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Martin Campbell, director of such great films as The Protegé, Casino Royale, and Golden Eye, is no stranger to crafting gripping action thrillers. Even if they must include violence. That's the case with Campbell's latest thrill ride, Dirty Angels, a non-stop action film about an all-women commando unit set on liberating a group of schoolgirls taken hostage in Afghanistan. Bottom line: Martin Campbell does not disappoint as a director. In a recent MovieWeb interview, Campbell defended the use of graphic violence here, noting:

"These are six women. They're military trained, right? I wanted all the violence to be realistic… to the point that those girls could actually do it. This is not heightened violence. This is violence on a military level. And I didn't want any superhero stuff. And it is fun, obviously, but they [the commando team] are well-trained, they are very good at their job. When push comes to shove,...

The Sopranos premiered 25 years ago on HBO and was arguably the turning point for the network, making way for many innovative TV shows. Show creator David Chase based many of the characters on family members. The show was a hit from the get-go, praised by critics and viewers alike. Serving as an inspiration for many crime shows that followed, it's as relevant now as it was back then. The hit show has an impressive overall rating of 9.2 on IMDb and is often regarded as the single greatest television show of all time.

Tony Soprano, the lead, portrayed by James Gandolfini, was a complex and mesmerizing character, capable of monstrous deeds in one minute while being a caring, empathetic father in the next. While The Sopranos was quite dark at times, it also featured plenty of comedic moments without appearing cheesy, and nowhere is this balance more evident than its iconic season finales.

Stars: Brittany Altenbach, Brittany Salsman, Bridget Nicole Andrews, Jessica Claire Crosby, Lukas Silva, Austin Nix, Rudon Brannon | Written by Aaron Jackson | Directed by Paul Tomborello

Alien Shark opens with a badly animated CGI meteor heading for Earth. We don’t see it enter the atmosphere or anything, but it must have made it through because a couple of women jogging on the beach find some pieces of glowing space rock. One of them is dumb enough to pick a chunk up and goes wandering into the surf, her concerned friend following her, until both suddenly drop out of the frame in ankle-deep water.

I should have stopped watching then, but I’m stubborn, unfortunately this time I was too stubborn for my own good.

Aleesha is about to go through Ranger training, so what are her plans for the four days before it starts? Rest up, make sure she’s ready for the challenge?...

The Sopranos is a popular crime drama and one of HBO's most successful TV shows. Many critics and viewers even consider The Sopranos the best TV series of all time. And with six seasons and almost 90 episodes, The Sopranos has featured several talented guest-stars. Actors like Cristin Milioti played important roles in more than one episode of The Sopranos.

However, some actors guest starred in The Sopranos only once, like Annette Bening or The Wire's Michael Kenneth Williams. Others, like Jon Favreau or Sir Ben Kingsley, had small roles and played a fictionalized version of themselves for a single episode. In a few cases, some actors appeared in the series before becoming international stars. For these reasons, it's possible fans might not remember all the talented actors who have appeared in The Sopranos.

Updated on January 29, 2024, by Florencia Aberastury: The Sopranos debuted 25 years ago and made history for HBO,...

Stars: Jamie Kennedy, Dionysio Basco, Matt Rife, Ellen Hollman, Jimmy “JJ” Walker, Scott ‘Carrot Top’ Thompson, Rigan Machado | Written by Rick D’Elia | Directed by Rj Collins

Billed as a vampire comedy, Don’t Suck is the story of Pete, a burnt-out comedian who’s spent too much time chasing fame on the standup circuit. He’s finally managed to go viral, but it’s from using the C word on a cashier while trying to be funny. However, he and comedy club owner Danny dismiss it as her fault for being too easily offended.

That’s followed by Pete approvingly referring to Danny “Weinstiening” the students in his comedy class and boasting about being part of the mob that stormed the Capitol. That should give you an idea of where Don’t Suck is coming from, what kind of jokes to expect and whether or not to cut your losses and bail now.

Larry Charles’ résumé is all over the place. As a writer, he penned some of Seinfeld’s most memorable episodes (see: “The Library”). As a TV director, he skewered his industry with Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage. As a filmmaker, he embraced mockumentary with Borat and Brüno. But his latest entry, by his own admission, might be his most unhinged to date. He just released Dicks: The Musical, a hard-r spoof of The Parent Trap featuring telepathic sewer creatures, a disembodied CGI vagina and Megan Thee Stallion walking men on leashes like dogs. “I don’t have a legacy or body of work or anything like that, so I don’t think about stuff like that,” the Dicks director explained on the eve of its Oct. 6 theatrical launch. “I never know what I’m doing next.”

Charles is about as unassuming as a comedy icon can be, having spent four...

New Delhi, Sep 1 (Ians) Composer-singer Jasleen Royal made a sweet revelation on the stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’, where she talked about the time when she was a contestant on the show.

In the upcoming Saturday episode, the show promises an evening filled with music and an unlimited showcase of talent-par-excellence. Gracing the stage will be special guests — rapper Raftaar, and Jasleen, who will be seen promoting her chart-topping track ‘Heeriye’.

While the Top 14 contestants impress one and all with their power-packed performances, Jasleen talked about her journey.

“My journey started from this very stage of ‘India’s Got Talent’ and today, returning to the same show to promote my independent song feels surreal. The amount of love and affection I have received after my stint on the show has been unmatched and I never imagined that I’d be back on ‘India’s Got Talent’ after so many years as a guest,...

I Am Rage, a sweat-inducing new revenge thriller film from the team behind popular action title Army of One (2020), is out now on DVD and Digital Platforms from Uncork’d Entertainment.

