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		<title>&#8216;Heart of the Beast&#8217; Roars to Number One at the New Zealand Box Office</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Hames]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Kiwis have fallen hard for Heart of the Beast. The Brad Pitt-led survival thriller opened in New Zealand cinemas this weekend, taking an impressive $800,000 at the local box office and landing at number one for the weekend, ahead of competing releases including Resident Evil and the re-release of Avengers: Endgame. Directed by David Ayer, [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kiwis have fallen hard for <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2026/09/26/heart-of-the-beast-brad-pitt-goes-to-war-with-the-wild-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Heart of the Beast</em></a>.</p>
<p>The Brad Pitt-led survival thriller opened in New Zealand cinemas this weekend, taking an impressive $800,000 at the local box office and landing at number one for the weekend, ahead of competing releases including <em>Resident Evil</em> and the re-release of <em>Avengers: Endgame</em>.</p>
<p>Directed by David Ayer, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> stars Pitt as retired Special Forces Staff Sergeant James Belmont, who finds himself stranded in the Alaskan wilderness alongside Odin, his retired combat dog, following a devastating plane crash.</p>
<p>And if our recent review is anything to go by, audiences aren&#8217;t simply turning up for the action.</p>
<p>At the centre of <em>Heart of the Beast</em> is the deeply affecting relationship between Belmont and Odin, with the film combining survival-thriller intensity with a surprisingly tender exploration of loyalty, trauma and the unbreakable bond between a soldier and his best friend.</p>
<p>That emotional connection appears to be resonating strongly with Kiwi audiences, with Heart of the Beast playing across everything from major multiplexes and boutique cinemas to smaller community theatres throughout the country.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also a distinctly Kiwi connection to the film. Much of its rugged wilderness setting was brought to life in New Zealand&#8217;s spectacular South Island, standing in for the Alaskan interior and providing an appropriately wild backdrop to Belmont and Odin&#8217;s fight for survival.</p>
<p>Check out the <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2026/09/26/heart-of-the-beast-brad-pitt-goes-to-war-with-the-wild-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">full review for <em>Heart of the Beast</em> here</a>, and see it in cinemas NOW.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;WAR&#8217; &#8211; HAYU delivers an addictive and devilish legal drama &#8211; Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Hames]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There’s something irresistible about watching the rich, powerful and utterly ruthless tear each other apart. From Succession to The White Lotus and Industry, prestige television has made an art form out of beautiful people behaving terribly — and now the lawyers are stepping into the ring. WAR is a slick, fast-moving legal drama that throws [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There’s something irresistible about watching the rich, powerful and utterly ruthless tear each other apart. From <em>Succession</em> to <em>The White Lotus</em> and <em>Industry</em>, prestige television has made an art form out of beautiful people behaving terribly — and now the lawyers are stepping into the ring.</p>
<p><em>WAR</em> is a slick, fast-moving legal drama that throws audiences into the vicious world of London’s most prestigious law firms, where ambition is currency and winning is everything.</p>
<p>Created by George Kay, the mastermind behind <em>Lupin</em>, <em>Criminal</em> and <em>Hijack</em>, the eight-episode anthology series centres on rival firms Cathcarts and Taylor &#038; Byrne as they go head-to-head over a spectacularly messy divorce.</p>
<p>At the centre of the storm are billionaire tech mogul Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) and his film-star wife Carla Duvall (Sienna Miller). With a billion-dollar fortune hanging in the balance, this isn’t going to be an amicable separation.</p>
<p>The gloves are off. And the lawyers are ready.</p>
<p><strong>Everybody Has Something to Lose</strong></p>
<p>West and Miller are perfectly cast as the warring couple. Both bring serious dramatic pedigree to the battlefield, and their chemistry crackles as Morgan and Carla’s relationship mutates from marriage to full-scale warfare.</p>
<p>What makes <em>WAR</em> particularly juicy is how quickly loyalties begin to shift. Just when you think you know who deserves your sympathy, the series pulls the rug out.</p>
<p>Nobody plays fair when money, fame and power are involved — and West and Miller clearly relish every deliciously nasty moment.</p>
<p><strong>Welcome to the Firm</strong></p>
<p>The real fun, however, happens behind the scenes.</p>
<p><em>WAR</em> expands beyond its headline-making clients to explore the lawyers fighting their battles, and this is where the series finds its teeth.</p>
