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  • Borat 2 review: Just as funny and shocking as ever

    Borat 2 review: Just as funny and shocking as ever

    A Borat sequel was not something that anyone was really expecting in 2020 It hasn’t been a good year for movie franchises, with the likes of James Bond, Wonder Woman and Fast & Furious all having their movies delayed because of COVID. Which makes Borat Subsequent Moviefilm just about the only big-name movie sequel to […]

    5 years ago

  • A follow-up to Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is being made

    A follow-up to Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland is being made

    The sequel will focus on the legal wars that followed the original film A follow-up to Leaving Neverland, the controversial documentary about the child sex allegations against Michael Jackson, is currently being filmed. Deadline reports that director Dan Reed has been filming in the Los Angeles Superior Court following Wade Robson and James Safechuck, the […]

    5 years ago

  • Sky reality show The Chop pulled over Nazi tattoo claims

    Sky reality show The Chop pulled over Nazi tattoo claims

    “Sky History stands against racism and hate speech of all kinds.” Sky History has taken reality contest The Chop: Britain’s Top Woodworker off-air following claims that one of the contestants, Darren Lumsden, has a Nazi-related face tattoo. “While we investigate the nature, and meaning, of Darren’s tattoos, we have removed the video featuring him from […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you identify these US cities on a map?

    QUIZ: Can you identify these US cities on a map?

    How well do you know the geography of the USA? Sure, you know that Washington DC is where the White House is, LA is where the movies are, and Seattle is where Fraiser lives. But can you point to those US cities on a map? In this quiz, we will name a US city, and […]

    5 years ago

  • The Joker is going to be in Space Jam 2, according to reports

    The Joker is going to be in Space Jam 2, according to reports

    We must stress, this is an unconfirmed report Space Jam 2 – aka Space Jam: A New Legacy – coming soon, set to be released next summer. The sequel sees LeBron James replace Michael Jordan, teaming up with all your favourite Looney Tunes, like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Piig and Foghorn Leghorn. Oh, and […]

    5 years ago

  • ‘Sinister’ is the scariest film of all time, according to science

    ‘Sinister’ is the scariest film of all time, according to science

    What is the scariest film of all time? Well, whatever your answer, you are wrong. It is actually Sinister, the 2012 supernatural horror movie starring Ethan Hawke. That is not our decision, by the way. It is the decision of science. Or a least a study that was done by the “Science Of Scare Project” put […]

    5 years ago

  • 50 Cent says “Vote for Trump” after seeing Joe Biden’s tax plan

    50 Cent says “Vote for Trump” after seeing Joe Biden’s tax plan

    “F*ck New York” Rapper 50 Cent has endorsed Donal Trump in an Instagram post, urging his followers to vote for the President in next month’s election. He posted what appears to be a screenshot from CNBC that broke down Democrat candidate Joe Biden’s tax plan. It was this tax plan that seemingly convinced 50 to […]

    5 years ago

  • Jeff Bridges has been diagnosed with Lymphoma

    Jeff Bridges has been diagnosed with Lymphoma

    “I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good” Actor Jeff Bridges has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Lymphoma. The Big Lebowski star announced his cancer diagnosis on Twitter on Monday evening. As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light. I have been diagnosed […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you identify these capital cities on a map?

    QUIZ: Can you identify these capital cities on a map?

    How is your geography? Can you identify these capital cities? Sure, you are a clever person and know that Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, and Canberra is the capital of Australia. You know your stuff, we get that. But can you point to those capital cities on a map? In this quiz, we […]

    5 years ago

  • The Boys’ showrunner says the Marvel films are ‘dangerous’ to society

    The Boys’ showrunner says the Marvel films are ‘dangerous’ to society

    “That’s I think how you end up with people like Trump” The Boys has become one of the most talked-about TV shows of the year. The second season of the superhero satire has been a ratings smash for Amazon, and a hit with both viewers and critics. The skewering of superheroes seems to have struck […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How many of these classic WWE wrestlers can you name?

