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It’s that time of year again when predominately American moviemakers decide to inflict Paddywackery on viewers disguised as a rom-com. Netflix's Irish Wish is the St Patrick’s Day equivalent of Hallmark Christmas movies.As an Irish person, I am clearly not the target market. These films are so obviously made for a US audience that it is a wonder they even release them this side of the Atlantic – however, I am probably best placed to review it.This is Lindsay Lohan’s second collaboration with Netflix and sees her co-star opposite Picard’s Ed Speleers and Versailles' Alexander Vlahos as the objects of her affection.She plays Maddie Kelly, the editor of charismatic Irish author Paul Kennedy (Vlahos), who is responsible for his success having basically written his book for him.Meanwhile, Lo...

Now, out of the blue, Best has teased he’s returning to play Jar Jar Binks for the first time in years. Sharing a photo of himself in a motion capture suit on Instagram, the 50-year-old wrote a cryptic message.It reads: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. #mocap #starwars #jarjarbinks #activision #jedi #sithlord #kelleranbeq." Fans were ecstatic in the comments but wanted to know more with reactions like, “Return of Jar Jar?!?!?” And “Wait, whaaaaat? Mesa confused!” and “WE WANT MORE JAR JAR BINKS!! We miss you so much as him!”What’s really interesting is that one of the hashtags Best used was “Sith Lord” implying a long-held fan theory that the character became Darth Jar Jar.The evidence claimed that the Gungan somehow survived the Battle of Naboo and ended up being a...

Yesterday, Sony announced that The Beatles are getting four movie biopics, one each for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.Sam Mendes, who directed Daniel Craig's James Bond movies Skyfall and Spectre, is helming all four films from each band member’s perspective.The Oscar-winning filmmaker said: “I’m honoured to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the moviesThe Beatles biopics, which are the first time the estates of the group have granted full life story and music rights to scripted film, will all be released in 2027.Now Sir Ringo himself has finally spoken out on the projects on his Instagram.The 83-year-old drummer posted a picture of The Beatles lying on a yellow surf...

Back in 1964, John Wayne had a cancerous lung and a few ribs removed, leaving him stricken with health problems for the rest of his life.Duke would struggle tenaciously through physical scenes in his movies, secretly relying on an oxygen mask that he was desperate to hide from the public, so as not to taint his strong cinematic image.Pushing on to make a string of movies over the next decade, including his Oscar win for True Grit, the Western legend's final film, The Shootist, hit cinemas in 1976, just three years before he died.It’s commonly believed that Wayne was living with the stomach cancer that killed him in 1979, when playing a cowboy living with the disease in The Shootist. However, this was not the case, as Duke had been cancer-free since 1969.According to Scott Ryman’s John W...

Sequels, remakes, and spin-offs have dominated box office charts for decades. But all hit franchises need to start somewhere. So, after exhausting the Shrek and How To Train Your Dragon franchises, DreamWorks is taking the plunge with their first batch of original characters since 2019’s Abominable. The story of the Kraken – giant multi-tentacled sea creatures famed for dragging galleons to the ocean floor – isn’t an obvious source for a cutesy family comedy. But if you saw last year’s Turning Red or remember Michael J Fox’s Teen Wolf, you’ll know where this teenage monster movie is heading. Fifteen years ago, wobbly squid-like couple Agatha (voiced by Toni Collette) and Peter (Colman Domingo) Gillman abandoned the ocean to raise their two kids in a seaside town. Despite having blue ...