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Hellraiser reboot rated R for violence, gore and graphic nudity

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In what’s probably the least-unexpected piece of news you’ll read this week, it has been confirmed that the upcoming reboot of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser has been given an R-rating for its release on Hulu. The new film is being directed by David Bruckner (The Night House, The Ritual) from a script by Ben Collins and Luke […]

Prey hunts down the record for the most-watched streaming premiere on Hulu

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When Shane Black’s The Predator completely missed the target back in 2018, it seemed as though the franchise was destined to programme the self-destruct button, but over the weekend Dan Trachtenberg’s prequel Prey has become the number one streaming premiere to date across all of the streamer’s films and television series. We called it “a […]

Hulu officially orders The Devil in the White City limited series with Keanu Reeves

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After being reported at the start of the year, Variety reports that Hulu has now officially greenlit The Devil in the White City from Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, with Keanu Reeves leading the cast. The Devil in the White City tells “the true story of two men, an architect and a serial killer, whose fates were […]

Trevante Rhodes is Mike Tyson in new trailer for Hulu series Mike

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With a little over a month to go until Mike premieres on Hulu and Disney+, a new trailer has been released for the unauthorised biopic which stars Trevante Rhodes in the role of Mike Tyson and tells the story of the tumultuous personal life and career of the controversial boxing icon; watch it below… “Mike […]

A fight is coming in The Handmaid’s Tale season 5 trailer

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Hulu has released the first trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale’s fifth season, teasing the fallout of June’s (Elisabeth Moss) actions from the conclusion of season four and the battle between her and Serena Waterford (Yvonne Strahovski). Watch the trailer below… Season 4 ended with June and a handful of other former Handmaidens ambushing Fred Waterford, June’s […]

Only Murders in the Building gets a third season

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You don’t need to have been a Charles, Oliver and Mabel-level sleuth to follow the clues in order to work out this inevitable piece of news, but Hulu have renewed Only Murders in the Building less than a month after season 2 debuted to universal praise.  Hulu and Disney+ have revealed that the Steve Martin, […]

Baz Luhrmann’s Australia extended cut to be reedited into the limited series Faraway Downs

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Aside from the absolutely stunning vistas captured by Elvis director Baz Luhrmann, one the few memorable things about his 2008 epic Australia was just how bloomin long it was, and now it’s about to stretch even further over that sun kissed horizon with the news that his extended cut of the film is to be […]

Scoot McNairy joins Amy Adams in Nightbitch

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It has been a couple years since Amy Adams was first cast in Nightbitch, but the film is finally back on track as Variety reports that Scoot McNairy (Narcos: Mexico) has joined her in the cast. Nightbitch follows Adams as “a suburban mom thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler. As she embraces the […]

Trevante Rhodes is Mike Tyson in trailer for Hulu’s unauthorised biopic Mike

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Hulu has released the first trailer and a poster for Mike, the unauthorised biopic of Mike Tyson which stars Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight) in the title role and will tell the story of the controversial and dynamic personal life and career of the boxing icon over eight episodes. Watch the trailer below… “Mike explores the dynamic […]

Video Review – Fire Island is the best mainstream romantic comedy in years

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Fire Island… Many have tried, but Fire Island could be the first great mainstream gay rom-com. The humor and heart work well in this adorable summer love story. Critic EJ Moreno dives into the upcoming Hulu film and explains why this is perfect viewing for Pride Month 2022 […]