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Matt Reeves’ The Batman was a colossal cinematic event that brought a dark and noir-tinged shade to the activities of the Dark Knight, who was fighting a losing war on crime, and it was a revolutionary new take on the winged avenger. Stealing scene after scene in a fully transformative performance was Academy Award-nominated actor […]

Movie Reviews

‘The Blind Sea’ – Review

September 12, 2024 Samuel Hames

50 Foot Wave. 3% vision. This is the story of Matt Formston, an Australian athlete born with what some would label a debilitating condition, but Matt’s limited sight has stopped him from becoming a three-time World Champion in Blind Surfing, along with being an Paralympic athlete, and The Blind Sea focuses on his vision to […]

Movie Trailers

New trailer for ‘The Apprentice’ arrives ahead of U.S. Presidential debate

September 11, 2024 Samuel Hames

It’s one of 2024’s most anticipated cinematic releases and just hours ahead of the first US Presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris we now have the first trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s controversial film about a young Donald Trump, The Apprentice. Watch the full trailer for The Apprentice below: Here’s […]

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Television Recaps

‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ – Review

September 9, 2024 Samuel Hames

When it comes to serialised television, there is no bigger name in the field than David Chase, the singular visionary behind HBO’s The Sopranos, often regarded as the greatest television series of all time, and creator of one of the most complex and complicated characters ever to reach the small screen, mob boss Tony Soprano. […]

Movie Reviews

‘Thelma’ – Review

September 6, 2024 Samuel Hames

Acting legend June Squibb is going for it in Thelma, a hilariously heart-warming tale of one old lady who’s had enough, and who decides to scam the scammers, and it makes for a very fun watch for audiences. Thelma Post (June Squibb) is a 93-year-old grandmother who loses $10,000 to a con artist on the […]

Movie Reviews

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ – Review

September 5, 2024 Samuel Hames

It’s showtime! After what has felt like an eternity, the Ghost with the Most is back on the silver screen with the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s classic 1988 hit horror comedy Beetlejuice, in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and this is a spooky tale with all the laughs, and it’s a fiendishly good time out at the […]

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‘The Blind Sea’ – Review

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‘Thelma’ – Review

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ – Review