<p>Archie Renaux brings considerable charm to ambitious solicitor Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Warren, whose desire to prove himself pulls him deeper into the increasingly tangled world surrounding the case.</p>
<p>Phoebe Fox and James McArdle bring plenty of spark to Serene Byrne and Nicholas Taylor, the husband-and-wife partners fighting Carla’s corner. Their professional partnership is tested as the case becomes increasingly personal, while Nina Sosanya’s Beatrice “Queen Bea” Ubosi commands Cathcarts with cool authority.</p>
<p>Then there’s Pip Torrens as St. John Smallwood — an absolute scene-stealer. Erudite, calculating and utterly ruthless, Torrens clearly understands that sometimes the most dangerous person in the room is the one speaking the most softly.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Drama With Bite</strong></p>
<p><em>WAR</em> moves with the pace of a thriller, piling on tension, scandal and increasingly complicated legal manoeuvring without losing sight of the machinery behind the case.</p>
<p>That balance is one of its greatest strengths. Beneath the heightened drama, the series takes audiences inside the workings of a modern law firm, giving the courtroom battles enough authenticity to make the legal machinations feel grounded.</p>
<p>And with a second season already in motion, introducing two new rival firms and an explosive defamation case, <em>WAR</em> is clearly only getting started.</p>
<p><strong>Verdict: Court is Now in Session </strong></p>
<p><em>WAR</em> is slick, scandalous and seriously addictive. With Dominic West and Sienna Miller tearing into each other at the centre of it all, this is prestige legal drama with plenty of teeth.</p>
<p><em>WAR streams on HAYU from October 4, with episodes dropping weekly.</em></p>
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		<title>Horrors rise with the full moon in Robert Eggers&#8217; &#8216;Werwulf&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to true visionary creators of modern cinematic horror, Robert Eggers reigns supreme. Project after project, including the modern masterpiece that is Nosferatu, he transports audiences into a hyper-reality of dread delivered with flawless attention to detail and blood-curdling authenticity that makes the scares even freakier, and now he&#8217;s ready to deliver his [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to true visionary creators of modern cinematic horror, Robert Eggers reigns supreme. Project after project, including the modern masterpiece that is <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2024/12/31/nosferatu-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Nosferatu</em></a>, he transports audiences into a hyper-reality of dread delivered with flawless attention to detail and blood-curdling authenticity that makes the scares even freakier, and now he&#8217;s ready to deliver his scariest project to the big screen with <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35514120/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Werwulf</em></a>.</p>
<p>Watch the all-new trailer for <em>Werwulf</em> below:</p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the official synopsis:</p>
<p><em>In 14th-century England, a town is haunted by a ravenous beast that threatens the safety of a man and his family.</em></p>
<p>Building on the <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2026/06/30/robert-eggers-delivers-the-darkness-with-fresh-look-at-werwulf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">initial teaser trailer</a>, this new-look trailer for <em>Werwulf is</em> a hell of a bite, and to push it further into its sheer madness of lycan-infused terror, Eggers also released this new look at what he claims is his darkest project yet, on a full moon. Now that&#8217;s a director who strives for lore-appropriate detail.</p>
<p><em>Werwulf</em> follows a nameless Man in 14th-century England, who is holding a dangerous, deadly, and uncontrollable curse. When a series of mindless and sadistic acts of violence are unleashed upon the countryside, the Man must contend with the beast that lives inside him, and this is where the horrors truly start to come alive.</p>
<p>Eggers has assembled an all-star cast for this new production with the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson as The Man, Lily-Rose Depp as his Wife, and Willem Dafoe as a Wolf Hunter brought in to root out and slay the beast, and it&#8217;s all shaping up to be one hell of a melodramatic and high-intensity watch as the Man and his family try everything in their power to keep the beast at bay.</p>
