BLACK MASS
Johnny Depp in gong winning
form with this gangster tale
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ohnny Depp’s become best
known for doing quirky
comedy in recent years. From
the Pirates of the Caribbean series to
more niche comedies like moustachioed
Mortdecai, he’s avoided playing serious
parts. But Black Mass looks set to
change all that in the very best of ways.
Make no mistake, this is a proper,
grown-up crime drama.
Focussing on the true story of Whitey
Bulger, the most infamous violent
criminal in South Boston’s history,
Depp puts in a turn that is frankly
intimidating and unnerving in equal
measure, with the underlying charm
that saw Whitey becoming the
godfather of the Irish Mob. Check out
the trailer to see exactly how scary
Depp’s made the character, and to
marvel at his self-inflicted male pattern
baldness. All in all this looks brilliant,
and we’ve yet to even mention the
awesome Benedict Cumberbatch!
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THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
Vin Diesel looks to finally have something good that doesn’t involve cars
Vin Diesel swaps
motors for magic
and beards
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e’ll be up front
about this: we like
Vin Diesel, but he’s
never really managed to
strike a chord with us in
anything other than the
franchise behemoth of the
Fast and Furious series
(OK, and Guardians of the
Galaxy!). So we always
hold out hope for him
whenever something that
isn’t that comes along, and
this looks like being just the
film to take him from
behind the wheel. Diesel is
Kaulder, an immortal witch
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hunter who’s been fighting
evil across the globe for
centuries, after the baddest
of all witches stole his
family away and cursed
him. Kaulder managed to
slay his nemesis, but now
she’s back, resurrected and
looking for revenge. This
should be a cracking fantasy
ride, that we’re hoping
manages to avoid driving
down the cringey road that
the likes of Van Helsing
have been down. Come on
Vin, buddy, we’re rooting
for you.