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‘Disclosure Day’ Masterfully Made But Misses Spielberg Classic Status
Steven Spielberg brings his signature sense of wonder to Disclosure Day, along with John Williams’ score and Janusz Kaminski’s cinematography, but the sci-fi story doesn’t quite live up to the sum of its parts.
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Big Screen ‘Backrooms’ An Unsettling But Uneven Debut for Kane Parsons
Kane Parsons becomes the latest (and youngest) in the YouTuber-to-horror-filmmaker pipeline with the A24 adaptation of his Backrooms liminal space series.
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Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ a Humorous and Harrowing Horror Story
YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker’s Obsession is like Get Out for “nice guys”, blending funny, disturbing, and highly entertaining horror with surprisingly impactful themes.
Featured Reviews
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‘Exit 8’ Video Game Becomes Psychological Horror in New Japanese Film
‘Exit 8’ adds depth to a popular Japanese liminal space video game, creating an effective, surprisingly tense psychological horror film.
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‘The Drama’ Could Become the Most Discussed Film of the Year
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s jet-black comedy about a happily engaged couple whose love is put to the test after a shocking revelation during a party game.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
Latest Reviews
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Amy Poehler carries the load in ‘Parks and Recreation’
Parks and Recreation is basically a new version of The Office. There is absolutely no difference in the style, presentation, or punchline. The only real difference is that the majority of the comedy heavy-lifting is placed on Amy Poehler who has ultimately been dealt an undeveloped character.
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Young dudes compete for The Cougar
TV Land’s new series The Cougar is more along the lines of “classy” reality dating shows like The Bachelor or, most recently, Mama’s Boys instead of deliciously trashy VH1 Rock of Love-style trainwrecks. The show, hosted by Vivica Fox, follows Stacey Anderson, a self-proclaimed “cougar” who is looking to find love with a younger man.
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Pineapple Express sequel?
MTV.com posted this today … Rogen indulged the possibility of a “Pineapple Express” sequel. “Of all the movies we’ve done, that’s the only one that I would actually like to do a sequel to and we talk about it,” Rogen told us…. As someone who LOVED that film and is a huge fan of Rogen,…
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Nano-blogging the next big trend?
As Twitter-mania reaches new levels, Slate V presents a mockumentary about a company that wants to take microblogging to the next level. This is way funny for anyone as obsessed with twitter as I am.
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Do you like fishsticks?
I was planning on writing a blog post about last night’s “Fishsticks” episode of South Park, but the ever-so-clever Michael K from DListed has beat me to the punch. Here’s a quick bite: The words “gay” and “fish” usually cancel each other out, but Matt & Trey made it work on South Park last night.…
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Free screening of Observe and Report in Denver
All you loyal Trashwire readers have probably read Wil’s review of Observe and Report from SXSW. Well now you have a chance to form your own opinion and see the film in Denver…. FOR FREE! Screening is tonight, April 6th at 7pm at UA Denver Pavilions.
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Internet and email tips from Reno 911!
Super funny, but also NSFW. RENO 911! Weds 10:30p/9:30c Workin’ It – Internet and E-Mail comedycentral.com Joe Lo Truglio Funny Cop Videos