<p>In the new footage, Eggers and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke really ramp up the horror and pull audiences into a sheer, living nightmare. Grimy and laden with <span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">dread, <em>Werwulf</em> is unlike anything audiences have witnessed before, and Eggers amps up the fear and terror in this picture; the trailer is a</span> spine-chilling watch, made even more so by its orthochromatic capture courtesy of Blaschke&#8217;s eye.</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s the presence of the beast itself, the Wolf, still unseen, but whose presence is very much felt; and while Eggers only offers a mere taste, the blood is certainly present, and with its closing roar, you can tell that the fear is real.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Heart of the Beast&#8217; &#8211; Brad Pitt Goes to War With the Wild &#8211; Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Man. Dog. The wild. It doesn&#8217;t get much more primal than that. In Heart of the Beast, A-list Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and acclaimed action filmmaker David Ayer venture deep into the Alaskan wilderness for a tale of courage, survival and companionship that becomes one of the year&#8217;s most affecting cinematic experiences. After a harrowing [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man. Dog. The wild.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t get much more primal than that.</p>
<p>In <em>Heart of the Beast</em>, A-list Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and acclaimed action filmmaker David Ayer venture deep into the Alaskan wilderness for a tale of courage, survival and companionship that becomes one of the year&#8217;s most affecting cinematic experiences.</p>
<p>After a harrowing plane crash, retired U.S. Special Forces Staff Sergeant James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Injured, isolated and with no rescue coming, the pair are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements — relying on instinct, military training and, above all else, one another.</p>
<p>It is a simple premise, but in Ayer&#8217;s hands, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> becomes something far more elemental.</p>
<p><strong>Back Into the Fire</strong></p>
<p>The reunion of Brad Pitt and David Ayer carries some serious cinematic pedigree.</p>
<p>The pair previously collaborated on <em>Fury</em>, Ayer&#8217;s brutal and uncompromising World War II epic, with Pitt leading a tank crew through the final days of the European conflict. Here, the battlefield has changed dramatically, but the filmmaker&#8217;s fascination with soldiers, trauma and brotherhood remains firmly intact.</p>
<p>This time, the war is against the wilderness.</p>
<p>Recently retired Special Forces Staff Sergeant James Belmont has already witnessed the darkest corners of humanity during his years of service. Now, alongside Odin, his German Shepherd combat companion, he finds himself facing an entirely different enemy — one without a face, motive or mercy.</p>
<p>The cold doesn&#8217;t negotiate. The terrain doesn&#8217;t surrender. Injury doesn&#8217;t wait.</p>
<p>And there is nobody coming to save them.</p>
<p><strong>Ayer Goes Quiet</strong></p>
<p>For David Ayer, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> allows the filmmaker to explore a more restrained and dramatic register than the bullet-driven action fare for which he is perhaps best known.</p>
<p>This is a quieter film.</p>
<p>Ayer doesn&#8217;t bury the story beneath exposition or endless dialogue. Instead, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> has an almost Hemingway-esque quality to it, stripping its characters back to their most fundamental instincts. Belmont is a man of few words, while Odin communicates through movement, loyalty and action.</p>
<p>The environment becomes another character.</p>
<p>New Zealand&#8217;s rugged landscapes provide the visual foundation for a wilderness that feels both beautiful and hostile, giving Ayer a spectacular canvas on which to explore the relationship between man and beast.</p>
<p>There is something almost mythic about it.</p>
<p>Two warriors, stripped of everything except their instincts, fighting their way home.</p>
<p><strong>Brad Pitt&#8217;s Quiet Strength</strong></p>
<p>Brad Pitt brings an enormous amount of gravitas to James Belmont.</p>
<p>Rather than playing Belmont as an invincible action hero, Pitt gives him the weary presence of a soldier who has already seen too much. His experience is written into every movement, every calculation and every decision.</p>
<p>When the wilderness begins tearing them apart, Belmont&#8217;s military training kicks in. Survival becomes the mission. Every step carries a cost. Every injury matters. Every decision could be the difference between getting home and never seeing civilisation again.</p>
<p>Pitt sells that physical and emotional exhaustion beautifully, giving Belmont a rugged determination that feels grounded rather than exaggerated. There is no easy victory here. Survival has to be earned.</p>
<p><strong>Odin&#8217;s Tale </strong></p>
<p>But <em>Heart of the Beast</em> doesn&#8217;t belong solely to James Belmont. This is Odin&#8217;s story too.</p>
<p>The film places tremendous emphasis on the relationship between Belmont and his combat companion, and it is here that Heart of the Beast finds its emotional core.</p>
<p>Played by Uber, Odin is far more than a conventional cinematic dog. He is Belmont&#8217;s partner, protector and closest friend — a fellow operator who has experienced the horrors of war alongside him. That bond is what gives the film its emotional punch.</p>
<p>The connection between Pitt and Uber is remarkably affecting, with the two forming a partnership that often says more through a look or gesture than an entire conversation could.</p>
