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“The Haunting of Bly Manor” Netflix Series Review by Brooke Daugherty
“The Haunting of Bly Manor” Netflix Series Review by Brooke Daugherty

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October 31, 2020 11:06 am |

Mike Flannagan’s second entry into Netflix’s The Haunting anthology, The Haunting of Bly Manor, is more gothic romance than straight gothic horror. This time, The Haunting of Hill House creator/writer/director Flannagan adapts Henry James’ novel, The Turn of the Screw into a modern ghost story. By “modern” I actually mean the story is moved 89...
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“American Utopia” Movie Review by Josh Davis
“American Utopia” Movie Review by Josh Davis

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October 31, 2020 10:51 am |

At the start of “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s seminal 1984 concert film, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne walks onto a bare stage with only a boombox and a guitar, and rips into the song “Pyscho Killer.”  Byrne was just 32 at the time and Demme was still a few years away from directing powerful...
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“Love and Monsters” Movie Review by Josh Davis
“Love and Monsters” Movie Review by Josh Davis

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October 25, 2020 12:35 pm |

“Love and Monsters” feels like a movie that could have been a hit in theaters, were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic that’s closed or limited movie houses worldwide.  Perhaps best described as “Spielbergian,” the film recalls much of the action and adventure of blockbusters like “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park” and “War of the Worlds.”  ...
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“The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave
“The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave

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October 25, 2020 12:14 pm |

Set in Autumn of 1973, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw depicts a small village of Irish immigrants settled in North America for nearly a century, still clinging to their old ways of life and beliefs. Science and technology has remained absent from the community despite the advances throughout the world. For nearly 17 years, the...
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Episode 354: Jared Leto Returns As Joker In Justice League, The Queen’s Gambit, On the Rocks, The Kid Detective, The Witches, Rebecca, Over the Moon, Barbarians, Bad Hair, Akudama Drive, Smokey and the Bandit TV Series Coming, The Opening Act
Episode 354: Jared Leto Returns As Joker In Justice League, The Queen’s Gambit, On the Rocks, The Kid Detective, The Witches, Rebecca, Over the Moon, Barbarians, Bad Hair, Akudama Drive, Smokey and the Bandit TV Series Coming, The Opening Act
Posted on October 25, 2020 9:29 am