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Red Rooms is a festival favorite film from writer-director Pascal Plante. The movie is already streaming in its home country of Canada, and will release theatrically in the United States starting in September. The French-language film stars Juliette Gariépy as Kelly-Anne and Laurie Babin as Clementine. It’s best to go into Red Rooms with as little information as possible. The basic
Read MoreA directorial debut is a statement of intent. Especially when an actor makes the jump from in front to behind the camera, all eyes are on them to see, more or less, what they’re all about. By the time the title of her first film was announced, it was clear that Zoë Kravitz‘s transition would be a bold one. Although that
Read MoreThe Crow is a new 2024 film adaptation of the 1989 comic by James O’Barr. Directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Zach Baylin & William Schneider, the film stars Bill Skarsgård as The Crow and FKA Twigs as Shelly. This is the first film adaptation of the comic since the 1994 cult classic of the same name, directed by Alex Proyas and written
Read MoreI’ve never been to space, but I think it’s safe to assume it’s a lonely, claustrophobic experience. Being surrounded by a cold, dark void hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth could certainly have a negative effect on the mental well-being of anybody not fully prepared for the treacherous journey. Slingshot, starring Casey Affleck (The Instigators) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix),
Read MoreHave you ever dreamed of winning big in a lottery and think about all of the things that you’d buy? Most of us have at some point. Jackpot! is an action-comedy directed by Paul Feig and starring Awkwafina, John Cena, and Simu Liu. This film is a mix of impressive action sequences, humor, and a unique dystopian narrative. [Warning: Light spoilers from
Read MoreAlien: Romulus is out now! In the story, a brand-new crew of travelers encounter strange creatures on an abandoned space station, bringing the 45-year-old series back to its roots. The seventh movie in the Alien franchise, Romulus is also the first to be produced by Disney. Although it was originally designed for Hulu, the film was eventually released theatrically, directed by
Read MoreFede Álvarez concocts a blend of dread-fueled horror and whacked-out science despite too much franchise reverence.
Read MoreWith Alien: Romulus coming out this week, now is the perfect time to reflect on the origins of the awesome sci-fi horror action by revisiting some of the previous Alien movies! Join John and Vin as they look back on Alien, Aliens, and Alien 3. Through hits, misses, and crossovers alike, this series has become one of the all-time franchise classics.
Read MoreA dozen years ago, I went to Fry’s Electronics and bought all the components to build myself a gaming pc. Why? Because two exciting games had recently been released and they deserved to be played with the best possible setup I could afford then. One of them was Fallout: New Vegas; earlier this year I finally got a TV show for
Read MoreIt’s incredible how much my opinion of M. Night Shyamalan shifted almost overnight after sitting in front of his 2019 masterpiece, Glass. Before, I thought the same thing as everyone else: great first few movies, but his current output has been lacking. I’m not ready to say that The Last Airbender and After Earth are masterpieces, far from it. However, something
Read MoreFantasia Fest brought an unusual horror movie that touches on childhood trauma. The Beast Within brings back the old-school flavor of Hammer monster movies, where everything has a Gothic sensibility and an evocative story. The Beast Within deals with the confusion of growing up in a toxic environment. More specifically, how the brain attempts to cope with said environments; being young,
Read MoreNo hyperbole. You read this correctly. Yugo Sakamoto has pulled off one of the greatest action movies my eyes have ever witnessed in Baby Assassins: Nice Days, which had its Canadian premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival. The sequel to Baby Assassins 2, which vastly improved upon the 2022 microbudget first installment that had two amazing action sequences and not
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