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Dead Man's Wire / Row K Entertainment (2026)

Dead Man’s Wire (Movie Review)

Avatar for Kaitlin CushmanKaitlin CushmanKaitlin Cushman

Coming to theaters January 16, 2026, from Row K Entertainment, Dead Man’s Wire arrives as an unnervingly intimate descent into one of the most startling crimes broadcast to a captive nation. Directed by Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy 1989, Good Will Hunting 1997), the film ... Read More
The Dutchman (2026)

The Dutchman (Movie Review)

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‘Dutchman’ was originally a play by Amiri Baraka (A Fable 1971, Bulworth 1998), depicting white-black relations in the 1960s in the allegory of a flirtatious white woman called Lula manipulating and abusing a black man called Clay. At least that is the surface-level reading of ... Read More
The Calling Witch / Vantage Media (2026)

The Calling Witch (Movie Review)

Avatar for Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsLauren Hopkins

Witches, whether it is the kind that the kid next door dresses up as for Halloween or the one that supposedly haunts the woods behind one’s backyard, are a pastime. Beginning with spoken stories and continuing in contemporary arts such as books, music, and film, ... Read More
Tron: Ares / Disney (2025)

Tron: Ares (Movie Review)

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Considered a Science Fiction classic, 1982’s Tron stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a hacker abducted into a digital world and forced to compete in deadly gladiatorial games. To escape, Flynn must team up with heroic programs that resemble his real-world allies. Bruce Boxleitner stars as ... Read More
Stranger Things series

Stranger Things – A Near Of Horror Sci-Fi Excellence

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Launching nearly a decade ago, the incredibly popular Netflix series Stranger Things has become a massive global phenomenon and one of the streaming platform’s most successful shows, consistently breaking viewership records, generating a huge cultural buzz, and appealing across multiple generations due to its blend ... Read More
Death Packs a Suitcase / Kino Lorber (2025)

Death Packs a Suitcase (Blu-ray Review)

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The mark of a special filmmaker is the ability to float between genres and still create something compelling and entertaining. A rare talent, one who checks off each box, is Spain’s  Jess Franco, the director of well over 175 feature films in a broad range ... Read More