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Image: Marvel StudiosThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has managed to catapult several actors to stardom, and Chris Hemsworth is one of its best poster boys. Previously best known for playing Kirk’s dad in the opening minutes of Star Trek’s 2009 reboot, the first Thor movie from 2011 supercharged his career like a bolt of lightning, to the point where he’s got a new action franchise in the form of Netflix’s Extraction and the recent Disney+ series, Limitless.Limitless recently premiered, and it’s during the fourth episode…

An old friendship turns sour at the centre of Martin McDonagh's fourth feature, The Banshees of Inisherin. Set in 1923 in the fictional Aran island of Inisherin, the director acutely establishes the bewilderment of the close-knit countryside when the unusual breakup of a relationship is put out loud. "I just don’t like you no more,” says Colm (Brendan Gleeson) to Pádraic (Colin Farrell) when the latter asks him why he won't go to the local pub with him. “You liked me yesterday,” Pádraic reasons, unable to grasp the…

Eternals — out now in cinemas worldwide — has a lot to show. After all, it's the second-longest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of all time, with a 156-minute runtime (including credits), behind only the epic saga-concluding Avengers: Endgame. The Eternals ensemble is made up of 10 immortal beings, led by the likes of Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Richard Madden, and Kumail Nanjiani. Its tale spans several millennia: from 5,000 BC Mesopotamia to present-day London, and 15th-century Spanish conquest to 400 AD Gupta Empire.…