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April 23, 2023

Review: Batman Begins – Re-release

As Warner Bros. Pictures continues to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2023, another classic movie from yesteryear is being returned to cinema screens this month. The movie in the spotlight here is Batman Begins – director Christopher Nolan’s big budget reboot and reimagining of the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, eight years after the poor critical reception…

April 22, 2023

Review: Return of the Jedi – 40th Anniversary re-release

While it might seem (to some) that 1983 was only a couple of years ago, the sad truth is, it is a point in time that existed a whoppin’ 40 years in the past. Why am I bringing this up? Because it has been 40 years since Return of the Jedi first graced cinema screens. Produced as…

April 21, 2023

100 movie reviews from 2023: January to April

Well, can you believe it? I swear it was New Year’s Day only a moment ago, and yet in the blink of an eye four months of 2023 have already whizzed by! And within that time, the movie industry has been chucking films at us with careless abandon. From award-season nominees and Oscar winners, to…

April 21, 2023

Review: Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Clawing its way onto UK and US cinema screens today is the supernatural horror movie, Evil Dead Rise. The film stars Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher, and follows the story of a young family and their encounters with a demonic force. In the movie, Beth is a music technician…

April 21, 2023

Review: Ghosted (2023)

After meeting art curator, Sadie Rhodes at a farmers’ market, small-town farmer Cole Turner becomes smitten and the pair go on a date. Spending the afternoon getting to know each other, Cole and Sadie appear to share a connection and this leads to them sleeping together. The next morning, Cole returns home to tell his…

April 19, 2023

How many Peanuts ‘Charlie Brown’ TV specials are there?

In 1965, CBS aired the animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. The 25-minute programme, based on the comic strip, Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz, followed the story of Charlie Brown and his friends at Christmas time. When it hit the airwaves, A Charlie Brown Christmas proved very popular with viewers, prompting CBS to order four…

April 19, 2023

Review: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)

A year after ‘Robo’ Rita Repulsa kills the Yellow Power Ranger, Trini Kwan, the team are attacked by Rita and her minions while they are laying flowers on Trini’s grave. Once again, Rita gets the upper hand, by overpowering the heroes, and this time around she captures the Red, Pink, and Green Rangers and whisks…

April 18, 2023

How many Hallmark ‘The Love Club’ movies are there?

In 2023, Hallmark aired The Love Club: Nicole’s Pen Pal. The romantic movie, which aired on Hallmark Movies Now, was directed by Jill Carter to become the first in a series of Love Club films. Upon making its debut, Nicole’s Pen Pal was soon followed by more entries. Each new movie dropped on a weekly basis, to form…

April 18, 2023

The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost comes to Hallmark

Itching for a new mystery movie from Hallmark? Well, prepare to scratch that itch as a new signature movie is on its way – and it’ll be here very shortly. The new movie is The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost. The film stars Jodie Sweetin, Stephen Huszar, Danielle Smith, and Paris Jefferson, and will make its…

April 18, 2023

How many episodes, seasons, and movies are there in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers?

In 1993, the first season of American superhero show, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, high-kicked itsway onto television screens. The series – a reworking of a Japanese Super Sentai show – followed the adventures of five teenagers (with attitude), who were recruited to become Earth’s best line of defence against the villainous schemes of Rita Repulsa.…