<p>There are certainly plenty of warm-and-fuzzy moments for dog lovers, but Ayer goes deeper than simple sentimentality. <em>Heart of the Beast</em> pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of working combat dogs while also examining the psychological scars left by warfare — and the reality that the trauma of combat isn&#8217;t exclusively experienced by humans.</p>
<p><strong>The Ultimate Mission</strong></p>
<p>At its heart, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> is a story about loyalty.</p>
<p>It is about a soldier who refuses to abandon his partner and a dog who refuses to abandon his master.</p>
<p>Together, Belmont and Odin are pushed to the absolute limits of endurance, confronting injury, exhaustion, fear and an unforgiving wilderness that seems determined to break them.</p>
<p>And yet, they keep moving.</p>
<p>There is something beautifully old-fashioned about <em>Heart of the Beast</em>. It is a stripped-back survival story built around courage, companionship and the refusal to give up — a film where the relationship between its two central characters becomes more powerful than any grand speech could ever be.</p>
<p><strong>Final Verdict: Courage of Man and Dog </strong></p>
<p>Beautifully moving and packed with emotional weight, <em>Heart of the Beast</em> is a stirring reminder that sometimes the strongest bond forged in battle isn&#8217;t between soldiers. Sometimes, it&#8217;s between a man and his dog.</p>
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		<title>Get ready to Cowboy Up with &#8216;The Rescue&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2027 is rolling in fast and one of the year&#8217;s mist hard-hitting drops is shaping up with <em>The Rescue</em>, a tough-as-nails revenge thriller, and its new trailer kicks like a mule. </p>
<p>Take a brand new look at <em>The Rescue</em> below: </p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the official synopsis: </p>
<p><em>Former rodeo cowboy Jamie Lee Betts (Brandon Sklenar) takes matters into his own hands when his daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom. With her devoted dog by his side, he sets out to bring her home and will stop at nothing to find her.</em></p>
<p>Right from the start the tension of <em>The Rescue</em> is ramped as former rodeo cowboy Jamie Lee Betts is forced into any parents worse nightmare as his young daughter is kidnapped. With a law enforcement unit that is dragging its heels, Betts sets out to track down his daughter, with her dog by his side, and hell hath like a cowboy with a loaded gun, and personal vendetta. </p>
<p><em>The Rescue</em> certainly cuts right to the bone, and this is a film that is really going to make for a hard hittinh watch. It&#8217;s also a terrific showcase for Sklenar who is continuing to rise up the ranks and forge a place for himself as an action star, and he showcases a real hard-edged leading man energy comparitanle to Tom Selleck or Clint Eastwood in the picture. </p>
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		<title>&#8216;The Love Hypothesis&#8217; &#8211; Prime Video’s BookTok Romance delivers a Spark of Pure Irresistible Chemistry &#8211; Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Hames]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Love Hypothesis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Prime Video continues to prove itself as the place to be for BookTok lovers, and its latest must-watch release, the feature adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, fully embraces the genre to deliver the kind of romantic comedy devoted fans will fall head over heels for. When a fake-dating experiment between a PhD candidate [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prime Video continues to prove itself as the place to be for BookTok lovers, and its latest must-watch release, the feature adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s <em>The Love Hypothesis</em>, fully embraces the genre to deliver the kind of romantic comedy devoted fans will fall head over heels for.</p>
<p><em>When a fake-dating experiment between a PhD candidate Olive (Lili Reinhart) and a notoriously intimidating professor (Tom Bateman) sparks unexpected chemistry, their carefully calculated arrangement begins to feel anything but theoretical.</em></p>
<p><strong>A Love Story Written In The Stars — And Science</strong></p>
<p>Prime Video continues to prove itself as the place to be for BookTok lovers, and its latest must-watch release, the feature adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s <em>The Love Hypothesis</em>, fully embraces the genre to deliver the kind of romantic comedy devoted fans will fall head over heels for.</p>
<p>When a fake-dating experiment between a PhD candidate and a notoriously intimidating professor sparks unexpected chemistry, their carefully calculated arrangement begins to feel anything but theoretical.</p>
<p>What began for author Ali Hazelwood as Reylo fan fiction, an untapped romance between <em>Star Wars’</em> Rey and Kylo Ren, would eventually transform into <em>The Love Hypothesis</em>, becoming a TikTok sensation as readers devoured its combination of enemies-to-lovers drama, academic rivalry and undeniable passion.</p>
<p>Now, under the direction of Claire Scanlon, <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> finally arrives on Prime Video, and this is the adaptation BookTok has been waiting for.</p>