    QUIZ: How many of these classic WWE wrestlers can you name?

    If you smell…… The late 1990s/early 2000s were a golden era for pro wrestling and the WWE (or WWF as it was back then). Maybe it is just that things are never as good as when you are a kid, but as great as the current crop of WWE superstars may be, it will never […]

    5 years ago

  • Ice Cube under fire for working with the Trump campaign

    Ice Cube under fire for working with the Trump campaign

    The rapper has come under fire for working with Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. On Tuesday, senior Trump advisor Katrina Pierson praised Ice Cube for “his willingness to step up and work with” the President on the rapper’s Contract With Black America campaign. Ice Cube, who once rapped ‘Fuck tha police” and released a song in […]

    5 years ago

  • JD Wetherspoon reports first losses since 1984

    JD Wetherspoon reports first losses since 1984

    Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has reported its first-ever pre-tax loss since 1984 Due to a sharp drop in sales, the Wetherspoon chain revealed a  £105.4m loss in the year to July 26th. In 2019, they reported a pre-tax profit of £95.4m – which shows the drastic effects coronavirus and lockdown have had on the pub […]

    5 years ago

  • Disney+ adds content warnings to Dumbo and Peter Pan

    Disney+ adds content warnings to Dumbo and Peter Pan

    “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now.” Disney+ plus has added content warnings to several of its older classic films, advising that they feature “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures.” The message appears before films on Disney+ including Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Aristocats and Landy and the Tramp. The unskippable screen appears for twelve seconds […]

    5 years ago

  • The Haunting of Bly Manor star revealed as the voice of Peppa Pig

    The Haunting of Bly Manor star revealed as the voice of Peppa Pig

    Did you recognise that voice? The Haunting of Bly Manor is one of Netflix’s most anticipated shows of the year. It is the follow-up to 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House, and while it features a new setting and characters, it does including some returning cast members like Carla Gugino and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. However, there is one cast […]

    5 years ago

  • Nicolas Cage doing Jiu Jitsu vs aliens looks like the greatest movie of the year

    Nicolas Cage doing Jiu Jitsu vs aliens looks like the greatest movie of the year

    This is what Nicolas Cage does now in 2020 2020 has been a tough year for movies – but Nicolas Cage is here with an utterly ludicrous looking film to save it. Modern-day Nicolas Cage is no stranger to appearing in completely insane looking films, but even by his recent track record, Jiu Jitsu looks […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: How many of these 2000s cartoon characters can you name?

    QUIZ: How many of these 2000s cartoon characters can you name?

    Question: What is the best era for cartoons? Answer: the era of cartoons you grew up with. So if you grew up in the 2000s, you know that 2000s cartoons are absolutely your jam. And there were a lot of really great 2000s cartoons. Cartoon Network, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon were all putting out classics […]

    5 years ago

  • James May is getting his own cooking show

    James May is getting his own cooking show

    A cooking show made by a man who can’t cook Jamie Oliver. Gordon Ramsay. Keith Floyd. And now there is another name to add to the list of great TV chefs: James May. Yes, really. The Grand Tour star is going to be hosting a cooking show for Amazon Prime Video, even though he admits he […]

    5 years ago

  • The accents in The Haunting of Bly Manor are driving people insane

    The accents in The Haunting of Bly Manor are driving people insane

    Cover your ears The Haunting of Bly Manor is one of Netflix’s most anticipated shows of the year. It is the follow-up to 2018’s The Haunting of Hill House, and is just as scary as that show. (Don’t worry, there are no spoilers here). However, there is one thing that some viewers are finding horrifying, and […]

    5 years ago

  • This is what the PlayStation 5 start-up noise sounds like

    This is what the PlayStation 5 start-up noise sounds like

    The most important part of any new video game console The start-up sound of the PlayStation 5 appears to have been revealed – in a Burger King advert. You might be thinking, that’s not actually a very important thing to know about a new console. And on one hand, you’d be right. But on the […]

    5 years ago

  • Sony has already trademarked PlayStation 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

