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First trailer for Michael Bay’s Ambulance starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza Gonzalez

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Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer and a poster for Michael Bay’s upcoming thriller Ambulance which follows brothers Will (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), and Danny (Jake Gyllenhaal) as they hijack an emergency vehicle and find themselves in a high-speed pursuit after their getaway from the biggest bank heist in L.A. history goes awry; check them […]

New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film to be written by Colin and Casey Jost

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be returning to the big screen as Deadline reports that Saturday Night Live veteran Colin Jost and his brother Casey Jost will be writing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film for Paramount. Plot details are being kept under wraps and it is unknown whether the Josts film will be a reboot […]

Welcome to The Rock’s 25th Anniversary

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Ricky Church revisits The Rock on its 25th anniversary… The Rock contains so many hallmarks of 1990s movie-making: rogue army operatives, a deadly MacGuffin, a buddy cop story of two completely different personalities and, of course, Nicolas Cage acting his zany, goofy yet somehow still serious self. And when you have Nic Cage starring opposite […]

Jake Gyllenhaal, Dylan O’Brien and Eiza Gonzalez in talks for Michael Bay’s Ambulance

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Last week it was reported that Michael Bay is set to direct a remake of the 2005 Danish psychological thriller Ambulance, and now THR is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Dylan O’Brien (American Assassin) and Eiza Gonzalez (Bloodshot) are in talks to star. The contained thriller is described as “a three-hander that […]

Michael Bay’s Transformers Franchise Is Even Worse Than We Remember

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Red Stewart delves into why Bayformers was really that bad… It’s been close to four years since the latest Michael Bay-directed Transformers film, and yet their legacy lives on. Bay decided to imbue these flicks with dumb insults and crass humor, and so his work deserves to be critiqued forever. Here are five of the […]

Below the Scrotum: The Most Atrocious Moments in Michael Bay’s Transformers Movies

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Red Stewart presents five of the worst moments in Bayformers… We know, we know, at this point in pop culture and cinematic history it’s low hanging fruit. Picking on action director Michael Bay’s five Transformers films, colloquially referred to as “Bayformers,” is one of the easiest things any individual or amateur critic can do. But, […]

Songbird – A Romantic Thriller for the Pandemic Era | Video Review

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Songbird, 2020. Directed by Adam Mason. Starring KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Craig Robinson, Bradley Whitford, Peter Stormare, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Walter Hauser, and Demi Moore. While other critics don’t seem to enjoy this, our host EJ Moreno dives into why Songbird doesn’t really offend him. There’s enough in this film to enjoy the ride from […]

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II set for Michael Bay’s Ambulance

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Aquaman and Watchmen star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has signed on for a role in Ambulance, the upcoming thriller from director Michael Bay, which will see him starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home) and Eiza Gonzalez (Bloodshot). Based on the 2005 Danish psychological thriller of the same name, Ambulance is described as “a three-hander that […]

Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller Songbird going straight to PVOD

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STXfilms has announced that Songbird, the Michael Bay-produced pandemic thriller which became the first film to shoot in Los Angeles during the global health crisis, will be skipping a theatrical release and premiere in the U.S. as a premium video on-demand release from December 11th. “The pandemic has affected every aspect of our business, from […]