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How many Death Race movies are there?

In 1975, Death Race roared its way into cinemas. The movie, set in a dystopian world, told the story of a brutal road race used as a form of entertainment to appeal to the masses. Death Race received mixed reviews upon release, but did build up a cult following. Eventually the movie was remade, which…

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Review: The Turning (2020)

New to Amazon Prime Video, and arriving just in time for Halloween, is The Turning – a supernatural horror movie from director Floria Sigismondi. Based on the horror novella, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, The Turning stars Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard and Joely Richardson, and tells the story of a young woman…

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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 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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