one of Batman’s most iconic villains whilst serving as a bridge to The Batman 2. In a new interview with Variety, HBO […]

HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off The Penguin adds Cristin Milioti in lead role as Sofia Falcone

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HBO Max’s upcoming The Penguin series, a spin-off of The Batman from Matt Reeves, has cast its female lead. Joining Colin Farrell in the series is Cristin Milioti (Made For Love) as Sofia Falcone. Sofia Falcone is the daughter of Carmine ‘The Roman’ Falcone, played in The Batman by John Turturro. Introduced in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s […]

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell fall out in The Banshees of Inisherin trailer

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Ahead of its theatrical release later this month, a new trailer has been released for Martin McDonagh’s upcoming drama The Banshees of Inisherin. The film reunites writer-director McDonagh with his In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, who lead the film as Pádraic and Colm, life-long best friends who find themselves at an impasse […]

Blu-ray Review – In Bruges (2008)

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In Bruges, 2008. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, and Jérémie Renier. SYNOPSIS: Martin McDonagh’s excellent hitman character study In Bruges arrives again on Blu-ray sporting a new 4K transfer and a big batch of bonus features that were ported over from prior editions. I believe many of […]

Movie Review – After Yang (2022)

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After Yang, 2022. Written and Directed by Kogonada. Starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, and Haley Lu Richardson. SYNOPSIS: In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their AI helper unexpectedly breaks down. Writer-director Kogonada modestly steps up his filmmaking scope from debut […]

Amy Ryan joins Colin Farrell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in detective series Sugar

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The upcoming Apple TV+ detective series Sugar has added Amy Ryan (Only Murders in the Building) to its cast, Variety reports. She joins Colin Farrell (The Batman) and Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Sandman) in the series. There is not much known about Sugar as details are being kept under wraps, but is it described as “a genre-bending contemporary take […]

The Banshees of Inisherin trailer reunites Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Martin McDonagh

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Searchlight Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming drama The Banshees of Inisherin. The film sees writer-director Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) reuniting with his In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson who take on the roles of Pádraic and Colm, two life-long best friends living on a remote island […]

Movie Review – Thirteen Lives (2022)

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Thirteen Lives, 2022.  Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Sukollawat Kanarot, Theerapat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Josh Helman, Zahra Newman, Kevin Spink, and Pasakorn Hoyhon. SYNOPSIS: In the true story of Thirteen Lives, twelve boys and the coach of […]

Movie Review – Thirteen Lives (2022)

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Thirteen Lives, 2022. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Sukollawat Kanarot, Theerapat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Josh Helman, Zahra Newman, Kevin Spink, and Pasakorn Hoyhon. SYNOPSIS: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys […]

Minority Report at 20: From Book to the Big Screen

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Minority Report as it turns 20… For decades Philip K. Dick’s works have enthralled readers the world over with their high-brow concepts, philosophical themes and engaging narratives. Posthumously his efforts have attracted the attention of many a talented Hollywood filmmaker, who seek to bring his singular vision to life. Ridley Scott accomplished […]