Author: Francis

Strange Days is a film that has been somewhat overlooked and underrated, slipping by the wayside. It only started gaining more attention recently, thanks to its availability on MAX’s streaming service. For a long time, it was one of those films that existed mostly on VHS, and only recently did it see a release in a nice collector’s disc set. It’s a great addition to your collection, especially since it makes for a great rewatch each New Year’s Eve. The film stands out not only as a superb piece of sci-fi, but also as a truly twisted whodunnit. Strange Days…

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The Wanted Man is the new action movie starring Dolph Lundgren, Michael Worth, and are Kelsey Grammer. Johansen is an aging detective, whose outdated policing methods have given the department a recent public relations problem. To save his job, he is sent to Mexico to extradite a female witness (Villa) to the murders of two DEA agents. Once there, he finds not only his old opinions challenged, but that bad hombres on both sides of the border are now gunning for him and his witness. Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger of Millennium Media will produce along with executive producers Avi…

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A brand new featurette video delves (sorry) into the murky depths of a pool party scene from new Blumhouse horror, Night Swim. By Rachael Harper 03-01-24 3,632 Director Bryce McGuire and the cast of Night Swim discuss the difficulties of filming a movie in the water in a brand new behind-the-scenes featurette on the upcoming horror produced by James Wan. Watch it here… Night Swim follows Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve, teenage daughter Izzy and young son Elliot. Secretly…

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The Big Picture Nimona changes the bittersweet ending of the graphic novel to a more hopeful one in the animated film adaptation. The film takes a more positive tone overall, emphasizing themes of hope, change, and dismantling harmful systems. The movie’s happy ending is a step in the right direction for queer representation, showing that queer people can have a better world and happy endings too. Nimona is a miracle. The animated film, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by creator ND Stevenson, spent years in troubled development, switching studios, and almost being killed by Disney before…

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Eddie Murphy finally returns as Alex F in Beverly Hills Cop 4. Detective Axel Foley is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she and Foley team up with a new partner and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy. Jerry Bruckheimer is back as producer with the film to be exclusively release on Netflix. The franchise was originally launched in 1984 followed by two sequels in 1987 and 1994. The film will premiere in summer 2024. Watch the trailer below.

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Many people would tell you that the horror genre was destroyed by rip-offs. They’ll say they sacrifice originality, that they’re an insult to the great creators, directors, and writers who make horror so special. But the reality is that the horror genre has been defined by remakes, sequels and, yes, rip offs. The film business is a business first and foremost and that’s where the money has always been, in copying what’s come before. Usually, it’s a surefire way to make as much money, if not more, while spending less. For a producer, it’s a no-brainer. It’s expected. Obviously a…

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As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Steven Yeun will not be starring in Marvel’s anti-hero movie, Thunderbolts. Like many upcoming movies, Thunderbolts‘ release date has been pushed due to last year’s strikes – moving from July 2024 to July 2025. Though Yeun was never officially announced to star in the movie, The Walking Dead actor did speak to Empire magazine back in 2023 about the role, saying that the “intentions of the particular character that they wanted me to play were very clear, and that’s what drew me to the film”. Set to be directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts follows a…

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If you’re looking for DVDs and Blu-Rays in 2024, your best buy may come somewhere other than Best Buy! That’s because the retail giant recently confirmed that they will be phasing out their DVD and Blu-Ray sales this year. Rumblings had started to surface that Best Buy would be exiting the digital media landscape, with The Digital Bits first reporting in the fall talks that the retailer was planning to make the move. That was soon followed by a statement from Best Buy to Variety that read, “To state the obvious, the way we watch movies and TV shows is…

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2023 was a great year for movies. Even though there was turmoil galore within the business, as a consumer of the product, it was more than satisfactory. Obviously, the big-ticket item of the year was the Barbenheimer craze, but there were so many movies that were well worth the price of admission, especially within the horror genre. Horror movies grossed almost a billion dollars at the box office (domestically) in 2023, per The Numbers, and show no signs of slowing down come 2024, hopefully eclipsing the billion-dollar threshold (domestically) by this time next year. 2023 was an especially big movie…

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The Brothers Sun is the new Netflix series starring Michelle Yeoh and Justin Chien. When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen, and his naive younger brother, Bruce – who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now. But as Taipei’s deadliest societies and a new rising faction go head-to-head for dominance — Charles, Bruce and their mother must heal the wounds caused by their separation and figure out what brotherhood and family truly…

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