<p>Following plucky PhD candidate Olive Smith (Lili Reinhart), who finds herself caught in a fake-dating experiment with the brooding and intimidating Dr Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> embraces everything that makes the romantic comedy such a beloved genre; from hilarious hijinks and awkward encounters to genuine emotional drama and plenty of heat.</p>
<p><strong>Enemies To Lovers, With Plenty Of Chemistry</strong></p>
<p>While <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> unabashedly leans into its genre tropes, it never attempts to hide them. Instead, Scanlon understands exactly what her audience wants and delivers the full romantic-comedy package with confidence.</p>
<p>There is the heavy will-they-won’t-they drama, the wonderfully timed comedy and the escalating complications that come when a supposedly simple fake relationship begins to feel anything but fake. Best of all, the film is genuinely funny in all the right places.</p>
<p>Even with its full BookTok trappings, Scanlon keeps the story grounded and relatable. Olive and Adam’s trials, tribulations and increasingly complicated arrangement feel recognisable beneath all the romantic fantasy, making the film an easy one to fall into.</p>
<p><strong>A Perfectly Matched Pair</strong></p>
<p>Better described as atomically aligned rather than star-crossed, Olive and Adam, and performers Reinhart and Bateman, make for a terrific screen pairing.</p>
<p>Reinhart brings a natural warmth to Olive, a doe-eyed but uncertain young scientist determined to make her mark while navigating the complicated world of academia. Her unexpected arrangement with the terrifying Dr Carlsen soon proves that there may be considerably more beneath his intimidating exterior.</p>
<p>Bateman, meanwhile, is perfectly cast as the tall, dark and handsome academic tyrant. Adam is essentially Heathcliff in a lab coat, brooding, imposing and seemingly impossible to reach, but beneath that tough exterior lies a man of integrity, passion and a deeply complicated past.</p>
<p>Together, Reinhart and Bateman spark beautifully, particularly as their fake-dating arrangement begins to evolve into something considerably more genuine. Once those pheromones start buzzing, the screen begins to sizzle.</p>
<p><strong>Final Verdict: A BookTok Romance Worth Falling For</strong></p>
<p><em>The Love Hypothesis</em> is exactly the kind of romantic-comedy escape its audience has been craving: funny, sexy, charming and overflowing with all the right feels. For BookTok romantics, this one is ready to be obsessively bookmarked.</p>
<p>To celebrate the release of <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> on September 23 on Prime Video, <a href="https://enamouredbooks.co.nz/" target="_blank">Enamoured Books</a> are holding a week long series of events to spark the chemistry and let BookGirlies embrace everything they love about this genre and narrative. Learn more about what&#8217;s happening <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2026/09/17/prime-videos-the-love-hypothesis-is-taking-over-auckland-with-a-booktok-dream-come-true/" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Crime and aristocracy go hand in hand in Guy Ritchie&#8217;s The Gentlemen. His long-form television expansion of the 2019 gangster film was a smash hit when it arrived on Netflix in 2024, taking the original concept and narrative and sending it in a wild, outrageous direction, with absolutely zero filter and a whole heap of [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crime and aristocracy go hand in hand in Guy Ritchie&#8217;s <em>The Gentlemen</em>. His long-form television expansion of the 2019 gangster film was a smash hit when it arrived on Netflix in 2024, taking the original concept and narrative and sending it in a wild, outrageous direction, with absolutely zero filter and a whole heap of intensity thrown in for good measure.</p>
<p>Now, Ritchie returns for the sophomore season, and Eddie Horniman, the 13th Duke of Halstead, is moving up in the world — both criminally and within the ranks of the British aristocracy. But playing gangster comes with a price, and if Eddie wants to claim his kingdom, things are about to get very bloody indeed.</p>
<p><em>Duke Eddie Horniman (Theo James) fully embraces his role as a ruthless crime boss, expanding his cannabis empire internationally alongside Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario).</em></p>
<p><strong>The Rise of the Duke</strong></p>
<p>Season One of <em>The Gentlemen</em> was a fresh melding of international crime and the old-money world of the British establishment, taking the collision of those two worlds to wonderfully outrageous new heights.</p>
<p>Former soldier Edward &#8220;Eddie&#8221; Horniman found himself unexpectedly elevated to the position of the 13th Duke of Halstead, only to discover that his ancestral estate was deeply entrenched in the criminal empire of the Glass family. Finding himself thrown into the jungle, Eddie adapted like every good predator.</p>
<p>As we enter Season Two, however, we discover a man whose growing ambition is pushing him into newer, and considerably more extreme, territory.</p>
<p>The result is a gripping, dynamic melodrama that completely captures you and pulls you deep into Ritchie&#8217;s twisting narrative of double-dealing, backstabbing and the relentless pursuit of ultimate power.</p>
