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Movie Review – Outlaw Posse (2024)

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Outlaw Posse, 2024.Written and Directed by Mario Van Peebles. Starring Mario Van Peebles, William Mapother, John Carroll Lynch, D.C. Young Fly, Mandela Van Peebles, Amber Reign Smith, Jake Manley, Neal McDonough, Madison Calley, Allen Payne, Swen Temmel, Edward James Olmos, Cedric the Entertainer, Meadow Williams, Brian Presley, Eddie Spears, Scytorya Rhodes, Golden Garnick, Charlie Mulluk, […]

8MM: The Polarizing Mystery Thriller at 25

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Hasitha Fernando revisits 8MM on its 25th anniversary…Filmmaker Joel Schumacher has churned out an impressive slate of movies in the past, that include the likes of St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down and The Client. However, one of his most underrated efforts celebrates its anniversary today and that film is none other than […]

Epic trailer for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga teases how the West was won

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Warner Bros and New Line have released the trailer for Kevin Costner’s eagerly anticipated two-part Western epic Horizon: An American Saga. Costner returns behind the camera for the first time since 2003’s Open Range to direct a huge ensemble cast that includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim […]

Movie Review – Camp Pleasant Lake (2024)

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Camp Pleasant Lake, 2024.Directed by Thomas Walton. Starring Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Aarons, Michael ParéSYNOPSIS: 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 fans is often in […]

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 honest and quiet […]

Lionsgate developing modern American Psycho remake

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Can Bret Easton Ellis’ seminal novel American Psycho work in the modern age? Lionsgate is willing to find out with a new remake in the works.Per The InSneider, the studio wants to bring the story into the new age. This sees the original novel and the iconic 2000 film moving from yuppie-filled 1980s to something […]

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 a […]

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 horror movies […]

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 hugely […]