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For the Sake of Saving the Oscars, One of These Must Win Best Picture

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of films the Academy Awards needs to nominate… Last year, the Academy Awards brought in some of its lowest ratings, though improving over the year prior. While the state of the prestige Oscars isn’t dependent on viewership, it’s a sign that interest in the once hotly anticipated event is […]

American Primeval adds Jai Courtney, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan and more

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Netflix’s American Primeval has gained 11 new actors, rounding out the cast of the upcoming limited series. Taylor Kitsch will lead the series, and we’ve now learned an all-star group of actors will join him. Kitsch will now be joined by: Jai Courtney, Kyle Bradley Davis, Dane DeHaan, Betty Gilpin, Nick Hargrove, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot Leon, […]

Kevin Feige address how he avoids “superhero fatigue” with over 7 MCU releases a year

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With Marvel releasing so many films and shows a year, it’s easy to assume fans will get tired of all the comic book madness. But the man behind Marvel Studios feels like the stories are so good that fans will keep tuning in. In an interview with The Movie Business Podcast, Marvel Studios President and […]

Joe Cornish compares Attack the Block 2 approach to Terminator 2 and Aliens

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If you’re constantly confused about when we will finally see Attack The Block 2, don’t worry, we have an update. While it’s not a release date, filmmaker Joe Cornish is finally letting us know where we are in the development of the long-awaited sequel. Cornish tells The Kingcast podcast (via Fangoria) that he’s moving along […]

Video Review – Infinity Pool is the first WTF movie experience of 2023

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool… Infinity Pool kicks off the year with what will undoubtedly be the most twisted film of 2023. Brandon Cronenberg is the new gross-out king! In what critic EJ Moreno calls “sick, twisted, offensive, and so deliciously fun,” this 2023 Sundance Film Festival standout is […]

Cluemaster coming to The CW’s Gotham Knights

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Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey will join Gotham Knights, the upcoming series coming to The CW. The real-life couple will star as Arthur and Crystal Brown, a villainous pair. Embry will star as Cluemaster, described as “the meticulous and eccentric host of a Jeopardy-like game show, Arthur is always the smartest person in the room.” […]

Video Review – Magazine Dreams introduces ‘The Year of Jonathan Majors’

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Magazine Dreams starring Jonathan Majors… One actor working today perfectly defines what it means to be a performer in this generation. Jonathan Majors offers controlled chaos; he knows how to distinguish between in-control and unhinged, making it look effortless. No movie has captured his raw talent like Magazine […]

Video Review – Teen Wolf: The Movie (2023)

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Paramount+’s Teen Wolf: The Movie… In its epic return, Teen Wolf returns with a new movie coming to Paramount+, and it doesn’t live up to its potential. Teen Wolf: The Movie sadly feels like a way-too-long episode of a series instead of an actual movie experience. The budget […]

Mia Goth in Pearl and why it needs to break the Oscars Horror curse

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EJ Moreno dives into Pearl’s unlikely journey to the Academy Awards… “It has to be me.” While sitting in on her big audition, Pearl repeats, “It has to be me.” We are seeing a young woman’s drive and hunger for fame push her to do anything to achieve it. While our sweet Pearl doesn’t land […]