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Cert 12A In cinemas now This isn’t one of Hollywood’s ‘Monsterverse’ flicks where a murkily shot giant lizard gets bogged down in fussy plotting and dreary franchise building. It’s a standalone and surprisingly low-budget Japanese blockbuster which sees the scaly icon go back to his roots. It’s also the best …

In recent years Disney’s box office struggles have been somewhat blamed on “woke” identity politics agendas putting off families from consuming their content. The latest live-action remake of one of the studio’s animated classics is the upcoming Snow White, which received backlash from some fans upon its announcement. Aside from …

Between 1984 and 1994, Eddie Murphy starred in the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy as Detroit cop Axel Foley, who travels to Beverly Hills in Los Angeles to investigate a crime out of his jurisdiction. Beverly Hills Cop 4 was originally set for release in the mid-1990s but was in development …

In an age of culture wars and a divided USA, some political commentators warn of a possible future Civil War. The last time this happened was during Abraham Lincoln’s presidency in the 1860s, when the Southern states seceded from the Union over slavery. Now Ex Machina and Annihilation writer-director Alex …

Rebel Moon director Zack Snyder has revealed why he doubled down on fascist iconography for the oppressive government of the Motherworld in his new Netflix blockbuster. The action auteur’s new epic follows Kora (played by Sofia Boutella), a former soldier hiding out with a community of farmers on the moon …

As another year comes to an end we still don’t have an official announcement of who the next James Bond will be. Nevertheless, the bookies’ race has its favourites and today Coral reported that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has taken more new 007 bets across 2023 than any other actor. The Kraven …

“The reason they gave is that my voice now sounds ‘too old’ and they want a younger actress to reprise the role,” she wrote. “Usually in these circumstances, an actress would be given the chance to do a voice test in order to determine the suitability of their pitch and …

Awards season kicks off on January 7, 2023 with the 81st Golden Globes awards held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The first major gong ceremony gives movie fans and industry pundits the first good idea of who could be up for Oscars in March. Barbenheimer’s rematch returns as Barbie …

Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques in Carry On Doctor (Image: ITV) It was 5.30am and still dark when Sally Geeson arrived at Pinewood Studios to start filming Carry On Abroad. In spring 1972, the comedy franchise already had legions of adoring fans, tickled pink by its bawdy humour. But the …

Speculation is rife over who the new 007 will be and by the sounds of it, big changes could be afoot for the franchise. We’ve just had two Doctors at once in the final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special and now the latest rumour is that James Bond will follow …