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Rejoice fans of the Demigod wonder, Percy Jackson son of Poseidon! While we patiently await the beginning of production for a second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+, author and creator Rick Riordan has just released a new story. Wrath of the Triple Goddess picks up from Chalice of the Gods, where our hero is in need of
Read MoreMost of us can remember how difficult the transition from young adult to the real world can be; going from being the biggest fish in a small pond, feeling invincible in almost every respect, to feeling small and insignificant. That cycle repeats throughout life as we outgrow one situation and move on to the next. Those transitional periods can be so
Read MoreIf you have never seen Hayao Miyazaki’s Howl’s Moving Castle, I must sincerely ask you what you are doing with your life. Do you hate love, fun, and wizards? Why have you chosen to punish yourself like this? Luckily, you have a chance to rectify this situation: for its 20th anniversary, Howl’s Moving Castle is in theaters nationwide starting September 26!
Read MoreWe continue our Fantastic Fest coverage with two of the most heartfelt experiences of the entire festival. Both have beautiful messages and were crafted with such love and care. The first is Dreamworks Animation’s latest effort, The Wild Robot, which sees the filmmaker behind How to Train Your Dragon tackle a new experience about parenting and raising children through the eyes
Read MoreThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon swiftly returned for season two, after only a short year-long intermission after the well-received first season. The second season features a bit of an expansion, as it adds longtime TWD alum Melissa McBride, returning to the role of Carol Peletier. Other returning cast includes Norman Reedus, Clemence Poesy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laika
Read MoreFantastic Fest 2024 is well underway and I had a chance to catch two more films screening there, Sean Baker’s Anora and Saturday Night, based on the beginnings of Saturday Night Live. Check out what I thought below! Anora: A slice of life film with a powerful message The Florida project is one of the best slice-of-life pictures in a long
Read MoreApartment 7A is a new streaming exclusive prequel from Paramount, set one year before the events of Rosemary’s Baby. Julia Garner portrays Terry Gionoffrio, a minor character in the original film, and the Castevet’s former tenant. The expansion of Terry’s backstory and the gradual incorporation of Rosemary’s Baby plot was an excellent choice for the prequel narrative. Apartment 7A is set
Read MoreFantastic Fest 2024 kicked off with a bang yesterday. Many titles were at the festival, including The Rule of Jenny Pen, Never Let Go, and an acid trip of a concert with a weird fast-food-inspired band called Mac Sabbath. The festival also gave horror fans a debut for the latest sequel, Terrifier 3. We were able to catch all of these
Read MoreAlthough The Batman sequel is seemingly far away, fans of both DC and the universe put together by Matt Reeves have much to look forward to with The Penguin. If the first episode is anything to go off for the rest of the series, we are in for an absolute treat of an actual television series. With seven more episodes, this
Read MoreThe Substance has been activated! The buzzy festival film is now being released widely in cinemas around the world. Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid, The Substance is a brand-new body horror film combining sleek modern filmmaking with the gruesome core of B-movie exploitation. Join John and Vin as they break down
Read MoreAgatha All Along may be one of the most unlikely successes in the MCU. This new corner of the franchise takes viewers into a dark, witchy landscape anchored by an incredible cast, strong writing, and rich Marvel world building that’s been missing from recent projects. Powered by the creatives behind WandaVision, the most critically successful Marvel Disney+ original series to date,
Read MoreDeadpool & Wolverine may be the only film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to hit theaters in 2024, but it’s not the only MCU project to be released this year. Agatha All Along, the long-awaited spinoff to 2021’s WandaVision, hits Disney+ with its first two episodes on September 18. While the former has been a blockbuster sensation, racking up over 1
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