    Sony has already trademarked PlayStation 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

    The PlayStation 5 is not even out yet Sony has published the trademark for the PlayStation 6. But that is not all – they have also trademarked the names for potentially the next five generations of gaming. They have filed five new trademarks in all in Japan, coving PlayStations 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Identify these 50 movies from the 2000s by a single image

    QUIZ: Identify these 50 movies from the 2000s by a single image

    So many classic 2000s movies Here is a quiz on 2000s movies. So many classic films were released in the decade, which is just long enough for you to feel warm and fuzzy about them now. 2000s movies are nostalgic now, yes. So the quiz is simple: we give you an image, and the names […]

    5 years ago

  • The Wanted’s Tom Parker reveals inoperable brain tumour diagnosis

    The Wanted’s Tom Parker reveals inoperable brain tumour diagnosis

    “We are all absolutely devastated but we are gonna fight this all the way.” Tom Parker of boy band The Wanted has revealed he has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour. The 32-year-old star made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that he was already undergoing treatment. Hey guys, you know that we’ve both been […]

    5 years ago

  • Nintendo is being sued by 10-year-old boy over the Switch controller

    Nintendo is being sued by 10-year-old boy over the Switch controller

    In what sounds like a plot from a Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney DS game, Nintendo is being sued by an actual child (and his mother, to be fair). It is all based around so-called Joy-Con drift. The Joy-Con is the Nintendo Switch controller, and there is the unfortunate phenomenon of the controller thinking the thumbstick is […]

    5 years ago

  • MP spotted cleaning her glasses with her mask in Parliament

    MP spotted cleaning her glasses with her mask in Parliament

    That’s not what the mask for A Labour MP has been spotted cleaning her glasses with her mask in the House of Commons. Siobhain McDonagh was seen rubbing her spectacles with the mask during a debate on planning reforms on Thursday. https://twitter.com/anthonyfrost96/status/1314249961370984448 The clip went viral on social media, and the response was understandably not […]

    5 years ago

  • The Boys fans loved the massive climatic showdown with Stormfront

    The Boys fans loved the massive climatic showdown with Stormfront

    *Spoilers for The Boys season two finale, obviously! You have been warned!* The final episode of The Boys dropped on Friday, and fans have been blown away by one epic showdown in particular. The Amazon Prime Video show has been releasing episodes weekly – how old school – instead of dumping the episodes all in […]

    5 years ago

  • The seven best things to watch on Netflix this weekend

    The seven best things to watch on Netflix this weekend

    It’s the freakin’ weekend, let’s all stay in and watch Netflix. It is almost the weekend, so here is our list of all the best new stuff that’s been added to Netflix, and other streaming services. There are movies starring the likes of Adam Sandler and David Attenborough, along with classic 2000s sitcoms and the […]

    5 years ago

  • Heinz baked bean smoothies are now a real thing

    Heinz baked bean smoothies are now a real thing

    Part of any nutritious breakfast Innocent Drinks have teamed up with Heinz to make a baked bean smoothie. Yes, for real, apparently. Innocent are best known for their fruit smoothies – healthy drinks that are usually made of strawberry and bananas and stuff like that and have loads of good stuff in them. This one, […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Can you name all these obscure Marvel Comics characters?

    QUIZ: Can you name all these obscure Marvel Comics characters?

    Marvel Comics have been around, under different names, for over 80 years. And in that time, they’ve created a lot of characters. Some Marvel Comics characters have become international icons, like Spider-Man and Captain America, and have starred in movies, cartoons and video games. And some Marvel characters, like Hellcow and 3-D Man, have been […]

    5 years ago

  • Spitting Image pulled from US TV over fears of offending powerful people

    Spitting Image pulled from US TV over fears of offending powerful people

    “Inevitably if you attack tall poppies, people get worried.” The new version of Spitting Image will not be shown on American television because of “too much nervousness” about offending the wrong people. US network NBC was in discussions to air the new show in America but backed out at the last minute. “It’s basically quite a difficult […]

