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Movie Review – Come As You Are (2020)

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Come As You Are, 2020. Directed by Richard Wong. Starring Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, and Gabourey Sidibe. SYNOPSIS: Three disabled men are joined by a van driver on a road trip to lose their virginity at a brothel in Canada. Come As You Are reminds me of the raunchy teen comedies of the […]

The Invisible Man scaring up impressive $26 million domestic opening

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Blumhouse seems to have something on their hands with The Invisible Man , with the horror remake materializing a projected opening weekend box office of $26 million at 3,610 North American locations. The Saturday estimates are placing the film in the first place position, besting the former number one Sonic The Hedgehog, which will bring […]

Syfy to adapt George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead as TV series

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With a push to bring more horror television to the channel, Syfy announced to Deadline that will adapt a classic George A. Romero film as a series. Syfy has given a 10-episode order for Day of the Dead, a remake of the cult classic 1985 original, which followed a group of military officers and scientists living […]

Video Review – The Invisible Man (2020)

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The Invisible Man, 2020. Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, Michael Dorman, Harriet Dyer, Benedict Hardie, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. In this video review, EJ reviews The Invisible Man, the latest horror film from Blumhouse. After the lackluster start of The Dark Universe, this is a welcomed changed back to straight-forward […]

Macaulay Culkin joins season 10 of American Horror Story

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Macaulay Culkin is now part of the American Horror Story franchise, recently being added for the upcoming tenth season. Creator Ryan Murphy announced the cast members with a video posted to his Instagram, featuring the song “Dead of Night” by Orville Peck. Is that a clue at the upcoming season’s theme? There is still no […]

Video Review – Onward (2020)

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Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Ali Wong, Lena Waithe, and Mel Rodriguez. In this video review, EJ reviews the latest Pixar film, Onward. With the high standards set by the brand’s usual work, join EJ as he dives into why this one […]

Video Review – The Photograph (2020)

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The Photograph, 2020. Directed by Stella Meghie. Starring LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Teyonah Parris, Rob Morgan, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lil Rel Howery, and Courtney B. Vance. In this video review, EJ reviews The Photograph, a new romance movie just in time for Valentine’s Day. Join our critic as he talks about what he […]

Video Review – Downhill (2020)

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Downhill, 2020. Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell. In this video review, EJ reviews the latest comedy, Downhill. He dives into the lackluster comedic effort while trying to find ways to praise the always great Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Watch the review below, and be sure to head on over […]

The Fantabulous Queer Appeal of Birds of Prey

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EJ Moreno on Birds of Prey’s LGBTQ influences… Early in the production of the latest DC movie, I noticed an exciting development. Loud costumes showcased from on-set photos, rumors of Black Mask being a gay villain swirled, and the filmmakers talked about removing the male gaze. All of those details perked up my ears as […]