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Movie Review – Uncle Frank (2020)

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Uncle Frank, 2020. Written and Directed by Alan Ball. Starring Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale, Stephen Root, and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: Accompanied by his teenage niece, a gay literature professor reluctantly returns home to attend his father’s funeral. For lack of a better phrase, I am the “Uncle […]

The Croods: A New Age – A Surprisingly Fun Time | Movie Review

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The Croods: A New Age, 2020. Directed by Joel Crawford. Featuring the voice talents of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, Kelly Marie Tran, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, Randy Thom, Cloris Leachman, Chris Sanders, and Tara Strong. The Croods 2, also known as The Croods: A New Age, is one of […]

The Last of Us TV series gets greenlight from HBO

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One of the most beloved video games in modern memory, The Last of Us will make its way to televisions worldwide as HBO has officially greenlit the TV series adaptation. Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin will write and executive produce the series, along with Neil Druckmann, the writer and creative director of the game. Carolyn Strauss […]

Marvel taps The Molyneux Sisters to write Deadpool 3 with Ryan Reynolds returning

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For fans of the Deadpool films, there’s finally some movement concerning the third installment. Since the Fox merger with Disney, Marvel Studios has been a bit muted about any updates. That’s changed now with some brand new writers brought on board for the next movie! Deadline reports that Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin will write […]

Channing Tatum to re-team with Lord and Miller for mystery Universal Monsters project

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Channing Tatum looks set to tackle one of the iconic characters from the Universal Monsters catalog, but not in the way you’d expect. Deadline reports that Tatum will star in the film, where he’ll reteam with Phil Lord and Chris Miller in the upcoming genre-bending project. Sources close to Deadline note that the film is […]

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Career Best For Everyone | Video Review

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman,  Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will be known as Chadwick Boseman’s final film, but the movie is so much more than that. Our host EJ Moreno discusses this upcoming Academy Awards contender. From […]

Happiest Season – Representation Matters, Even In Christmas Films | Movie Review

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Happiest Season, 2020. Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Holland, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen. The LGBTQ community gets their first mainstream Christmas movie, and our host EJ Moreno breaks down why Happiest Season is a wholesome good time. Everything you’ve come to know and love […]

Joe Manganiello shares new Deathstroke image from Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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As we get closer to the release of Justice League on HBO Max, the film’s new images keep flooding in – though today’s latest photo release comes with a good cause. Joe Manganiello took to his Twitter account to share the link to the Autumn Snyder Tribute Fund, a campaign to raise money for the […]

Nominations for the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards announced

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Honoring the best in superheroes, science-fiction, action, fantasy, horror, and animation, the Critics Choice Super Awards have announced their first-ever nominees for the inaugural event. Included in the nominations are hit films like Da 5 Bloods, The Invisible Man, and Birds of Prey, as well as independent darlings like Palm Springs, The Rental, and Possessor. […]

Movie Review – Thirst (2020)

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Thirst, 2020. Directed Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Gaukur Úlfarsson. Starring Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Hulda Lind Kristinsdóttir, ngvar E. Sigurdsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir and Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir. SYNOPSIS: The drug addict Hulda is arrested after she’s accused of murdering her brother. After she is let go because of insufficient evidence, she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old gay vampire. Together […]