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The Penguin Episode Two Review SpicyPulp

Episode One of HBO’s The Penguin started off with a hell of whack, and audiences were in no mistake that they were witnessing a full-on crime series that was not afraid to take the narrative into the gritty, dark unpleasantness of Gotham City’s Underworld and the man who desires to control of all of it. […]

British & Irish Film Festival LineUp 2024 SpicyPulp

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British & Irish Film Festival announces line-up for 2024

September 30, 2024 Samuel Hames

The British & Irish Film Festival is back for its second edition, bringing the best of the 2024 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) lineup to New Zealand cinemas as well as selected Cannes Film Festival favourites. From Kerikeri to Dunedin, the festival will screen from 23 October to 13 November, with five new locations making this […]

Movie Trailers

Witness war in the arena in the brand new trailer for ‘Gladiator II’

September 24, 2024 Samuel Hames

Sir Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II is far and away our most anticipated film of 2024, and a brand new trailer has swept forward, and we’re eager to witness this monumental historical epic up on the big screen! This all-new trailer is packed full of dynamic action and sweeping character moments and gives a taste of the […]

Television Recaps

‘The Penguin’ – ‘After Hours’ – Review

September 21, 2024 Samuel Hames

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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