Reviews, premieres, and the latest on screen entertainment.
Reviews, premieres, and the latest on screen entertainment.
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There was recently a significant controversy when Scarlett Johansson was cast in the role of Jean Marie Gill, better known by the name Dante 'Tex' Grill, in the Rupert Sanders-directed film Rub & Tug. First news outlet published the announcement of the casting like any other movie, but things soon changed…
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Reality shows are entertaining, but they aren't always "reality." Life doesn't naturally happen in a three-act structure, with a host, challenges and elimination rounds. People on reality shows are sculpted into characters through editing, with one aspect of their personality exploited. Also, producers on the sidelines remind contestants to speak…
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Many kids dream of being a superhero when they grow up. Unfortunately, no amount of money can make a crime-fighting bat work or build an Iron Man suit (believe it, Elon Musk has probably tried), and a radioactive spider bite will probably send you to the hospital rather than give you…
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Scarlett Johansson is reportedly set to star in a film called Rub & Tug, playing a character based on real-life trans man, Dante "Tex" Gill. It will be directed by Rupert Sanders - the director behind Ghost in the Shell - a 2016 movie which incited vitriol for whitewashing the popular…
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Sacha Baron Cohen revealed he may be returning to the mockumentary format that made him famous. In 2000, the actor created the satirical TV series Da Ali G Show. Sacha interviewed real people while playing three unorthodox journalists: wannabe streetwise rapper Ali G; outrageous Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev; and flamboyantly…
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Though we may think that a lot of A-listers have an unreasonably cushy life considering they don't seem to actually do a whole lot, there are some actors out there who are incredibly good at their jobs. Just look at anyone who's won an academy award or even just given a…
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It's safe to say that the final instalment of Game of Thrones is probably one of the most hotly-anticipated seasons of television drama ever, and everyone I know is absolutely frothing at the mouth to find out what the ultimate fate of Westeros might be. Will Daenerys and Jon be able…
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Game of Thrones is coming to its end. Well, it will be soon - and by soon I mean in around eight or nine months. That's when we'll be seeing the final six episodes of the show, which are set to be extra-long and sure to be jam-packed with the…
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Has there ever been a fictional character hated as passionately as Jar-Jar Binks? For Star Wars fans around the globe, the CGI Gungan seemed to epitomise everything terrible about The Phantom Menace, and the vitriol directed at him was bitter and vocal. It seems like nobody (aside from very young…
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If I handed you a shower cap, a couple of foam swords, some nipple covers, a beauty blender and a condom, and told you to turn yourself into Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants, would you know what to do? I'll be the first to put my hands up and confess that…
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Getting into shape is difficult. Even if you have the time and money to get a gym membership and work out a few times a week, there are plenty of things standing in the way - namely, exercising kind of sucks. Sure, going for a run can boost your mood…
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When she's not fighting comic book villains on the big screen, Scarlett Johansson has been an advocate for social justice. She campaigned for Barack Obama, gave a speech at the Women's March and criticized Ivanka Trum, for being complicit in her father's policies. "If you take a job as a…
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It's been a whole five years since the finale of Breaking Bad, commonly regarded by critics as one of the best television shows of all time, and even though Better Call Saul is pretty damn good as well, it doesn't quite scratch the same itch. The year 2018 marks the…
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It's been seven years since the last Harry Potter film came out, but it feels like just yesterday that we were all fighting our way to the front of the box office queue to get our hands on opening day tickets. The movies are now a staple in British cinema…
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Did you know it's been nearly five years since Breaking Bad aired its final episode? And TEN YEARS since it first began? It started off as just another one of those crime shows, albeit with some great acting and writing to go with it. Yet with each subsequent season, the tension…
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It's been (*checks watch*) around six weeks since the last Marvel superhero movie, so now it's time to line up for the next entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War have already raked in an astounding amount of money for Marvel Studios, breaking box office…
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If you haven't seen the first Jurassic Park movie in a while, do yourself a favour and check it out. While you may be sick of seeing people raving about it or it featuring on every top 100 list, it deserves its reputation tenfold. However, it's not like the series…
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For seven years now, Game of Thrones has been driving fans crazy with its epic battles, constant plot twists, and apparent total disregard for any of its characters' lives. Over the course of its seven seasons, dozens of characters have come and gone (some in more violent ways than others),…
