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Tribeca 2022: The Black Phone

As we enter the mid-point of 2022, the horror genre continues to cement itself as one of the essential genres in cinema. With films such as X, Scream, Hatching, Fresh, and The Sadness, it’s safe to say the genre […]

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Elvis

Throughout my time as a cinephile, Baz Luhrmann has never been a director I’ve fully vibed with. Outside of Romeo + Juliet, the director’s filmography is one I’d often run from revisiting. However, Elvis Presley has been an […]

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Tribeca 2022: It Ain’t Over

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival offered an array of documentaries, and one, in particular, blended my passion for both film and sports. As an avid New York Yankees fan for more than 25 years, it’s […]

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Father of the Bride

Over the past 72 years, cinephiles have been privy to a few iterations of Father of the Bride. Starting in 1950, Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor starred in the critically and commercially successful film that sparked not […]

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Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz

Over the past two years, I’ve become incredibly intrigued by the works of Academy Award-nominated director David Lynch. During the COVID-19 pandemic, after years of accepting it as a blind spot in my palette, I […]

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Lightyear

Over the past 27 years, Toy Story has remained one of my favorite film franchises. Since its initial entry and Pixar Animation Studios debut in 1995, every entry in the series have been near masterpieces and some […]

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg has one of the most unique resumes of any director of the past six decades. Cronenberg has directed some of the most intriguing crime dramas, Eastern Promises and A History of Violence, but he’s also one of […]

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Chop Talk

Chop Talk: Episode 3. Prince of Darkness

[powerpress] David, Kurt and Jack welcome you to this week’s episode where they dive into John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness (1987).  Every month, they’ll take a comprehensive look at 80s horror and break down the […]

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Reel Chronicles

211: Star Wars: A New Hope Turns 45

[powerpress] Dave, Leo, Ryan and Jack celebrate 45 years of Star Wars: A New Hope. — Love what you hear? Let your friends know and leave us a review! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE Reel Chronicles is on Apple […]

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Hatching

With the shift in the tone of horror films over the past few years, elevated horror has become the go-to for the genre. With high horror comes metaphors or themes wrapped under the surface-level plots […]

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Top Gun: Maverick

Legacy sequels have been around for quite some time. Going back to the ’80s, Academy Award winner Martin Scorcese’s The Color of Money brought Eddie “Fast Eddie” Felson (Paul Newman) out of retirement in a sequel […]

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Film News

CinemaCon Sony Presentation: Ghostbusters & Venom Sequels Announced While Bad Bunny Is Set To Star In Marvel’s El Muerto

Sony kicked off this years CinemaCon with some huge announcements regarding their future slate. Along with showing the first 15 minutes of the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Sony announced that a third entry in the Venom series […]

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Reel Talk Inc

The Goldbergs Renewed For Season 10

The Goldbergs is making history! The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the 1980s-set comedy has been renewed for its 10th season on ABC. The renewal arrives a month after star and exec producer Wendi McLendon-Covey signed […]

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The Northman

Since his debut film, The VVitch, in 2015, Robert Eggers has cemented himself as one of the most intriguing and unique directors working today. With its cerebral pacing and spine tingling finale, Eggers captured cinephiles’ attention and […]

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Reel Talk Inc

Winning Time Renewed For Season 2

As a fan of any sports related content, this news makes me quite happy! The Hollywood Reporter confirms that HBO has renewed its series about the Showtime-era Lakers, Winning Time, for a second season. The pickup comes […]

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SXSW 2022: The Prank

Rita Moreno is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses. Throughout her career, the Academy Award winner has assembled quite the resume. 2021 was quite the year for the actress, with a documentary chronicling her life […]

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SXSW 2022: The Lost City

As a 35-year-old, it’s hard to remember a time when action romantic comedy was not a part of my cinematic zeitgeist. Unfortunately, despite the popularity of this sub-genre, in 2022, it becomes pretty tricky for […]

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SXSW 2022: X

I have unabashedly touted my love for horror and slashers over the years. Whether it be the brilliance of John Carpenter films to the B-level horror classics of the ’70s and ’80s to the most […]

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Reel Chronicles

205: The Batman

[powerpress] In honor of The Batman, Dave, Leo, Ryan and Jack break down the characters, themes and Oscar potential, ending with a ranking of all the Batman films. — 0:00 – 22:00 – News Fede […]

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Turning Red

When it comes to a Disney/Pixar collaboration, the question is never if the film will be good, but how good is it. With the studio’s release of  Turning Red this week, Disney/Pixar lives up to that reputation […]

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Film News

4th Annual Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Film Award Winners: The Power of the Dog Takes The Top Prize

As an honored member of the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association, the 4th annual LEJA Film Award winners were a delight. Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog took home the top prize and added director, adapted screenplay, […]

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The Batman

Every so often, there comes an entity that transcends the pop-culture conversation and becomes an icon to all. Bill Finger and BoB Kane’s contribution to that sentiment was created in May 1939 as Detective Comics […]