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EJ Moreno

The Flash, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow and Riverdale among 12 shows renewed by The CW

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A long tradition done by the network, The CW has renewed almost their entire slate for the 2021-22 season. This includes a majority of their DC shows, as well as fan-favorite series Riverdale.The entire line-up of renewals includes the newcomer Walker getting a second season, which also saw five more episodes added to the current […]

Netflix acquires Sundance darling Passing for over $15 million

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Sundance is over, and the most notable films from the event are beginning to find their home. During the festival, Apple acquired CODA for a record-breaking $25M, while Jockey was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its festival premiere. Now, the period drama Passing has been purchased.Late on Wednesday evening, news broke that […]

Zack Snyder’s Justice League gets R-rating for “violence and language”

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Ever the pusher of boundaries, the once PG-13 Justice League is gone, and Zack Snyder is replacing it with his now R-rated Director’s Cut.As per Filmratings.com, Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be rated R. The film has received this rating for violence and some language. For comparison, the film’s theatrical version was only rated PG-13 […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival announces its award winners

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As the 2021 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, we begin the next era in film. After six days of the virtual film festival and over 70 feature films on display, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place last night. One of the biggest winners of the evening, and the whole festival, […]

Idris and Sabrina Elba team with Crunchyroll for anime series Dantai

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Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina, are entering the world of anime. The pair will team with Crunchyroll, the leading home for anime, for a new animated fantasy series with the working title Dantai. Dantai is described as a “dark fantasy” mixed with a little “Afro-futuristic science fiction.” From the show’s official logline, the series […]

Zack Snyder teases first look at Jared Leto’s Joker in Justice League

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We recently learned that Jared Leto’s take on the Joker would appear in the Director’s Cut of Zack Snyder’s Justice League and now we have our first teaser image of how his Clown Prince of Crime will look in this 4-hour epic.Described by Zack Snyder as a “road-weary Joker,” this version will honor what David […]

WTF Happened In Prisoners of the Ghostland?! | 2021 Sundance Video Review

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Prisoners of the Ghostland, 2021.Directed by Sion Sono. Starring Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Ed Skrein, Bill Moseley, Yuzuka Nakaya, and Tak Sakaguchi.Nicolas Cage is known for his bizarre films. The same can be said about Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono. When these two minds mix, it’s nothing but pure insanity – though Prisoners of […]

On The Count of Three: A Nihilist Dark Comedy | Sundance 2021 Video Review

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On The Count of Three, 2021.Directed Jerrod Carmichael. Starring Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove, Lavell Crawford, and Henry Winkler.SYNOPSIS:Two guns. Two best friends. And a pact to end their lives when the day is done.Would you do anything for your best friend? On The Count of Three puts that theory to the […]

Wrong Turn 2021 – The Horror Reboot No One Expected | Video Review

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Wrong Turn, 2021.Directed by Mike P. Nelson. Starring Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Daisy Head, Bill Sage, and Matthew Modine.The latest installment in the long-running slasher franchise Wrong Turn is getting a brand-new 2021 makeover. Gone are the deformed mountain men of previous entries, and we are meeting The Foundation. From its […]