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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Trailer and the Current State of the MCU

The trailer for Marvel’s upcoming film Captain America: Civil War was released recently. Hitting theatres May 6th of 2016, Civil War pits Avenger against Avenger as Steve Rogers and Tony Stark duke it out. Based on the popular comic …

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Horror Satire ‘The Final Girls’ is Metafictional Comedy Gold

Released last month on home video, The Final Girls takes a page from metafictional horror films of the past with its use of key tropes from the genre. Although unlike The Cabin in the Woods and Scream—which take place …

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Bill Murray Hosts Netflix Holiday Special ‘A Very Murray Christmas’

Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, your entire family would gather around the television to watch Andy Williams sing “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” with a chorus of carol singers. Maybe Snoopy was more your style, so you …

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Cult Show ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Gets Crowd Funded Reboot

It was announced yesterday that cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 is going to have a crowd funded reboot. Mystery Science Theater 3000, or MST3K for short, was a show that ran for 12 years and was built …

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Guillermo del Toro’s Ghostly Gothic ‘Crimson Peak’

At the turn of the 20th century, a young woman marries a near stranger and is whisked away to his secluded home in England. The couple and his sister occupy the dilapidated manor that is slowly sinking into the …

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‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ has a Groovy Halloween Premiere

Army of Darkness was released into theaters in 1992, making it 23 years since we last saw protagonist Ash Williams battling the forces of evil. Played by prolific B movie actor Bruce Campbell, Ash belongs to director Sam Raimi’s cult …

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The Future is Now: October 21st is ‘Back to the Future’ Day

It’s Wednesday, October 21st, 2015. The air is filled with flying cars, Jaws 19 has just been released at the Holomax, and at approximately 4:29pm Marty McFly arrives from 1985 in a Delorean. Yes, that’s right, the day …

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Feminist Horror Slasher Flick ‘The Slumber Party Massacre’

The slasher flick is such an ingrained part of the horror genre for modern audiences. If you ask your average Joe to name a horror movie character, most of the time they’re going to rattle off Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, …

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Fake TV Broadcast ‘Ghostwatch’ Terrified British Viewers Over Twenty Years Ago

Looking for something spooky and different to watch this month while you get ready for Halloween? Let’s go across the proverbial pond and take a look at a TV film that supposedly influenced the wildly popular The Blair Witch Project

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Crime Drama ‘The Blacklist’ Returns for its Third Season on NBC

The Blacklist returned to NBC for its third season Thursday October 1st. Last season left off on a bombshell event that put profiler Agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) on the top of the F.B.I.s most wanted list. Along …

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