She’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family.

From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker behind the Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring franchises, and Blumhouse, the producer of the Halloween films, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man—comes a fresh new face in terror.

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Get Out’s Allison Williams), M3GAN can listen and watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to.

When Gemma suddenly becomes the caretaker of her orphaned 8-year-old niece, Cady (Violet McGraw, The Haunting of Hill House), Gemma’s unsure and unprepared to be a parent. Under intense pressure at work, Gemma decides to pair her M3GAN prototype with Cady in an attempt to resolve both problems—a decision that will have unimaginable consequences.

Produced by Jason Blum and James Wan, M3GAN is directed by award-winning filmmaker Gerard Johnstone (Housebound), from a screenplay by Akela Cooper (Malignant, The Nun 2) based on a story by Akela Cooper and James Wan.

Universal Pictures Canada release MEGAN January 13, 2023.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

Millie Bobby Brown is back and reprising the beloved role of Enola Holmes! Here’s a new Trailer for the upcoming Sequel!

SYNOPSIS:
Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her famous brother, Sherlock (Henry Cavill), and opens her own agency – only to find that life as a female detective-for-hire isn’t as easy as it seems. Resigned to accepting the cold realities of adulthood, she is about to close shop when a penniless matchstick girl offers Enola her first official job: to find her missing sister. But this case proves to be far more puzzling than expected, as Enola is thrown into a dangerous new world – from London’s sinister factories and colorful music halls, to the highest echelons of society and 221B Baker Street itself. As the sparks of a deadly conspiracy ignite, Enola must call upon the help of friends – and Sherlock himself – to unravel her mystery. The game, it seems, has found its feet again!

ENOLA HOLMES 2 is directed by Harry Bradbeer, with a screenplay by Jack Thorne and story by Harry Bradbeer & Jack Thorne. Along with new friends and foes, it stars Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, David Thewlis, Louis Partridge, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Helena Bonham Carter.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

It’s Branagh x Christie again! A HAUNTING IN VENICE is set to begin production, the latest Agatha Christie adaptation from Sir Kenneth Branagh.

Production on 20th Century Studios’ “A Haunting in Venice,” an unsettling supernatural-thriller inspired by Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, is set to begin next month. The film, which is directed by Oscar® winner Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”) and features a screenplay by Oscar nominee Michael Green (“Logan”), will shoot at Pinewood Studios outside London and on location in Venice. A brilliant acting ensemble portraying a cast of unforgettable characters will be featured, including Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen (“Rosaline”), Camille Cottin (“Call My Agent”), Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), Jude Hill (“Belfast”), Ali Khan (“6 Underground”), Emma Laird (“Mayor of Kingstown”), Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”), Riccardo Scamarcio (“Caravaggio’s Shadow”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”). “A Haunting in Venice” will open in theatres nationwide in 2023.

Set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve, “A Haunting in Venice” is a terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, Hercule Poirot. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

Kenneth Branagh says, “This is a fantastic development of the character Hercule Poirot, as well as the Agatha Christie franchise. Based on a complex, little known tale of mystery set at Halloween in a pictorially ravishing city, it is an amazing opportunity for us, as filmmakers, and we are relishing the chance to deliver something truly spine-chilling for our loyal movie audiences.”

Steve Asbell, president 20th Century Studios, says, “We are enormously privileged to continue our long collaboration with the incomparable Sir Kenneth Branagh and couldn’t be more excited by the bold new creative direction Ken, Michael, and the rest of the filmmaking team have taken with this latest film. We also remain grateful to James Prichard and the rest of our friends at Agatha Christie, Ltd., for their partnership and for once again entrusting us with, as Poirot modestly calls himself, ‘probably the greatest detective in the world.’”

“A Haunting in Venice,” the studios’ third film based on a novel by Christie, reunites the team of filmmakers behind 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile” and includes screenwriter Michael Green, producer Judy Hofflund, and executive producers Louise Killin and James Prichard, along with filmmakers Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg, and Mark Gordon.

A new Featurette has arrived from WAKANDA FOREVER, in theatres in exactly a month!

Synopsis:

In the film, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. When Namor, king of a hidden undersea nation, alerts them to a global threat and his disturbing plan to thwart it, the Wakandans band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” directed by Ryan Coogler and produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, opens in theatres November 11, 2022. Tickets are on sale now wherever tickets are sold. Fans, communities and organizations can arrange group bookings and theatre buy-outs by visiting https://www.blackpanthertickets.ca/.