<p>For Theo James&#8217; Eddie, that pursuit means vying for absolute control of his ancestral homeland — and potentially reaching even higher into the echelons of British power. Beginning with an in-media-res sequence before rewinding to reveal how Eddie reached this precarious position, the season introduces a thoroughly transformed Duke.</p>
<p>Eddie has embraced his gangster life with glee. And James is clearly having an absolute ball.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s a deliciously cocky, self-assured energy to his performance as Eddie uses his newfound criminal aura to get exactly what he wants. But the further he pushes, the more his ambitions begin to spiral beyond his control.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a gleeful bit of television, and James is clearly enjoying every deliciously ruthless moment of it.</p>
<p><strong>Susie Glass Makes Her Move</strong></p>
<p>Eddie isn&#8217;t the only player hunting for ultimate power. Kaya Scodelario&#8217;s Susie Glass is back and once again proves why she remains one of the most formidable figures in Ritchie&#8217;s criminal universe. With the Glass family empire expanding, Susie is cutting deals, forging alliances and searching for new avenues of growth.</p>
<p>Scodelario gives Susie that same intoxicating combination of elegance, intelligence and danger that made her such a standout in the first season. She&#8217;s always calculating three moves ahead, and watching Susie operate within this increasingly volatile criminal ecosystem remains one of the series&#8217; greatest pleasures.</p>
<p>The power struggle between Eddie and Susie gives the season much of its delicious tension. They&#8217;re allies when it suits them, rivals when necessary, and two people who understand precisely what the other is capable of.</p>
<p><strong>Enter the Guv&#8217;nor</strong></p>
<p>And then there&#8217;s Bobby Glass.</p>
<p>Ray Winstone&#8217;s criminal patriarch was largely a looming presence in Season One, but Season Two brings him firmly into the spotlight — and once Bobby gets going, watch out.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s the utter Guv&#8217;nor, that&#8217;s for sure.</p>
<p>Winstone is a force of nature. He&#8217;s the kind of performer you simply can&#8217;t look away from, and his expanded role as Bobby Glass gives him plenty of opportunity to remind audiences exactly why.</p>
<p>Every scene carries weight when Winstone enters the room. Bobby doesn&#8217;t need to shout to command attention, but when the gloves come off, Winstone unleashes the full force of the character. The boss is back.</p>
<p><strong>A Very British Bloodbath</strong></p>
<p>The momentum of <em>The Gentlemen</em> Season Two doesn&#8217;t let up for a moment.</p>
<p>This second chapter moves with tremendous force, constantly throwing new complications, betrayals and bursts of violence into the mix. And naturally, everything is polished and impossibly posh in that uniquely Ritchie fashion. The tailoring is immaculate. The estates are enormous. The criminals are increasingly unhinged. And the violence is absolutely brutal.</p>
<p>One of the season&#8217;s undeniable highlights arrives in Episode Seven, <em>&#8216;This Mad Circus&#8217;</em>, where Vinnie Jones&#8217; gamekeeper Geoffrey Seacombe gets the opportunity to unleash absolute mayhem. The all-guns-ablaze siege sequence is pure Ritchie — chaotic, kinetic and gloriously excessive.</p>
<p>It is compelling television precisely because the series knows exactly what it is. An eight-course meal of old-money gangster extravagance. And audiences will be thoroughly satiated.</p>
<p><strong>Brothers, Blood and Betrayal</strong></p>
<p>At the thematic core of Season Two is an impending reckoning between Eddie and his loose-cannon, morally questionable brother Freddie (Daniel Ings).</p>
<p>Their relationship becomes one of the season&#8217;s driving forces, running parallel to Eddie&#8217;s increasingly ambitious ascent through the criminal hierarchy. There are moments when their dynamic carries the faintest echoes of <em>The Godfather Part II</em>, particularly in the way family, power and betrayal become increasingly inseparable.</p>
<p>But this is Guy Ritchie we&#8217;re talking about. And just when you think you know where he&#8217;s taking you, he yanks the wheel.</p>
<p>The eighth and final episode,<em> &#8216;Bring Me The Head&#8217;</em>, delivers maximum carnage. The chemistry between James and Ings is superb, with their fractured brotherhood providing the emotional engine for a finale that ultimately pushes Eddie beyond any remaining moral boundary.</p>
<p>By the closing moments, Eddie has gone all the way. There are no more lines to cross. And it&#8217;s utterly MENTAL.</p>
<p><strong>Final Verdict: Long Live the Duke</strong></p>
<p>Season Two of <em>The Gentlemen</em> is a gleefully excessive return to Guy Ritchie&#8217;s criminal playground, delivering one of 2026&#8217;s most entertaining streaming television experiences.</p>
<p>Aggressive but refined, elegant yet ferocious, <em>The Gentlemen</em> wraps audiences inside its world of aristocratic criminal ambition and refuses to let go.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s violent. It&#8217;s funny. It&#8217;s ridiculously stylish. And beneath all that swagger is a fascinating examination of what happens when privilege, power and criminal ambition become impossible to separate.</p>
<p>The Duke has risen. And God help anyone standing in his way.</p>
<p><em>Season Two of The Gentlemen is now streaming on Netflix.</em></p>
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		<title>Romance takes an eerie turn in first look at M. Night Shyamalan&#8217;s &#8216;Remain&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>M. Night Shyamalan. Nicholas Sparks. Two polar opposite storytellers now meeting together for a darkly errie, yet strangely romantic story in Remain, and the tease of this refreshing, and dangerous, ghost story of memory, loss and a haunting is sure to spark a shiver of fear across audiences. Watch the all-new teaser trailer for Remain [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>M. Night Shyamalan. Nicholas Sparks. Two polar opposite storytellers now meeting together for a darkly errie, yet strangely romantic story in <em>Remain</em>, and the tease of this refreshing, and dangerous, ghost story of memory, loss and a haunting is sure to spark a shiver of fear across audiences. </p>
<p>Watch the all-new teaser trailer for <em>Remain</em> below: </p>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the offical synopsis: </p>
<p><em>When reclusive architect Tate Gordon (Jake Gyllenhaal) moves to small coastal town to complete his latest project, he encounters an alluring young woman who pulls him out of his shell, and into the center of a deadly mystery that hangs over the town.</em></p>
<p>With its brooding narrative and intense suspense, <em>Remain</em> is a film that is going to be utterly gripping when it arrives on Prime Video on Valentine&#8217;s Day 2027. </p>
<p>Image: <em>Warner Brothers Pictures</em></p>
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		<title>The storm is brewing in new trailer for Prime Video&#8217;s &#8216;The Terminal List&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Season One of Prime Video&#8217;s adaptation of Jack Carr&#8217;s hard-hitting thriller The Terminal List was all about one simple thing. Revenge. Season Two is about something different. Redemption. Now ahead of this new chapter, we&#8217;ve got a fresh insight into Navy SEAL turned vigilante James Reece (Chris Pratt), and his path to find his soul [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://spicypulp.com/2022/07/12/the-terminal-list-reclamation-review/" target="_blank">Season One</a> of Prime Video&#8217;s adaptation of Jack Carr&#8217;s hard-hitting thriller <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/" target="_blank"><em>The Terminal List</em></a> was all about one simple thing. Revenge. Season Two is about something different. Redemption. Now ahead of this new chapter, we&#8217;ve got a fresh insight into Navy SEAL turned vigilante James Reece (Chris Pratt), and his path to find his soul once more will lead this warrior closer to death than ever before. </p>
<p>Watch the all-new trailer for <em>The Terminal List</em> below: </p>
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<p>From the best-selling novels of the same name, <em>The Terminal List</em> centers on <em>Navy SEAL</em> Commander James Reece (Chris Pratt) as he battles unknown conspiratorial forces seeking to upend the world order. This season comes from Jack Carr’s second novel, <em>True Believer</em>, where he puts James Reece on a journey of violent redemption, finding a new purpose after finishing his list.</p>
<p>Building off of the intensity of <a href="https://spicypulp.com/2026/08/21/chris-pratt-steps-into-the-breach-with-first-look-at-season-two-of-prime-videos-the-terminal-list/" target="_blank">the first teaser trailer for Season Two</a>, the new trailer expands the action points that we&#8217;ve previously seen and highlight a for more international conspiracy, and all points of intrigue and deapth all point right back to James Reece. </p>
<p>On what Season Two of <em>The Terminal List</em> means to him, series star and producer Chris Pratt, who has championed the work of Jack Carr ever since the publication of The Terminal List back in 2018 was very open about the meaning of this series for him and audiences. </p>
<p>“This season is a love letter to the special operations community,” Pratt says. “I’m incredibly proud of the journey we went on and what we were able to put on screen. It was a monumental effort by a lot of people over the course of many years, and I think you can feel that commitment in every frame. Yes, it’s an action thriller, but there’s also real beauty and poetry in it. At its heart, this season is dedicated to the men and women who do this work—the people who operate in the shadows, make extraordinary sacrifices, and rarely ask for recognition. We wanted to honor them and get it right. I couldn’t be more proud of what we made.”</p>
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<p>Building on the standard set in Season One, authenticity remains a core pillar of <em>The Terminal List</em>. Executive Producer and former Navy SEAL Jared Shaw and Executive Producer and former Army Ranger Max Adams oversee the action and authenticity work, joined by military veterans contributing as writers, actors, on-set technical advisors, and directors — including former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza (<a href="https://spicypulp.com/2025/04/18/warfare-review/" target="_blank"><em>Warfare</em></a>). The series continues its commitment to portraying the mindset, brotherhood, and moral complexity of Special Operations with respect and realism.</p>
<p>Brace yourself for a delivery of pure explosive intensiveness when all eight episodes of <em>The Terminal List</em> arrive on Prime Video on October 21 </p>
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		<title>Prime Video&#8217;s &#8216;The Love Hypothesis&#8217; Is Taking Over Auckland With A BookTok Dream Come True</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>BookTok romance is officially stepping out of the pages and onto the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau, with Prime Video bringing its highly anticipated adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis to life with an immersive takeover at Enamoured Books in Remuera. Running from September 22 to 27, the week-long activation will transform the beloved Auckland [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BookTok romance is officially stepping out of the pages and onto the streets of Tāmaki Makaurau, with Prime Video bringing its highly anticipated adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0IH8VKXSSIAXGDCWKPS2UU3HZT" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Love Hypothesis</em></a> to life with an immersive takeover at <a href="https://enamouredbooks.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Enamoured Books</strong></a> in Remuera.</p>
<p>Running from September 22 to 27, the week-long activation will transform the beloved Auckland bookstore into a celebration of all things <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22526100/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Love Hypothesis</em></a>, complete with interactive experiences, daily activities, giveaways and plenty of opportunities for fans to capture their own BookTok-worthy moments.</p>
<p>And with The Love Hypothesis launching globally on Prime Video on September 23, the timing couldn&#8217;t be more perfect!</p>
<p><strong>Step Into The World Of The Love Hypothesis</strong></p>
<p>Based on Hazelwood’s New York Times best-selling novel, <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> follows brilliant PhD candidate Olive (Lili Reinhart), whose carefully planned academic future takes an unexpected romantic detour after she impulsively kisses intimidating professor Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman).</p>
<p>What begins as a desperate attempt to convince her best friend Ahn (Rachel Marsh) that she has moved on from her crush Jeremy (Nicholas Duvernay) soon develops into a fake relationship between Olive and Adam.</p>
<p>But as their carefully established rules and boundaries begin to blur, Olive is forced to confront her most daunting hypothesis yet: perhaps love really is worth the risk.</p>
<p>Now, Prime Video is bringing that world directly to Auckland.</p>
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<p><strong>Coffee, Donuts, Tarot And Bedazzled Books</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://enamouredbooks.co.nz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fans visiting <strong>Enamoured Books</strong></a> at 346 Remuera Road can expect an assortment of free activities throughout the week, including coffee and donuts from The Cartery, tarot readings, book bedazzling, heat-press tote bag printing and interactive photo moments.</p>
<p>The full activation schedule includes:</p>
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<li><strong>Tuesday, September 22: The Cartery Coffee Cart, 11am–3pm</strong></li>
<li><strong>Wednesday, September 23: Tarot Card Readings, 1pm–4pm</strong></li>
<li><strong>Thursday, September 24: The Cartery Donut Cart, 11am–2pm</strong></li>
<li><strong>Friday, September 25: The Cartery Coffee Cart, 11am–3pm</strong></li>
<li><strong>Saturday, September 26: Heat Press Tote Bag Printing, 11am–3pm</strong></li>
<li><strong>Sunday, September 27: Book Bedazzling, 11am–3pm</strong></li>
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<p>Activities are free for fans who follow @PrimeVideoAUNZ on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/primevideoaunz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> or TikTok, with availability on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last. Limited merchandise will also be available for select first-in customers each day.</p>
<p><strong>Obsession Is In Session</strong></p>
<p>The Auckland activation forms part of Prime Video&#8217;s wider <em>Obsession Is In Session</em> initiative, connecting the streaming service&#8217;s YA stories with the passionate communities that have grown around them.</p>
<p>For <em>The Love Hypothesis</em> fans, that means the romance isn&#8217;t staying on screen.</p>
<p>So grab your favourite book-loving besties and head to Remuera — because the hypothesis is officially being put to the test.</p>
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<p><em>The Love Hypothesis</em> launches globally on Prime Video September 23.</p>
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