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Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up gets all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande and more

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Adam McKay is known for having impressive casts in his movies, but this might be his best yet as Netflix and McKay have given the previously cast Jennifer Lawrence quite the all-star group of co-stars for the film Don’t Look Up. Today, we’ve learned that Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, […]

Movie Review – Shithouse (2020)

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Shithouse, 2020. Directed by Cooper Raiff. Starring Cooper Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, Logan Miller, Olivia Welch, and Abby Quinn. SYNOPSIS: Lonely college freshman Alex has closed himself off from his peers, who all appear to have this whole “college thing” figured out. But everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a […]

Miami Film Festival GEMS 2020 Review – Black Bear

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Black Bear, 2020. Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Starring Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, and Aubrey Plaza. SYNOPSIS: A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways. Sometimes a film can feel so deeply […]

HBO Max’s Green Lantern series gets the official green light, characters revealed

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Get your power ring ready, as HBO Max is tackling the wild world of Green Lantern. The streaming service has given the official green light for a live-action miniseries based on one of DC Comics’ most iconic characters. But we aren’t just getting one lantern in this series, as the show will depict the wide […]

Pixar’s Soul going straight to Disney+ for Christmas Day release

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What was supposed to be Disney’s latest theatrical release of 2020 is now move to Disney+. On Thursday, the studio announced that Soul, the all-new original feature from Pixar Animation Studios, is moving to their streaming service and coming out this December 25th. Unlike Mulan, which cost $29.99, there will be no additional charge to […]

First teaser trailer for Netflix and David Fincher’s Mank

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David Fincher is back with a brand new film Mank, which dives into a fairly iconic name in the world of film. Fincher looks to tackle the story of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz during one of the most infamous times in his life, the race to finish the script for Citizen Kane. In this first […]

Trailer for trippy Sundance breakout Black Bear starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon

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Black Bear, the latest film from writer-director Lawrence Michael Levine, looks to be a dizzying experience based on this first trailer. In the first look at this breakout hit from the Sundance Film Festival, we see Aubrey Plaza as Allison, a filmmaker needing inspiration, who goes to stay in a lake house with a couple, […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Rose Glass on her film Saint Maud and how Joan of Arc inspired the story

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EJ Moreno speaks to director Rose Glass about her film Saint Maud… Waking up before the sunrises in the US is only worth it if you can interview someone like writer/director Rose Glass. The U.K.-based filmmaker beams with joy and seems so excited to speak about her wonderful debut film. During our chat about Saint […]

Saint Maud – The Best Horror Debut Since Hereditary | Video Review

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Saint Maud, 2020. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Frazer, Lily Knight, Rosie Sansom, and Turlough Convery. The debut feature film from Rose Glass, Saint Maud, sent our host EJ Moreno for the ride of his life. Join the critic as he breaks down what he enjoyed about this religious British […]