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Movie Review – Camp Pleasant Lake (2024)

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Camp Pleasant Lake, 2024. Directed by Thomas Walton. Starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons, Michael Paré SYNOPSIS:  A couple reopen a campsite as an immersive attraction for horror fans. The events of the past intertwine with the present in mysterious and horrifying ways.  The campsite is such a staple of slasher horror films. The comfort for […]

Movie Review – Red Right Hand (2024)

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Red Right Hand, 2024. Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms. Starring Orlando Bloom, Andie MacDowell, Scott Haze, Chapel Oaks, Garret Dillahunt, Mo McRae, Brian Geraghty, Kenneth Miller, Nicholas Logan, James Lafferty, Alexander Park, Jeremy Ratchford, Daniel David Stewart, Harrison Stone, Zach Meiser, Tom Fugedi, and William McKinney. SYNOPSIS: Cash is trying to live an […]

Rogue One’s Gareth Edwards set to direct new Jurassic World film

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Following David Leitch’s revolving door involvement on Universal’s new installment of Jurassic World, it has been announced that Rogue One director Gareth Edwards is in talks to orchestrate the Dino-mayhem for the July 2, 2025 release.  With Universal and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners steadfastly sticking to their release date, who better to take control of […]

Six Overhated Modern Horror Movies

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EJ Moreno looks at six overhated recent horror movies… Horror is often the genre that gets this most unfair shake of things. Often, mainstream critics and audiencegoers don’t “get” what the genre film is going for and will write it off as ‘bad’ instead of ‘not for them.’ So, we’ve compiled a list of modern […]

Ian McDiarmid defends Emperor Palpatine’s return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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Almost five years on and the decision to resurrect Emperor Palpatine as the ultimate ‘big bad’ for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker remains a controversial one, coming as it did as part of a hastily-cobbled together final chapter of not only the Disney Sequel Trilogy, but the entire ‘Skywalker Saga’. In the wake of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Vampirella/Dracula: Rage #5

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Dynamite Entertainment unleashes Vampirella/Dracula: Rage #5 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… The only thing worse than being trapped on a packed subway train during a power outage is being trapped on a packed subway train during a power outage with […]

Christopher Nolan would “love to make a horror film” if he can find “a really exceptional idea”

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Christopher Nolan has tackled superhero blockbusters and indie hits and even took a 3-hour drama to a billion dollars. But he’s never ventured into the world of horror filmmaking. While recently participating in the Q&A to promote Oppenheimer, Nolan was asked if he would tackle a horror film, and he’s very open to the idea. […]

Warner killed Superman & Lois to make room for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy

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For years, DC was happy with multiple versions of their iconic heroes filling the television and film spaces. We had multiple versions of The Flash, a handful of Batman projects, and, of course, Superman & Lois began during a rocky time for Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel era.  This mindset isn’t the way of the […]

Movie Review – Out of Darkness (2022)

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Out of Darkness, 2022. Directed by Andrew Cumming. Starring Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Luna Mwezi, Arno Lüning. SYNOPSIS:  In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan […]