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Visionary filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott is ready to whisk audiences back in time to the glory and power of the Napoleonic Era with his grand epic Napoleon which sees him working with Gladiator alumnus and Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix for a monumental epic film. Watch the all-new trailer for Napoleon below: Here’s the official […]

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Zac Efron embraces the pain of the ring with ‘The Iron Claw’

October 19, 2023 Samuel Hames

Zac Efron is ready for the roar of the ring with the haunting true-life story of the Von Erichs, one of professional wrestling’s greatest-ever family dynasties who lit the scene on fire in the 1980s with their larger-than-life presence, and the haunting tragedy that followed them. And now their story will be told in the […]

Television Recaps

‘Gen V’ – ‘Welcome to the Monster Club’ – Review

October 16, 2023 Samuel Hames

Episode by episode Gen V is getting crazier by the minute, and just when you were about to go ‘what the fuck’, this series takes a hell of a dramatic u-turn, and Episode Five, ‘Welcome to the Monster Club’ is a thoroughly introspective watch that opens up the narrative and showcases where our ‘supes’ motivations lie. The gang wakes […]

Movie Reviews

‘The Exorcist: Believer’ – Review

October 11, 2023 Samuel Hames

The scary season has arrived, and with Halloween fast approaching, there’s no better time to sink your teeth into the horror genre, because things get freaky with The Exorcist: Believer. When his daughter, Angela, and her friend Katherine, show signs of demonic possession, it unleashes a chain of events that forces single father Victor Fielding […]

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‘Gen V’ – ‘The Whole Truth’ – Review

October 9, 2023 Samuel Hames

Prime Video’s Gen V is rapidly becoming streaming’s must-watch series as we pull back on the glitz and glamour of superheroes and come to see just how messed up they really are. It’s been a hell of a start to this series, and things take a turn in Episode Four, ‘The Whole Truth’. And it […]

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‘Uproar’ – Review

October 5, 2023 Samuel Hames

Ever since he burst onto the screen with his spirited and hilarious performance in 2016’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Kiwi sensation Julian Dennison has charmed audiences with his easy-going character and spot-on comedic timing. But now in Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch’s Uproar, the young actor finds a deeply dramatic role that tests his limits […]

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‘Stylebender’ – Review

October 4, 2023 Samuel Hames

There’s no more intriguing figure in the modern-day fight game right now than Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya, and he finally reveals his story in the deeply reflective and emotional documentary Stylebender. An intimate look at Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-born New Zealand-based MMA champion, which goes beyond the ring and delves deep into an unlikely […]

Television Recaps

Gen V – ‘#ThinkBrink’ – Review

October 1, 2023 Samuel Hames

Prime Video’s Gen V has shaken up the ‘supe’ narrative, focusing on a new generation of super-powered teenagers ready to take their shot at the big leagues. It’s all about to get very personal and messy when their very pusy parents drop by in Episode Three, ‘#ThinkBrink’. It’s the night of the gala fundraiser, and many […]

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Gen V – ‘First Day’ – Review

September 30, 2023 Samuel Hames

Gen V got off to one hell of a ‘bloody’ start in Episode One, ‘God U’, and now the fallout is about to hit hard! ‘First Day’ picks up after the nuclear meltdown of Golden Boy, and stuck in the middle of it all is Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), and she’s about to find out […]

Television Recaps

‘Gen V’ – ‘God U’ – Review

September 30, 2023 Samuel Hames

When it comes to addictive television, audiences need look no further than The Boys, the excessively violent, foul-mouthed and socially satirical comic book series that has swept across Prime Video like wildfire and now has a legion of adoring fans. And for those salivating for their Billy Butcher/Homelander fix, Gen V has arrived and introduces […]

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‘Gen V’ – ‘Welcome to the Monster Club’ – Review

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‘Gen V’ – ‘The Whole Truth’ – Review

‘Uproar’ – Review

‘Stylebender’ – Review

Gen V – ‘#ThinkBrink’ – Review

Gen V – ‘First Day’ – Review

‘Gen V’ – ‘God U’ – Review