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Civil War movie poster 2024

Civil War (Movie Review)

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“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” – British statesman Winston Churchill A very bold statement to think about. With this in mind, Writer/Director Alex Garland’s Civil War‘s wide release in the USA was on April 12, 2024… 163 years to ... Read More
Smile 2 / Paramount Pictures (2024)

Smile 2 (Movie Review)

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Parker Finn unleashed the mythology of Smile back in 2022. Recapping it, in Smile Dr. Madeline Northcott (Robin Weigert) witnesses a bizarre, traumatic incident involving Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon). From here she becomes convinced that an uncanny entity is increasingly threatening her. Very successful with ... Read More
Dune: Part Two / Warner Bros. (2024)

Dune: Part Two (Movie Review)

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Dune is one of four known book series largely considered unfilmable. The 1984 feature film Dune – directed by David Lynch with a young Kyle MacLachlan as Paul, Sting as Feyd Rautha, Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck, Virginia Madsen as Princess Urulan, and Brad Dourif ... Read More
Humane / IFC Films / Shudder (2024)

Humane (Movie Review)

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“The world’s governments and scientists have decided to reduce the human population by 20% to address serious issues. The report is part of the Athens Accord, an international agreement that was created to address the man-made crisis,” reports the voiceover in the 2024 Psychological Horror ... Read More
Night Swim / Universal Pictures (2024)

Night Swim (Movie Review)

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Aquaphobia is the fear of water. With this in mind, the news is rife with reports of pool drownings every year, and almost every year Hollywood churns out a water-centric flick that has someone or a group in peril and has to figure a way ... Read More
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice / Warner Bros (2024)

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice (Movie Review)

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One of the most anticipated films of 2024, The Juice was set loose again in Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice on September 6th through Warner Bros. Pictures.  Arriving thirty-six years after The Maitlands released him in Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice, the new film comes after years of ... Read More