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Damn This 'Halloween' Trailer for Getting My Hopes Up

The Shape is back! And he’s slashed all concepts of canon and connectivity to shreds! Depending on who you ask, it’s either been eleven years since the last “good” Halloween film or much longer. However, the new David Gordon Green -directed Halloween sequel-reboot-thing may just be the film die-hard fans have been waiting an indeterminate amount of years for.

Random Movie: Cargo (2017)

For being a zombie movie, Cargo is not so much about zombies as it is making peace with situations that cannot be controlled.

'Christopher Robin' is the Movie the World Needs Right Now

I didn’t think we needed a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie. Clearly, I was wrong.

'Cobra Kai' Has No Business Being as Good as It Is Reported to Be

For anyone who grew up in the late 80s or early 90s, the Karate Kid films were a staple of your childhood. Now, the story continues and ... what the fuck, is Daniel LaRusso the villain here?

Horrible Internet People are Already Hating on 'Venom'

Earlier this week, Sony released the trailer for Venom , starring Tom Hardy with nary a Spider-man in site. I dig it, even though real critic’s reactions are decidedly mixed.

'A League of Their Own' TV Series in the Works at Amazon

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League may be back on the field soon, courtesy of Amazon’s TV arm.

Random Movie: Ready Player One (2018)

Going in to see Ready Player One, I didn’t have any expectations. For one, I haven’t read the book – no, you can’t have my gamer card. Second, the idea that a movie can be carried solely by its numerous pop culture references is absurd to me; recent films that have followed this formula are proof of such, like the somewhat amusing yet ultimately shallow Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Thankfully, Steven Spielberg ’s nostalgia parade is more than the sum of its parts!

The Power of Christ Compels You to Watch The Exorcist

In spite of positive critical acclaim for it’s first season, The Exorcist was not very likely to be renewed due to low ratings on Friday nights. But miraculously, Fox tapped the series created by Jeremy Slater for a second season pretty early.

Random Movie: Bedeviled (2016)

A movie about a killer app? That was the gist of the plot synopsis I read on the Redbox kiosk so I picked it up. I figured it would either be a) really, really bad or b) surprisingly good. In reality, it’s option c, for kind of competent.

Jason Lives is the Best Friday the 13th Sequel: Here's the Opening to Prove It

Everytime someone does a ranking of Friday the 13th sequels is wrong. The reason: I have never seen Part VI, Jason Lives , at the top.

John Carpenter Returns to Halloween

With the recent news of Jamie Lee Curtis returning to the new Halloween film in 2018, another exciting franchise vet is coming back: creator John Carpenter .

Killer Fever! Top 9 Slashers I Need to See Right Away

As of this writing, Wikipedia lists 456 American films classified as slashers. Sprinkled among the well-known franchises like Friday the 13th and semi-famous one-offs like Dr. Giggles are a hodgepodge of lesser-known titles. Here is a sampling of films that I want to see based solely on their titles.