Pixabay If you love card games like blackjack, the chances are that you have watched a movie or two about it already. Indeed, there’s no shortage of epic movie scenes involving blackjack. There, professional players live the high life and are also nearly infallible. Except, of course, from that moment when the protagonist flops … >
Catherine Tate is behind bars for the streamer – and on cinema screens in The Nan Movie this week too. In July last year, we reported on the filming of Catherine Tate’s new series Hard Cell. The show, her first for Netflix, sees the comic playing multiple characters at a women’s prison; a mockumentary, it … >
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Punisher have all appeared on the streamer today. Last month, there was dismay as Netflix removed all Marvel’s “The Defenders” shows from its service. Despite a fruitful partnership, beginning with Daredevil in 2015 and ostensibly taking place within the MCU, the Marvel/Netflix deal dried up in … >
As the cult movie starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton approaches its 25th anniversary, we look at Rounders, a film centred around poker, and how it became a cult classic for fans of the game, a game that exploded in popularity globally in the early noughties and beyond. Premiering on 11th September 1998, Rounders, John … >
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Showtime’s take on The Man Who Fell to To Earth which is coming in April. We’ve been following the upcoming series The Man Who Fell to Earth for a while. Not just for its impressive cast, which includes Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy, but for its fascinating premise; the … >
Ethan Hawke, Oscar Isaac and exec Kevin Feige set up their new Marvel show. In all the anticipation for Obi-Wan Kenobi, it’s easy to forget there’s another live-action genre show coming to Disney+ really soon. Moon Knight, tells the story of a mild-mannered museum gift-shop employee who discovers he has another life. Due to a … >
Ewan McGregor is back as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but will the ‘limited series’ return too? When the first teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi dropped, there was notable absence of a certain Dark Lord of the Sith. We are suitably excited for Ewan McGregor’s return, more Tatooine, a young Luke and Jedi hunting inquisitors. However, surely the … >
It’s been a pretty strange year for movies but the 2022 Oscars are nearly upon us. The nominations are all out for both the nodding and shaking of heads and the affair will come to a culmination on March 22. The Oscars can be confusing, even to those who pay keen attention, so one … >
Gambling has always been a major topic — on a global scale. This is why we read about it in the news and books, hear about it in discussions, and see gambling-themed movies. These days, such films are easy to get by. Some are purely amusing, while the majority are instructional and educational, demonstrating the … >
Pixabay Art mimics life, so the saying goes. As such, it would be remiss of the movies not to reflect gambling and casino in their blockbusters. Casino-themed movies have had their fair share on the box office hit list; think of Casino Royale. We look at some of the great gambling movies available … >