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EJ Moreno

WTF Happened in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm?! | Video Review

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2020. Directed by Jason Woliner. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Irina Nowak. From its jokes to its main character, our critic EJ Moreno feels like not much has changed in the world of Borat. When the world is […]

Netflix to campaign for the late Chadwick Boseman as Best Actor in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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While the award season heats up, one thing seems set in stone, and that is a nomination for Chadwick Boseman in either of his two films this year for Netflix. Before his passing, Boseman completed Da 5 Bloods and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, both awards contenders in their own right. It seems now like Netflix […]

Jared Leto set to return as the Joker in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Well, it seems you can never keep a good clown down. After receiving a divisive reaction in 2016’s Suicide Squad, it looks like we haven’t seen the last of Jared Leto as the DCEU’s Joker as he is set to appear in the much anticipated Zack Synder cut of Justice League on HBO Max. Sources […]

Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis rom-com Happiest Season moving to Hulu

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Hulu is offering up a big holiday gift to viewers this November. From Clea DuVall, Happiest Season was originally coming to the theatres on November 20th, but the romantic comedy has found a new home for the holidays. While Hulu is getting the film in the US, the original distributor and the film’s co-financier, Sony […]

On The Rocks is Sofia Coppola’s most lackluster film yet | Video Review

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On The Rocks, 2020. Directed by Sofia Coppola Starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans On The Rocks stars two strong actors and one of the most intriguing directors working today, but sadly they couldn’t do much with this material. Too small scale to feel impactful, there’s just not a lot our critic EJ […]

Movie Review – Beasts Clawing At Straws (2020)

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Beasts Clawing At Straws, 2020. Directed by Kim Yong-hoon. Starring Jeon Do-yeon, Jung Woo-sung, Youn Yuh-jung, Bae Seong-woo, Shin Hyun-bin, Jung Man-sik, Jin Kyung and Jung Ga-ram. SYNOPSIS: A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his […]

Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final role, this first look at the biopic of Ma Rainey looks to be as powerful as expected. Check out the trailer below along with the poster and official synopsis… Tensions […]

Ranking The Ten Most Impactful Slasher Movie Franchises

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EJ Moreno ranks the ten biggest slasher franchises… From Halloween to Hellraiser, slashers are a huge part of what makes horror so great. But who is the king of the kills? Which slasher franchise ranks as the best of the best? Below, our host EJ Moreno dives into the ten biggest slasher franchises of all […]

Grease spinoff series retitled Rise of the Pink Ladies, moves from HBO Max to Paramount+

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No longer going by its original name given to it by HBO Max, Rydell High is getting a makeover like the iconic character Sandy did in the film. Variety is reporting that the series will undergo a name change and finding a new film; the Grease spinoff series is now going by Rise of the […]