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Review: Ricky Stanicky (2024)

 New to Amazon Prime Video in the UK and US today is the comedy movie, Ricky Stanicky. Directed and co-written by Peter Farrelly, the movie stars John Cena, Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, Andrew Santino, and William H. Macy, and tells the story of three close friends and the imaginary pal they invented to take the blame…

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How to watch Ray Donovan in order

 In 2013, US crime drama, Ray Donovan hit television screens. The show – created by Ann Biderman – made its debut on Showtime and followed the story of ‘fixer’ Ray Donovan – an associate who fixes problems for powerful and prestigious Los Angeles law firm, Goldman & Drexler. Actor Liev Schreiber took on the title role for…

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How many The Rope Curse movies are there?

 In 2018, the Taiwanese horror movie, The Rope Curse (aka Zong xie) made its debut. The film told the story of a mysterious and deadly curse, which is connected to a rope ritual. Upon arrival, The Rope Curse proved popular with audiences. In turn, this lead to the development of a series of sequels. But…

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What is Hallmark’s Shifting Gears?

 If you’re ready to shake off the winter blues and crank things up a touch, you’ll be pleased to know that Hallmark has got your back. This month, Hallmark Channel is serving up a dash of romance for the spring season, which should help banish those long cold months. This ‘touch of romance’ arrives via…

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Horror remakes to send a shiver down your spine

 Hollywood loves remakes – this is something we all know well. Reproducing, repackaging, and reselling old ideas is often quite profitable, and it is something which the movie industry can’t get enough of. But remakes are rubbish, aren’t they? Well, no, not always – sometimes remakes can be a lot of fun. One genre which…

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How many Alienoid movies are there?

 In 2022, the South Korean, science-fiction action movie, Alienoid made its debut. The movie – starring Ryu Jun-yeol – was a era-spanning adventure picture featuring aliens, robots, and time-travel. Upon release, Alienoid received a mixed reception, and struggled at the box-office due to high production costs, but it developed a loyal following. It was soon…

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Review: The Zone of Interest

 Now available to buy or rent on digital download in the UK is the historical drama, The Zone of Interest. Written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, and based on the book of the same name by Martin Amis, The Zone of Interest stars Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller, and follows the story of Auschwitz concentration camp commandant, Rudolf…

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60 best disaster movies to leave you quaking

 From frightening forces of nature to extra-terrestrial encounters, Hollywood has found many ways to bring disaster to the big screen. Sometimes it arrives in the shape of nonsensical popcorn fodder, with over-the-top special effects, while other times it is served up via more thought-provoking, localised drama that really gets to the heart of tragedy. But…

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Zac Efron movies in order

 In 2003, Zac Efron appeared in the drama movie, Melinda’s World. The following year the young actor appeared in the television film, The Unexpected Journey, before taking a role in 2005’s The Derby Stallion. None of these movies did much for Efron’s career. They provided him with some early roles, but little beyond this, and…

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Jeff Bridges movies in order

 In 1951, Jeff Bridges made his film debut via an uncredited role in the movie, The Company She Keeps. From here he followed up his movie acting work with appearances in films such as Silent Night, Lonely Night, The Ying and the Yang of Mr. Go, and Halls of Anger. To begin with, his on-screen roles were…

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