films
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Bloody New Year Has All the Cheesy ’80s Horror You Crave, and Then Some
The title Bloody New Year feels overly obvious: surely, this is yet another holiday-focused slasher movie in which shrieking teens get picked off one by one. And while there’s a bit of that, this 1987 British release—also known as Horror Hotel and the far more spoiler-y Time Warp Terror—is also far, far weirder than you’d…
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Christopher Nolan Has High Praise for Zack Snyder
Director Zack Snyder is famous not just for his films, but also for his passionate fanbase. And while most of Snyder’s fans vocalize that on social media, one of the biggest did so via traditonal media. His name is Christopher Nolan. That Nolan is a fan of Snyder’s isn’t really a surprise. It was Nolan…
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The People’s Joker Will Finally Get a Theatrical Release in 2024
Last year the Toronto International Film Festival played host to The People’s Joker, a queer, comedic re-imagining of Batman’s legendary foil in a Gotham City where crime was outlawed. Warner Bros, naturally, immediately did not care for this, and the film looked like it was destined for a life of limited showings at festivals, if even…
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Open Channel: Tell Us What You Thought About Rebel Moon and Aquaman 2
It’s Christmas weekend, and Hollywood still has gifts to give. This weekend saw the release of two big sci-fi epics, both of which are unified by their connection to filmmaker Zack Snyder, who previously spearheaded the DC Extended Universe. In the first corner, we’ve got Netflix’s Rebel Moon. Directed by Snyder (who also produced and…