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‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ Returns to Theaters for the 20th Anniversary

September 26, 2024 Izzy Friedman Animation, Anime, Studio Ghibli 7 min read

If you have never seen Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle, I must sincerely ask you what you are doing with

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Fantastic Fest 2024: ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Will & Harper’ Reviews

September 25, 2024 John Dotson Animation, Documentary, DreamWorks, Family Films & Shows, Fantastic Fest, Film Festivals, LGBTQ+, Netflix 5 min read

We continue our Fantastic Fest coverage with two of the most heartfelt experiences of the entire festival. Both have beautiful

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Fantastic Fest 2024 Movie Reviews: ‘Anora’ and ‘Saturday Night’

September 22, 2024 John Dotson Comedy Films & Shows, Drama Films & Shows, Fantastic Fest, Film Festivals, Neon, Universal Studios 5 min read

Fantastic Fest 2024 is well underway and I had a chance to catch two more films screening there, Sean Baker’s

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‘Apartment 7A’ Is A Chilling Prequel To A 60s Classic

September 20, 2024 Anthony Flagg Horror Films & Shows, Paramount+, Thriller Films & Shows 6 min read

Apartment 7A is a new streaming exclusive prequel from Paramount, set one year before the events of Rosemary’s Baby. Julia

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Fantastic Fest 2024 Movie Review: ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’

September 20, 2024 John Dotson Fantastic Fest, Film Festivals, Horror Films & Shows, Shudder 3 min read

Fantastic Fest 2024 kicked off with a bang yesterday. Many titles were at the festival, including The Rule of Jenny

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‘The Substance’ Movie Review with John & Vin

September 19, 2024 Vin Horror Films & Shows 1 min read

The Substance has been activated! The buzzy festival film is now being released widely in cinemas around the world. Written

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Witness the Rise of Heroes in ‘Transformers One’

September 17, 2024 Brian Kitson Animation, Family Films & Shows, Paramount, Sci-Fi Films & Shows, Transformers 6 min read

I know what you’re thinking… does the world need another Transformers film? That thought also crossed my mind when I

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‘The Killer’s Game’ Is A Double-Genre Mess

September 16, 2024 Anthony Flagg Action Films & Shows, Comedy Films & Shows, Lionsgate 5 min read

After a lengthy spell in development purgatory, and various changes in lead actor, The Killer’s Game has finally hit theaters.

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Re-Establishes Tim Burton’s Talent

September 5, 2024 James Preston Poole Beetlejuice, Comedy Films & Shows 6 min read

36 years have passed since the original Beetlejuice. Over a decade has passed since Tim Burton has made anything worth more

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‘Afraid’ (2024) Is A Hilariously Misguided A.I. Horror Movie

September 4, 2024 James Preston Poole Blumhouse, Horror Films & Shows, Sci-Fi Films & Shows, Sony 6 min read

Afraid is a movie so ill-conceived, so scattershot, so deeply confused about what it’s supposed to be that it might as well have been written by A.I. itself.