Persuasion, the Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, is out in selected cinemas today before it arrives on the streamer next week – and the reviews are in. The movie sees Dakota Johnson star as Anne Elliot, a young woman living with her snobby family who are on the …
Read More »New Netflix series Heartstopper scores 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, compared to Skins and It’s A Sin
Netflix’s new romantic coming-of-age drama Heartstopper has been getting rave reviews from fans and critics alike. The drama is an adaptation of the graphic novel by Alice Oseman which tells the story of teen friendship and love young. The uplifting LGBTQ+ drama focuses on teens Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and …
Read More »The Lost City review: “A breezy adventure that sticks to charted territory”
“Is this Taken?!?” asks a kidnapped Sandra Bullock in The Lost City. It’s not, thankfully. More like Romancing the Stone Redux, as a successful-but-adrift novelist (Bullock’s Loretta Sage) gets swept up in a jungle-based quest for a precious MacGuffin. But a key branching-off from Robert Zemeckis’ 1984 breakout (look out …
Read More »Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist to star in new movie from Call Me By Your Name director
Zendaya, The Crown’s Josh O’Connor, and West Side Story’s Mike Faist are set to star in Challengers, a new movie from Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino (H/T Matt Belloni’s Puck (opens in new tab) newsletter). The movie will follow a tennis pro-turned-coach (Zendaya) who pushes her husband …
Read More »Catwoman artist Nico Leon takes us inside Selinas lair
Gotham and black vinyl – the two things incoming Catwoman artist Nico Leon tells us are the hardest things to draw for the upcoming book. But they do it with aplomb, as you can see from the preview pages of Leon and writer Tini Howard’s debut in January 18’s Catwoman …
Read More »New on Amazon Prime in August 2021: All the new movies and shows streaming this month
A new month means new additions to Amazon Prime Video, and this August there are tons of excellent new movies and TV shows to get streaming. Brand new originals in the US this month include Val, A24’s documentary about Val Kilmer, as well as the next star-studded season of Modern …
Read More »Regé-Jean Page reportedly turned down Bridgerton season 2 – and heres why
Regé-Jean Page has explained why his character Simon, Duke of Hastings, will not be returning for Bridgerton season 2. The news that Page would not be back was unveiled by the Bridgerton Twitter account, along with a confirmation that Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne would still be a part of the story. …
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