#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Aggretsuko’ Adorably Rages Against the Workplace Machine

#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Aggretsuko’ Adorably Rages Against the Workplace Machine

“#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Aggretsuko’ Adorably Rages Against the Workplace Machine” (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Aggretsuko Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty, turns one of its mascot characters…

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#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘Bleed With Me’

#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘Bleed With Me’

“#Fantasia Film Festival Dispatches: ‘Slaxx’, ‘The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw’, ‘Lucky’, ‘Tezuka’s Barbara’, ‘Detention’, ‘Bleed With Me’” Usually, the genre-heavy Fantasia International Film Festival is held annually in Montreal, but with things the way they are this year (terrible), the festival has gone virtual. This year, Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato are covering Fantasia for…

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#‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ Writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson Look on Their Excellent Adventure, Scenes That Didn’t Make It, and More [Interview]

#‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ Writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson Look on Their Excellent Adventure, Scenes That Didn’t Make It, and More [Interview]

“#‘Bill and Ted Face The Music’ Writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson Look on Their Excellent Adventure, Scenes That Didn’t Make It, and More [Interview]” If Chris Matheson could go back to 1987 when he and Ed Solomon were first writing the screenplay for Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, he would tell himself, “Don’t write that…

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#The Scariest Scene in ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Delivers Maximum Chills With an Innovative New Trick

#The Scariest Scene in ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Delivers Maximum Chills With an Innovative New Trick

“#The Scariest Scene in ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Delivers Maximum Chills With an Innovative New Trick” (Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: This blood-curdling scene in Paranormal Activity 3 creates palpable tension with the advent of a new horror technique.) Horror filmmakers use any tools…

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#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork

#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork

“#‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ Review: Charlie Kaufman’s Long, Strange Trip is a Surreal Masterwork” “I’m thinking of ending things.” So thinks a young woman (Jessie Buckley) as she sets off for a road trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to meet Jake’s parents. The young couple has been dating for about six weeks,…

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#Revisiting ‘Meet the Deedles,’ Disney’s Goofball ‘Bill and Ted’ Riff Starring a Young Paul Walker

#Revisiting ‘Meet the Deedles,’ Disney’s Goofball ‘Bill and Ted’ Riff Starring a Young Paul Walker

“#Revisiting ‘Meet the Deedles,’ Disney’s Goofball ‘Bill and Ted’ Riff Starring a Young Paul Walker” (Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney .) The goofball subgenre of comedy, where the protagonist is the dumbest person alive and somehow becomes the center of a…

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#The Quarantine Stream: ‘A Mighty Wind’ Will Make You Love Folk Music (And It’s Hilarious Too)

#The Quarantine Stream: ‘A Mighty Wind’ Will Make You Love Folk Music (And It’s Hilarious Too)

“#The Quarantine Stream: ‘A Mighty Wind’ Will Make You Love Folk Music (And It’s Hilarious Too)” (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Movie: A Mighty Wind Where You Can Stream It: Hulu The Pitch: Influential (and fictional)…

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