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Candyman’s Nia DaCosta to helm Captain Marvel 2

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From the world of horror to the MCU, Nia DaCosta is about to have a marvellous new project. Deadline is reporting that DaCosta, the filmmaker behind the upcoming Candyman remake, will direct the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel. Though Disney and Marvel Studios have not made an official comment on it yet, DaCosta is reportedly close […]

Movie Review – Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

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Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo, 2019. Directed by Brett Harvey. Featuring Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, and Donal Logue SYNOPSIS: A deep dive into the back story and personal life of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable character actors. Almost everyone knows Danny Trejo. If it’s from his family films like Spy Kids […]

Video Review – Gaspar Noe’s Climax

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Climax, 2019. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull, Giselle Palmer, Taylor Kastle, and Thea Carla Schott. Climax is an exercise in extreme filmmaking, and one of Gaspar Noe’s best films. When the action picks up, you can’t tear you eyes away from the screen. Even when the sickest […]

Sarah Paulson takes a villainous turn in first trailer for Netflix’s Ratched

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While fans of Ryan Murphy are undoubtedly upset that there will be no American Horror Story season this year, the creator is offering up something in the same vein. Today, the first trailer for Ratched dropped and it’s promisingly a darkly surreal adventure. Netflix is giving fans a One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest prequel, […]

Movie Review – Holy Trinity (2019)

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Holy Trinity, 2019. Directed by Molly Hewitt. Starring Molly Hewitt, Theo Germaine, Heather Lynn, and Imp Queen. SYNOPSIS: A sex-positive dominatrix in Chicago discovers a newfound (and drug-induced) talent for speaking to the dead. Holy Trinity did something I didn’t think was possible in 2020: it reminded me of a John Waters movie. That’s a […]

Pixar’s new original film Luca slated for Summer 2021

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The newest Pixar movie, coming next summer, looks to take viewers on a beautiful Italian adventure with Luca, from Academy Award-nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna) and Cars 3 and Lava producer Andrea Warren. Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable […]

Hollywood’s Jeremy Pope and Janet Mock re-team for Sammy Davis Jr/Kim Novak film

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Janet Mock, one of the creators behind the Emmy-nominated Netflix show Hollywood, is coming with a brand new film that will surely be the talk of the town. Mock will re-team with Jeremy Pope, fresh off an Emmy nomination himself, as they tackle the iconic story of Sammy Davis Jr and Kim Novak’s love affair. […]

Sundance success Kajillionaire gets first trailer

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After making a big splash at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the first look at Miranda July’s Kajillionare has arrived with the release of an official trailer. This film marks July’s first feature since 2011’s The Future and quickly became one of the must-see indie films of 2020. Kajillionare features an ensemble cast […]

Zack Snyder would rather set Justice League on fire than use any of Joss Whedon’s footage in his cut

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During Justice Con, a fan-run event dedicated to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the filmmaker opened up about never-before-released details involving what happened when he stepped down from the 2017 DC blockbuster, which allowed Joss Whedon to take over the reins to produce his own theatrical version. “It certainly was our decision to leave the movie […]