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‘Free Guy’ Trailer: Ryan Reynolds’ Videogame Action Comedy Finally Comes To Theaters In August

June 10, 2021 9:06 am

NPCs (non-player characters) don't sound like an enticing premise for a video game or video game movie. It mainly refers to those drony figures who walk around open-world games with zero agency. They provide a...

‘Death To 2020’: A Likable Cast Prevents Charlie Brooker’s Latest From Ending The Year On A Disastrous Note [Review]

Brian Tallerico

December 28, 2020 12:11 pm

News, Reviews

In his latest Netflix special, “Black Mirror” creator Charlie Brooker and his collaborator Annabel Jones gather an ensemble of talented actors to comedically dissect the year that was 2020, a 12-month period o...

Joe Keery Talks Shedding His ‘Stranger Things’ Persona For The Sinister ‘Spree’ [Interview]

Ally Johnson

August 14, 2020 12:18 pm

Interviews, News

Actor Joe Keery is currently best known for his fan-favorite performance as Steve Harrington on Netflix’s “Stranger Things”—and for good reason. In the hit series, he went from the obnoxious, if not amusing, j...

‘Spree’ Is a Terrifying, Provocative Addition To “Extremely Online” Cinema [Review]

Marshall Shaffer

August 13, 2020 2:25 pm

News, Reviews

Eugene Koltyarenko’s “Spree,” a thriller about rideshare driver Kurt Kunkle (Joe Keery), whose quest for live-stream viewers takes on an increasingly sociopathic bent, hybridizes two strains of movies born of ...

‘Spree’ Red Band Trailer: Joe Keery Is A Uber Driver That Will Murder For Fame In This Sundance Thriller

Charles Barfield

July 23, 2020 1:28 pm

News, Trailers

Unless you’re someone that is completely paranoid, odds are that you don’t think twice about who is driving your Uber or Lyft when you step inside the vehicle. It’s just understood that no matter who is drivin...

Ryan Reynolds & Taika Waititi Have A Curious Case Of ‘Green Lantern’ Amnesia In New ‘Free Guy’ Video

Charles Barfield

October 3, 2019 2:51 pm

News, Video

Honestly, it’s a miracle that the cast introduction video for the upcoming film “Free Guy” even exists. How can you get any work done when you have Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi in the same room together? Wel...

‘Stranger Things’ Doesn’t Wanna Grow Up & Its Overstyled ’80s Nostalgia Is Running On Fumes [Season 3 Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 7, 2019 11:18 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Selective amnesia is an essential part of the “Stranger Things” experience, as a viewer and a character in the series. Why the hell else would you still live in the monster-infested Hawkins, Indiana, also home ...

Director Shawn Levy Leaves ‘Uncharted’ Adaptation For A New Action-Comedy Starring Ryan Reynolds

Charles Barfield

December 21, 2018 11:26 am

News

We’ve literally been covering the long-gestating “Uncharted” film for the past 8 years. The adaptation of a popular video game has had numerous filmmakers and stars come and go, teasing fans with a potential bl...

Producer Shawn Levy Talks Time Jump And Character Relationships In ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3

Charles Barfield

March 26, 2018 2:30 pm

News, Television

It looks like the "Stranger Things" kids are growing up in the upcoming season 3. Over the weekend, the cast and crew of Netflix’s immensely popular nostalgia-fest, “Stranger Things,” gathered for a panel at...

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