    5 years ago

  • Saint Maude is being called one of the scariest movies of the year

    Saint Maude is being called one of the scariest movies of the year

    It’s been called “a horror masterpiece” 2020 has been a hell of a year, but Halloween is coming soon and we still need horror movies. And this is why we want to bring your attention to Saint Maud. Saint Maud is a British horror movie that might not be on your radar, but it really should. It […]

    5 years ago

  • Two-thirds of Brits don’t think EU nationals should have freedom of movement

    Two-thirds of Brits don’t think EU nationals should have freedom of movement

    Two-thirds of British voters think that instead of having freedom of movement, EU nationals should have to apply to come to Britain following the end of the transition period. That’s the findings of the National Centre for Social Research’s annual survey of British political attitudes. 62% of people polled did not want freedom of movement […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Match The Office quote to the character who said it

    QUIZ: Match The Office quote to the character who said it

    Different quizzes for different needs The Office is possibly the most perfect TV show ever. Fourteen episodes of wonderfully drawn characters and pitch-perfect dialogue, that is endlessly rewatchable, and builds to a conclusion as satisfying and heartwarming as any other show you care to mention. And no matter how disappointing some of Ricky Gervias’ later […]

    5 years ago

  • Lord of the Rings TV show rumoured to include sex and nudity, and fans aren’t happy

    Lord of the Rings TV show rumoured to include sex and nudity, and fans aren’t happy

    What is the difference between Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones? One has loads of sex, the other doesn’t. Ok, there’s a lot more than that. One is filled with magic, whereas the other explicitly played that down. Lord of the Rings was also about building a world rich with historical lore, whereas Game of Thrones is […]

    5 years ago

  • Chris Evans hits out at Trump for telling people not to be afraid of COVID

    Chris Evans hits out at Trump for telling people not to be afraid of COVID

    “This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you.” Chris Evans is best known for playing Captain America, but he’s been no stranger for speaking out about real-world problems. He has been a vocal opponent of Donald Trump on Twitter and never been shy about speaking out against the President. On Monday, Donal Trump […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Match the Marvel Cinematic Universe quote to the character who said it

    QUIZ: Match the Marvel Cinematic Universe quote to the character who said it

    The Marvel Cinematic Universe has changed modern blockbusters in so many ways. We wouldn’t have shared universes and post-credit scenes without it, but it is far more than that. In particular, it is how every big movie now seems to try and emulate the quippy tone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ever since Robert Downey […]

    5 years ago

  • GLOW has been cancelled by Netflix because of COVID-19

    GLOW has been cancelled by Netflix because of COVID-19

    The show’s wrestling scenes reportedly involved too much physical contact to film it safely Netflix’s acclaimed wrestling comedy-drama GLOW will not be coming back for a fourth season. The streaming giant had renewed the show for a final fourth season last year, but now that will not be happening due to the impact of the coronavirus […]

    5 years ago

  • The Batman has been delayed to 2022

    The Batman has been delayed to 2022

    The new Batman movie has been delayed for a second time, with its release date being moved back to 2022. The Robert Pattinson-starring film will now come out March 4th, 2022. It was originally intended to hit cinemas on July 25th 2021, but was then moved back to October 2021. The change comest amongst another […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Match the Friends quote with the character who said it

    QUIZ: Match the Friends quote with the character who said it

    The One Where You Have To Match The Quote With The Character Who Said It Friends was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1990s and early 2000s. And Friends is still one of the most popular sitcoms of the current era, with it being go-to comfort food for both Millenials who grew up […]

    5 years ago

  • Facebook responds to The Social Dilemma criticism

    Facebook responds to The Social Dilemma criticism

    Facebook has released a 1,400 word response to the criticisms against it in Netflix’s The Social Dilemma. The docudrama looks at how social media affects our lives, mostly for the worst. It looks at how platforms have profited through data mining, how they have damaged our mental health, and how they are designed to be […]

