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Reviews
Why ‘Deadly Friend’ Missed Classic Status, Settled for Camp
Wes Craven’s “Deadly Friend” (1986) was the filmmaker’s major studio attempt to recapture lightening in a bottle. The movie came…
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Interviews
Movies Plus Brings ‘Banned’ Movies to Your Streaming Devices
An irresistible “Plot” pushed Cory Tucek to jump the gun on his new streaming platform. Movies Plus wasn’t officially ready last…
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Have We Reached Peak Woke?
Consumers know “Saturday Night Live” is the premiere spot for political comedy. Or, to be more accurate, was the premiere…
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Industry News
Media Rush In to Save ‘Fauci’ Doc
There’s an excellent chance Americans have had their fill of Dr. Anthony Fauci. The elderly bureaucrat and infectious disease guru…
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Why ‘House’ Took More Risks than Most ’80s Horror Films
In Steve Miner’s “House” (1986), William Katt stars as Roger Cobb, a successful horror novelist whose marriage has ended after…
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Industry News
Critics Call Dave Chappelle’s Netflix Special ‘Closer’ Bigoted, Transphobic
Comedian Dave Chappelle stomped across a woke minefield in his 2019 Netflix special “Sticks & Stones.” Joke after joke hit…
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‘God’s Not Dead: We the People’ Is the Movie We Need, Flaws and All
The “God’s Not Dead” franchise caught up to the zeitgeist, and then some. The 2014 original did more than snag…
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Industry News
Here’s What You Didn’t Know About ‘Halloween’
John Carpenter jump-started the slasher genre, for better and decidedly worse, with 1978’s “Halloween.” The horror hit created the mold…
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Reviews
‘Skills Like This’ – The Indie Darling Time (and Audiences) Forgot
Monty Miranda’s Colorado-set “Skills Like This” isn’t interested in formula and constantly swims upstream from mainstream movie expectations. That’s one…
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Interviews
Why ‘Vindication’ Is the Most Original Cop Show in Ages
Jarod O’Flaherty knows the cop show formula as well as most viewers. The crime The backstory The suspects The big…
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