Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer. But when Moody – the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival – is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge in upcoming action thriller The Protégé.
HBO’s upcoming miniseries Perry Mason is the origin story of the famed criminal defense attorney. Matthew Rhys stars as Mason, who's living pay cheque to pay cheque as a private eye in 1930’s Los Angeles that’s just recovering from The Great Depression. But when he lands a case to investigate a kidnapping gone wrong, he uncovers a massive conspiracy that goes all the way to the top.
The Laundromat is Netflix’s upcoming drama that draws its inspiration from the 2015 Panama Papers leak. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Meryl Streep stars as an elderly widow digging into a fake insurance policy she unwittingly purchased. Her dogged investigation eventually leads her to the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca and its charismatic founders, Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca (Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas respectively).
The longer you live on earth, the more humanity disappoints you. Just when you think people couldn’t get any more corrupt or despicable, someone somewhere, most often in a high-powered position, finds a way of proving correct the phrase that power corrupts and you are left feeling sick in your mouth at where we are headed as a species. Thankfully …
Tone-Deaf is the upcoming comedy horror starring Robert Patrick and Amanda Crew. After losing her job and imploding her latest dysfunctional relationship, millennial Olive (Crew) leaves the city for a weekend of peace in the country, only to discover the shockingly dark underbelly of rural America. She rents an eccentric, ornate country house from Harvey, (Patrick) an old-fashioned widower who's struggling to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
Mad hatters, mad cap comedy and mad action take centre stage with this week’s new releases. Pity none of it is very good… Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice returns to Wonderland to find she’s the only one who can save the Mad Hatter and prevent the whimsical kingdom from being transformed into a barren wasteland. Turning to Time himself, …
I’m not quite sure who they are, but “They” have said that Ruben Flesicher is the man who will more than likely find his under pressure butt in the director’s chair for Warner Bros’ Justice League film. But before any of that can happen, Fleischer still has to bring us another film with a crime-fighting ensemble cast in Gangster Squad. The film …
Let’s be honest: Lightroom is powerful, but it’s also the place where creative momentum …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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