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Review: Host (2020)

 COVID-19 has caused many changes to our way of life throughout 2020, and it has also had a huge impact on the movie business. Studios have had to adapt to the way they shoot new pictures, and in many cases those same studios have had to hold back some of their biggest releases, until such…

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What is the order of the Underworld movies?

 In 2003, Kate Beckinsale took the lead role of Selene in the action horror movie, Underworld. The film told the story of a secret war between vampires and werewolves, and a vampire assassin who gets caught in the middle. While Underworld wasn’t a critical hit, the movie was financially successful and led to a series…

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What should you know about Darkman?

 In 1990, Universal Pictures released the superhero horror movie, Darkman. Directed by Sam Raimi, the film starred Liam Neeson in the role of Peyton Westlake/Darkman, alongside a cast which included Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, Colin Friels, and Ted Raimi. Darkman told the story of Peyton Westlake, a brilliant scientist who develops a liquid skin which…

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Review: Enola Holmes

 With cinema attendance understandably low, and studios reluctant to release new movies into theatres, it is up to the streaming services (Disney+, Amazon Prime Video etc) to keep film fans entertained. This week it is the turn of Netflix who are treating subscribers to Enola Holmes – a light-hearted mystery movie from director Harry Bradbeer.…

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Hocus Pocus – Did you know?

 Over the years there have been countless movies featuring witches, from Teen Witch (1989) and The Craft (1996) to Practical Magic (1998) and more. Yet none of these films have proved quite as popular as Disney’s Hocus Pocus (1993). The movie – which stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy – has developed…

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