    5 years ago

  • Cineworld confirms it is temporarily closing all its UK and US cinemas

    Cineworld confirms it is temporarily closing all its UK and US cinemas

    It follows the delay of No Time To Die Cineworld has confirmed that is temporarily closing all of its cinemas in the UK and US, with bosses saying it “is not a decision we made lightly”. The chain will shut all 663 cinemas, including 127 Picturehouse and Cineworld locations in the UK. The move will […]

    5 years ago

  • The seven best things to watch on Netflix this weekend

    The seven best things to watch on Netflix this weekend

    It’s cold, it’s wet, and the President of the United States has tested positive for a virus that has caused a worldwide pandemic. So if you choose to spend this weekend ignoring the world and just watching movies and TV, we wouldn’t really blame you. But what to watch exactly? Every week, loads of stuff […]

    5 years ago

  • QUIZ: Match The Simpsons quote to the character who said it

    QUIZ: Match The Simpsons quote to the character who said it

    Are you the sort of person who speaks almost exclusively in Simpsons references? Do you refer to a garage as a ‘car hole’, and can recite the entirety of ‘See My Vest’ from memory? Are you constantly hitting up Frinkiac to find the perfect gif or screengrab, to sum up the situation? Well, then we have […]

    5 years ago

  • Borat congratulates Donald Trump’s debate performance in video message

    Borat congratulates Donald Trump’s debate performance in video message

    It was recorded before Trump was diagnosed with COVID, fyi Borat has praised Donald Trump in a spoof video on Twitter. In the video, he calls Trump the “strongest premier in history” and a “hero of war”. https://twitter.com/KazakhstanGovt/status/1311096859142664193 The video appeared on a Twitter account purporting to be from the Kazakhstani government but believed by […]

    5 years ago

  • Dominic West says he leapt “in the air with joy” over Trump getting COVID

    Dominic West says he leapt “in the air with joy” over Trump getting COVID

    The Wire star Dominic West said he leapt “in the air with joy” when he heard that Donald Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. The actor was being interviewed on Good Morning Britain to talk about his work with the Prince’s Trust, when host Kate Garraway what his reaction was to the news about President Trump. […]

    5 years ago

  • Jamie Foxx returning as Electro in the next MCU Spider-Man film

    Jamie Foxx returning as Electro in the next MCU Spider-Man film

    Are we getting a full-on live-action Spider-Verse now? Jamie Foxx is going to reportedly return as Electro in the next Spider-Man movie, starring Tom Holland. If your mind is not fully-blown by that, let me explain. Jamie Foxx played the bad guy in The Amazing Spider-Man 2  – which was the last of the Andrew Garfield-starring Spider-Man […]

    5 years ago

  • Borat dresses up as Donald Trump in the full trailer for sequel

    Borat dresses up as Donald Trump in the full trailer for sequel

    The full trailer for Borat 2 is here, and it does not disappoint at all. Highlights include Borat trying to kill COVID with a frying pan and magnifying glass, asking if Harry Potter is a sex criminal and wearing a face mask as a mankini. It looks like Sacha Baron Cohen will be going undercover as […]

    5 years ago

  • Beyond The Mat remains the greatest wrestling documentary of all time

    Beyond The Mat remains the greatest wrestling documentary of all time

    For wrestling fans in the modern era, it is not hard to get a peep behind the curtain. Nearly every wrestler has their own podcast, the WWE Network is filled with behind-the-scenes docs, and media like GLOW or The Wrestler let mainstream audiences understand how the business works. 21 years ago, things were very different. When Beyond The […]

    5 years ago

  • ‘Young Rock’, a sitcom about The Rock’s childhood, is coming soon

    ‘Young Rock’, a sitcom about The Rock’s childhood, is coming soon

    Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is many things. Wrestler. Actor. Businessman. Gameshow host. Tequila magnate. And now he is going to be the inspiration for a sitcom. According to the man himself, Young Rock is a “series based on my wild and unpredictable childhood and formative years growing up.” The Rock revealed the cast for the […]

    5 years ago