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Review: Moonfall (2022)

 Opening in UK and US cinemas from today is new sci-fi disaster movie, Moonfall. The film – from director Roland Emmerich – stars Patrick Wilson, Halle Berry, and John Bradley, and is an epic tale which sees Earth on the brink of extinction. In the film, humanity faces its darkest hour when it is discovered…

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Review: Slapface

 Written and directed by Jeremiah Kipp, Slapface is the latest movie to be added to Shudder. The horror film – which stars August Maturo and Mike Manning – landed on the streaming service today, and tells the story of two brothers, who are trying their best to move forward in life following a family tragedy.…

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Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye

 Inspired by a 2000 documentary of the same name by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a biographical drama about real-life American televangelists, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. The movie follows the story of the Bakkers as they progress from traveling preachers to hugely successful television stars, and details what…

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Review: Catwoman: Hunted (2022)

 Available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from Monday 7th February 2022, with the digital edition available the day after, is the latest entry in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies collection. The title is Catwoman: Hunted – a comic book caper in which Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, crosses paths with a deadly crime syndicate.…

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How many Christmas Prince movies are there?

 In 2017, A Christmas Prince made its way onto Netflix. The holiday-themed romantic comedy, starring Rose McIver and Ben Lamb, followed the story of a magazine journalist who falls in love with a prince. Upon making its debut, A Christmas Prince was popular with streamers, paving the way for a follow up. But how many…

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Review: Belfast

 Set in Belfast in 1969, Belfast is a British coming-of-age drama about a young boy growing up during a time of civil unrest in Northern Ireland. The movie follows the story of 9-year-old Buddy and his family, as they do their best to navigate their way through the Troubles – a period of intense and…

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Review: WarHunt (2022)

 It’s 1945, the world is at war, and a plane carrying a troop of US soldiers crash lands in a forest in Nazi Germany, 80 miles south of Stuttgart. With no communication coming from the men, a separate squad is sent into the forest to retrieve the team. Upon entering the wooded area, the squad…

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Review: My Son

 Directed by Christian Carion, and currently streaming in the UK via Amazon Prime Video, is the British mystery-thriller, My Son. The film – starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy – centres around an estranged father, who is put through the emotional wringer when his son Ethan goes missing. In the movie, Ethan is away at…

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Review: Nightmare Alley

 Landing in UK cinemas today is the fantasy crime-thriller, Nightmare Alley. The movie – directed by Guillermo del Toro – is based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, and stars Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Ron Perlman, Rooney Mara, and Willem Dafoe. Nightmare Alley follows the story of a…

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Review: Donkeyhead (2022)

 In Canadian drama, Donkeyhead, a struggling writer is tasked with looking after her father, who is living with cancer. She is doing her best by him, but it is a difficult job, and she has little help.   When her father’s health takes a turn for the worst, her family are called in to offer…

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