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Hocus Pocus: A Masterclass in Camp

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EJ Moreno revisits the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus – a masterclass in camp… To celebrate the Hocus Pocus sequel currently on Disney+, I wanted to take a look at the Disney Halloween classic. While it’s hard to call a film from 1993 that now sits around 38% on Rotten Tomatoes a “classic,” there’s something to […]

Video Review – V/H/S/99 is a mixed bag of horror treats

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the latest from Shudder, V/H/S 99… Shudder comes with another Halloween-time delight, this time in the form of a new V/H/S entry. The long-running horror anthology franchise is back with a new film, and V/H/S/99 is another fun installment. While V/H/S/99 lacks a bit of the “wow factor” […]

DC Films enters new era with Henry Cavill, Matt Reeves, Dwayne Johnson, and James Gunn

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DC and its film universe are in a rocky spot. While the executives are changing at Warner Bros Discovery, so are the talents in front and behind the cameras. In a new landscape shift from the DCEU, we’ve learned a bit about the plan for the future, and it looks like an interesting upcoming slate. […]

Sydney Sweeney heads to Universal for The Caretaker

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Just days after landing the iconic role of Barbarella, Sydney Sweeney is back with another round of movie news. This time, her next prominent feature has found a new home. The Euphoria actress will star and produce in The Caretaker from Universal Pictures. Deadline reports that the studio just landed the rights to Marcus Kliewer’s […]

Jamie Lee Curtis on a possible Freaky Friday sequel: “I’ve already written to Disney”

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Jamie Lee Curtis is making the press round for Halloween Ends, but she’s still looking back at some of her iconic 00s work. During an interview with The View, the actress was asked about making a return to Freaky Friday, the 2003 Disney remake of the 1976 film starring Jodie Foster. Curtis starred alongside Lindsay […]

Brendan Fraser is ready to face off with The Mummy again

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Universal Pictures’ late 90s action romp The Mummy was a bonafide hit. From fan reception to the box office, the film helped shape Brendan Fraser into the global icon he was then. Could revisiting the cult classic franchise be in the cards? It’s been 14 years since the trilogy closed out with The Mummy: Tomb […]

The Wicker Man receiving TV series adaptation

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It’s been nearly fifty years since The Wicker Man scared audiences with its folk horror. Now, the terrifying tale is heading to the small screen in a new adaptation. Deadline reports Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s The Imaginarium have acquired the rights from Studiocanal, and are currently pitching the TV series to potential broadcasters alongside […]

Lucy Liu in talks to join Red One alongside Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans

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Lucy Liu is getting festive for Prime Video’s Red One as Deadline reports that the actress is in talks to join the upcoming holiday film by Jumanji franchise director Jake Kasdan.  Liu will star in the holiday comedy alongside Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and Kiernan Shipka, while Chris Morgan (Fast & Furious) has penned the script. Details on the […]

Dwayne Johnson says the whole point of the Black Adam movie is for eventual Superman face-off

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We are entering a new era of the DC Universe, and the man ushering this in is Black Adam himself, Dwayne Johnson. Johnson also knows in this era that DC will need to see significant moments to get fans hooked back into the world. So, the producer/actor is planning some major things, like having his […]