The film stars multi award-winning actress Hannaj Bang Bendz, best known for her turns in acclaimed British films such as The Man Up The Stairs and Glamour, headlines the film. David Ryan Keith, who previously collaborated with Uncork’d on The Redwood Massacre series of films, directs from a script he co-wrote with Stephen Durham (Army of One).

Erin’s idyllic countryside trip turns to terror when a sinister blood cult abducts her. But they made a grave mistake, her abductors soon learn the painful consequences of crossing someone with severe anger issues.

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Stars: Hannaj Bang Bendz, Jamie Chambers, Marta Svetka | Written by Steven Durham | Directed by David Ryan Keith

So my father didn’t really teach me much in the way of life lessons but he did impart one piece of wisdom to live by… “Kevin,” he said, “you can never trust a man with three first names”.

It was with that in mind that I sat down to watch director David Ryan Keith’s latest project I Am Rage. Billed as a woman on a mission of revenge thriller from the team behind 2020 flick Army of One. Another female-driven thriller that I really dug and going by the trailer we were in for more of the same only dialled up to 11.

Erin (Hannaj Bang Bendz) is off to the countryside with her boyfriend, his brother and his brother’s new girl. While staying at the peaceful retreat our girls are about...

Outer Banks Season 3 easily climbed to the top of Netflix‘s English-language TV charts for the week of February 20 to February 26.

The third installment hit the streamer on February 23, racking up 154.97M hours viewed — which was more than three times the amount of time audiences spent watching anything else on Netflix this week.

The series actually claimed three spots on the English TV List, as audiences revisited Seasons 1 (35.1M hours viewed at No. 4) and Season 2 (23.86M hours viewed at No. 7).

The limited series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal also premiered on Netflix last week, coming in at No. 2 with 40.1M hours viewed. Season 1 of Perfect Match locked in 39.5M hours viewed (No. 3 on the list) after dropping four additional episodes on February 21. The final four episodes will debut on February 28.

You Season 4 and Wednesday are also still holding onto spots in the Top 10. Others on the list include Season 5 of Formula 1: Drive to Survive,...

HBO and HBO Max will be home to new original films, highly anticipated streaming debuts of new releases, and the finales of three popular series throughout February. Below, we’ve assembled a complete list of everything new on HBO and HBO Max in February 2022, and it includes a new thriller from director Steven Soderbergh and starring Zoe Kravitz called “Kimi.” The original feature takes place in a Covid-19 pandemic Seattle and follows an agoraphobic tech worker who discovers violent crimes have occurred in a data stream. The Max Original film premieres on Feb. 10.

Also coming in February is the “Raised by Wolves” Season 2 premiere on Feb. 3, with new episodes released weekly, as well as the season premiere of “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on Feb. 20. And coming to a close in February are the original series “Euphoria,” “And Just Like That…” and “Peacemaker,” which all air finales this month.

For its list of new releases of February 2022, HBO Max is bringing back one of its biggest original series.

The Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi epic Raised by Wolves helped launch HBO Max back in 2020 and now it’s finally back for another season. Raised by Wolves season 2 premieres with three episodes on Feb. 3. This season will continue the conflict between future atheists and theists on a remote planet, while two androids raise some kids.

February 2022 also sees the end of another, more recent HBO Max hit. Peacemaker airs its finale on Feb. 17. Thankfully that same day sees the premiere of another exciting original. Dream Raider is a Mandarin-language sci-fi thriller that carries some big Inception vibes.

There aren’t many original movies of note this month, but there are a lot of recent hits coming to HBO Max as library titles. Nightmare Alley arrives on Feb. 1, followed by The Many Saints of Newark on Feb.

Stars: George Tchortov, Alanna Bale, Adrian Holmes, Chris Mark, Eric Hicks, Michael Joseph Delaney, Patrick Sabongui, Elvis Stojko, Stefano Dimatteo, Jeffrey R. Smith, Dorren Lee | Written by James Mark, Matthew Nayman, Peter Van Horne | Directed by James Mark

Humans with enhanced powers are being hunted down and captured by an Above Top Secret government agency. As one of them fights for her freedom she realizes one of her own kind may be an even bigger threat. The New Mutants or another new X-Men film?

No, it’s Enhanced, the new film from director James Mark. He’s teamed up with co-writers Matthew Nayman (Betrayal) and Peter Van Horne for a semi-sequel to Mark’s 2017 film Kill Order. Neither the film’s poster or any press materials refer to Enhanced as a sequel to or even in the same world as Kill Order. But the connections are obvious. The mutant’s powers,...

Exclusive: Amer Chadha-Patel (Doom: Annihilation) has landed a male lead opposite Ellie Bamber, Ruby Cruz and Erin Kellyman in Willow, Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s upcoming TV series follow-up to the 1988 fantasy movie, with the film’s star Warwick Davis reprising his title role, I have learned. Lucasfilm declined comment.

The new incarnation of Willow, which also stars Tony Revolori, comes from Jonathan Kasdan, who wrote the pilot and serves as co-showrunner alongside Wendy Mericle; the original film’s director Ron Howard and writer Bob Dolman; as well as Lucasfilm, which produced the movie. Jonathan Entwistle is directing.

The Willow movie, written by Dolman from a story by George Lucas, starred Davis as a reluctant farmer who leads a ragtag crew on a quest to protect a special baby from a tyrannical queen who vows to destroy her. The series takes place years after the events of the film. It introduces...

The Offspring return to their signature mix of guileless pop-punk and forked-tongue irony on “Let the Bad Times Roll,” the title track off their upcoming record, which will be their first in nearly a decade.

Although the title puns off the Cars, the track starts off sounding a bit more like the Police, as Dexter Holland mewls the song title over acoustic guitar before the band settles into a hard rock groove and he sings to his lover, “Let me know what you decide, apathy or suicide,” as he sardonically...