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Talk to Me Review

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike movies like Talk to Me wouldn’t exist. In the horror movie genre, we have seen movies dealing with possession. While there are many movies about demonic possession, there have been few that show…
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July 27, 2023
Review: “Haunted Mansion”

I visited Disneyland dozens of times while growing up in Southern California. It was the #1 destination for our visitors, school trips, and even my high school marching band. While the park has grown and evolved over the years, two rides at the amusement park have remained my favorites: Pirates of the Caribbean and The…
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July 26, 2023
3 Documentaries to Watch Right Now

I have stated before that documentaries are my jam. There is something about seeing the human spirit prevail or enlighten the world around them that gives me hope for the future. While I do admit I did not watch many documentaries when I was younger, I appreciate them more now and try to watch as…
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July 25, 2023
Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 1, Episodes 11-20 is now available on Digital!

Prepare for epic adventures throughout the cosmos in the all-new Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 1, Episodes 11-20 Blu-ray ™ and DVD. Join an extraordinary crew of outliers as they uncover secrets, encountering wonders and challenges beyond imagination and so much more! Dive deeper into each episode with over 45 minutes of brand-new bonus content featuring…
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July 24, 2023
Criterion Channel Celebrates 50 Years of Hip Hop Starting August 1

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of hip-hop with this mixtape of the cultural phenomenon’s finest movie moments, featuring a stunning line-up of legendary musical figures including A Tribe Called Quest, Grandmaster Flash, Public Enemy, Tupac Shakur, RZA, Nas, Ice Cube, MC Lyte, and DJ Kool Herc. It was Herc who, at a Bronx…
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July 22, 2023
Chicago, Get Ready to CAMP!

CAMP, The Family Experience Company, is bringing its beloved shop-and-play retail experience to the Midwest this summer with a 7,500-square-foot Chicago location at 651 W. North Avenue. CAMP is part toy store, part party venue, part immersive theater space — behind CAMP’s signature Magic Door, a speakeasy-style pivoting wall leads to interactive family experiences that…
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July 21, 2023
Barbie Review

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike Barbie wouldn’t exist. There is a moment in Barbie where Barbie asks someone if she can be something and the person replies “You do not need me to tell you what to be.”…
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July 20, 2023
Earth Mama Review

This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike movies like Earth Mama wouldn’t exist. Gia, played by Tia Nomore, is watching her children play in a sterile-looking room while being observed by a social worker. When the time for her visit…
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July 20, 2023
Review: “Oppenheimer”

The history of humanity has been all too intertwined with us inventing bigger and more efficient ways to kill each other. Spears beget bows and arrows, gunpowder begets cannonballs and artillery, along with rifles and pistols. Knives became swords, and little bombs become bigger, and bigger, and bigger bombs. One of the most pivotal moments…
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July 19, 2023
Prepare for the Home Release of TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS

Friends, get ready to relive the adventures of the Autobots with Transformers: Rise of the Beasts now available on digital and coming to 4K Ultra HD SteelBook™, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™, and DVD on October 10th! Read our review of the films here and check out what comes with the home release. Get ready to…
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July 17, 2023