(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Canada)

We admit we are a little late on the Joji bandwagon, discovering his music during the Pandemic. Prior to that we’d only recalled him from his extreme challenge YouTube videos and an appearance on Hot Ones. But he’s proven he’s so much more than just that, wowing us with 2020 track “Run“. His Music possess a darkness and depth to it that is hypnotic and vocally, he’s as stand-out Vocalist. I absolutely adore his popular single “Glimpse of Us“, which is still on-repeat after falling in love with it this Summer. The dichotomy of his online brand and the maturity of his Music is a real interesting thing, I’m still trying to understand.

The Japanese-American phenomenon has managed to maintain a low profile despite being popular enough to fill-up HISTORY in Toronto two nights as part of his Smithereens Tour, in support of this third Album of the same name, coming next month.

We are so happy to get to see him over Thanksgiving weekend even though he was laying low covering his face with a neck gator, sunglasses and a ballcap. This actually didn’t come as a surprise as he seems a bit mysterious. Hopefully, one day he’ll be back in town to promote a project and we’ll get a proper snap.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Warner Music)

Inspired by elements of the Easy-Bake Ovens we loved so much as a kid, EASY-BAKE-BATTLE: THE HOME COOKING COMPETITION comes soon to us on Netflix. Produced and hosted by Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowksi, each of these eight x 30 minute episodes sees three Amateur Chefs battle to make quick-preparation meals, under time constraints and sometimes even without an oven! Though the title of this Competition Series is a little misleading – I genuinely thought they would be baking with Easy-Bake Ovens! – this doesn’t mean these challenges are fun and delicious!

Porowski is a knowledgeable and engaging Host and brings aboard some fascinating Guest Judges. Spoiler Alert: Kristen Kish of the latest season of Iron Chef, even makes an appearance! But the true stars of the Show are the Contestants who consistently have to be reminded to keep it simple and despite some of them possessing some impressive techniques, you see them using almost 25 ingredients in a dish, which defeats the concept of “easy”. One episode has the contestants cooking out of a coffee maker and with an iron. I don’t envy the Judges as we don’t quite know if some of these dishes are cooked properly even, but the results time and again are pretty amazing. Even with flops, Contestants are forced to improvise for a shot at a $25k prize each episode!

Truly a fun watch and should garner enough interest for a second season, we hope! EASY-BAKE BATTLE: THE HOME COOKING COMPETITION arrives October 12, 2022 on Netflix.

SMILE continues to bring joy to Horror fans at the Box Office, taking the #1 spot yet again with $17.6 million for Paramount Pictures from 3,659 theatres for a total $48 million in its second weekend out. Amazingly, this isn’t far off its first week numbers which means word of mouth is spreading well.

In second is LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE marking Canadian Singer-Songwriter Shawn Mendes‘ acting debut with $11.5 million from 4,350 theatres for Sony Pictures. The Film gets a passing 68% on the Tomatometer.

Third goes to David O. Russell’s AMSTERDAM, debuting with $6.5 million from 3,005 theatres for 20th Century Studios with 33% on the Tomatometer.

THE WOMAN KING is in fourth with $5.3 million for a total $54.1 million for Sony Pictures in its fourth weekend out.

Rounding-out the Top Five is DON’T WORRY DARLING with $3.4 million for Warner Bros. with $38.4 million.

Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez and JB Smoove star in upcoming Netflix Comedy Series BLOCKBUSTER, set in our favourite Video Rental shop! Here is a brand-new Trailer!

About: An ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America, that explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.

Cast: Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, JB Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn

All ten episodes of BLOCKBUSTER arrive November 3, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

We’re so excited about this! Lindsay Lohan is back in FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS, which is coming soon to Netflix for the Holidays! An official Trailer is now here!

Logline:
A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.

Stills from the Film:

FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS arrives November 10, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

Toronto-based Singer-Songwrtier RÊVE is back with yet another Banger and we’re loving it! Short, sweet and uplifting, she pays tribute to her idols growing-up, sampling Whitney Houston/Chaka Khan‘s “I’m Every Woman” in the chorus. Love this so much – the lush strings, the interpretation and the message -and are excited to hear more from this emerging act! There’s also a 12″ version released as well!

Pre-Save/Pre-Order “Whitney”: https://reve.lnk.to/music