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Video Review – Marvel’s Moon Knight struggles as it finds its footing in the MCU

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Marvel’s Moon Knight… Marvel takes Moon Knight to Disney+, and the series is off to a rocky start. Can the final two episodes save the MCU’s new hero? At times, it feels like Disney is trying to stuff a Netflix Marvel show into their formulaic MCU style. Join […]

Video Review – Deep Water struggles to be erotic or thrilling

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EJ Moreno with a video review of 2022’s Deep Water… Adrian Lyne returning to the world of erotic thrillers should be a joyous moment. From 9 1/2 Weeks to Unfaithful, the filmmaker knows how to shock and awe, but maybe the break between films has lessened his scandalous abilities. Deep Water is too tame, too […]

Video Review – Sebastian Stan Eats Up His Best Role Yet with Fresh

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EJ Moreno with a review of Mimi Cave’s Fresh starring Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones… With elements of American Psycho, Ex Machina, and Promising Young Woman sprinkled throughout, Fresh feels tailor-made for my sensibilities. It all comes together with Mimi Cave’s brilliant direction of Lauryn Kahn’s script, a pair that I will need to see […]

Video Review – The Batman becomes the World’s Greatest Batman Movie

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EJ Moreno with a ★★★★★ video review of The Batman… 2022 sees the arrival of a new Batman movie and a new Batman, and director Matt Reeves and star Robert Pattinson show why this character is a timeless icon. Critic EJ Moreno calls this masterful and the best Batman movie yet; check out his full […]

Video Review – Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a gory surprise!

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Netflix’s new Texas Chainsaw Massacre… Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 is here, and it’s a fairly standard entry into the slasher genre. While it has issues, Leatherface is back and more brutal than ever. A pleasant gory horror surprise from Netflix. Watch the review below, and be sure to follow […]

Video Review – Marry Me is saved by Owen Wilson’s charming performance

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Marry Me starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson… Owen Wilson is fresh off Loki and stepping into one of his most charming roles yet. Joined by Jennifer Lopez, the pair make Marry Me more than just Valentine’s Day rom-com and something worthwhile. Watch the review below, and be sure […]

Video Review – Uncharted misses the mark on every level

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Uncharted… Uncharted, the movie based on the Playstation game, is as mediocre and boring as you’d expect. The worst part? This could’ve been a smash hit with the right people behind it. Tom Holland and director Ruben Fleischer are strong filmmakers, but can’t elevate the bland script and […]

The Best Slasher Movie Franchises of the Post-Scream Era

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EJ Moreno ranks the five best slasher film franchises post-Scream… Slashers were all the rage for a while, but it would quickly fizzle out like most trends. In the 1980s, the horror subgenre was at its peak with series like Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, and Friday The 13th. Then Wes Craven […]

Exclusive Interview – Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerald Funk and Rich Ragsdale on horror film The Long Night

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Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, and Rich Ragsdale discuss The Long Night… Scout Taylor-Compton leads a brand new horror film from Rich Ragsdale. The pair are joined by co-star Nolan Gerard Funk for a sit-down interview with host EJ Moreno, where the trio talk about The Long Night, horror filmmaking, and if Scout will produce […]