#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film

#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film

“#Dead Pigs, Birds of Prey, and More – /Film” Dead Pigs is the kind of directorial debut that declares a new voice is on the scene. “Pure” is a word that comes up in our conversation with filmmaker Cathy Yan, whose first feature-length film is just that. It called to mind a Danny Boyle quote, that first…

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#‘The Silence of the Lambs’ at 30: How the Influential Thriller Forged Empathy Through Clarice Starling’s Eyes

#‘The Silence of the Lambs’ at 30: How the Influential Thriller Forged Empathy Through Clarice Starling’s Eyes

“#‘The Silence of the Lambs’ at 30: How the Influential Thriller Forged Empathy Through Clarice Starling’s Eyes” Last night, CBS viewers said hello to Clarice, a new network procedural that serves as a sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. Rebecca Breeds is the latest actress to embody Clarice Starling, the courageous FBI agent who…

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#Streaming Horror Movies for Valentine’s Day – /Film

#Streaming Horror Movies for Valentine’s Day – /Film

“#Streaming Horror Movies for Valentine’s Day – /Film” (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.) Matt: I hope, I presume, you’ve clicked into another edition of “Now Scream This” searching for the…

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#A Halloween Special – /Film

#A Halloween Special – /Film

“#A Halloween Special – /Film” Hello all, and welcome to your weekly recap of whatever wildness occurred on the latest episode of WandaVision. These are meant to be read after watching, so they will go deep into spoiler territory. You have been warned! Last Week on WandaVision… Last week’s big cliffhanger offered the return of Pietro Maximoff to…

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#Hulu’s Series is Back – /Film

#Hulu’s Series is Back – /Film

“#Hulu’s Series is Back – /Film” (Blumhouse Television and Hulu have partnered for a monthly horror anthology series titled Into The Dark, set to release a full holiday-themed feature every month. Horror anthology expert Matt Donato will be tackling the series one-by-one, stacking up the entries as they become streamable.) After a pandemic-forced hiatus, Blumhouse…

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#WandaVision and Simulated Realities on Film – /Film

#WandaVision and Simulated Realities on Film – /Film

“#WandaVision and Simulated Realities on Film – /Film” This post contains spoilers for recent episodes of WandaVision. Toward the end of the third episode of WandaVision, Marvel’s incendiary new television series, something strange happens. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) gives birth to two beautiful yet rapidly growing baby boys, and she and her neighbor Geraldine (Teyonah…

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#Freaky, Ammonite, and More – /Film

#Freaky, Ammonite, and More – /Film

“#Freaky, Ammonite, and More – /Film” It’s Blu-ray time! Put the kettle on, boil some eggs, lock all the doors, and gather around as I tell you about the wonderful world of physical media. This week’s Blu-ray round-up includes the historical romantic-drama Ammonite, the body-swap horror-comedy Freaky, the paranoid classic The Parallax View, and the very surprising disaster…

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#A Sweet But Slight Comedy – /Film

#A Sweet But Slight Comedy – /Film

“#A Sweet But Slight Comedy – /Film” 13 is a hard age. No longer a child, not yet an adult, and nowhere to channel that teen angst, which is even rawer for angry delinquent Sammy Ko (Miya Cech), who is struggling to overcome the grief over losing her mother. So Sammy breaks things at her…

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