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David Sandberg’s homage to over-the-top ‘80s actioners has hit the web in its entirety to a surge of positive reviews. Why has this low-budget crowdfunded gem won over the entire Internet and racked up 3.2 million views (at the time of writing) in less than a day? Over the course …

A chance to own a piece of movie magic is on the horizon, with $750,000 worth of prop masks, puppets and costumes from legendary makeup effects artist Rick Baker set to go under auction tomorrow. Collectors and fans will be able to bid at no reserve on 417 lots from …

This animated adaptation is visually impressive, but falls short when it comes to story. Here’s Jordan Farley’s reaction… Since its publication in 1943 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s illustrated novella The Little Prince has become one of the best-selling books ever made, with nearly two million copies bought every year. It’s beloved, …

Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin) directs an unlikely siege movie starring Patrick Stewart as a neo-Nazi. Here’s Jordan Farley’s reaction… Almost every year a film screening out of competition in the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes becomes the talking point of the festival, with whispered hyperbole (or justified praise) spreading along the …

The long-gestating sequel to Independence Day is finally looming on the horizon, with returning star Vivica A Fox giving an update on what we can expect from her character in round two. The new film will be set some fifteen years after the events of the original, with Earth readying …

They’re here. Again… “If you really wanna make some money quick, a poltergeist abduction isn’t a bad idea…” So says paranormal investigator Boyd (Nicholas Braun) halfway into Gil Keenan’s slick update of the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe Hooper spook film. The executives at Ghost House Pictures (Evil Dead, The Possession, Boogeyman), …

Days of future park… So is it all about Disneyland? Is Uncle Walt in it? Does it have anything to do with that weird box of clues on Twitter? Do we find out why George Clooney has an exploding bathtub? Err… in response to all the above, yes and no. …

Betrayal, anguish, death. As Anakin puts it: “This is where the fun begins!” After the Midichlorians, taxation, Jake, Jar Jar, and juvenile romance, Star Wars gets seriously entertaining with Sith. Revenge is indeed sweet. And, yes, pretty damn dark. Perversely, though, for all the pain and suffering and severed limbs, …

The lady is a vamp… Destined to become known as ‘The skateboarding Iranian vampire movie’, Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut is not-quite horror that combines moody monochrome style, an eclectic soundtrack and hipster attitude to giddily inventive effect. This isn’t Iranian cinema as you’ve ever seen it. In fact, despite being …

The Bellas are back for an encore… Right from the opening number – which unceremoniously ends in a cringey, gross-out on-stage fail – it’s clear Pitch Perfect 2 is singing from exactly the same song sheet as the original. Sticking to the formula like a well-rehearsed dance routine, the sequel …