Henry Parsons is charged by the WHO with investigating a novel virus that has been ripping through an internment camp in Indonesia. The hemorrhagic illness kills with astounding efficiency and transmits between hosts with terrifying speed. It’s clear from the outset that this new illness has the potential to become a significant threat to humanity […]
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Shelby Oaks is the debut film from Chris Stuckmann (as writer/director). Yes, the Chris Stuckmann of YouTube movie reviewer fame. He has been talking about his dream of making a movie on his channel for years, and all I can say is congratulations, Chris. This is a hell of a first outing, and I look
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The Black Phone 2 just entered theaters this past weekend. The Black Phone short story does not have a sequel. This concerned me. I find generally that movies based on books do not need to be expanded upon. *cough, Jurassic Park.* The source material is all you need. So I headed to The Black Phone
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I finally saw Stephen King’s The Long Walk this past weekend and finished the book a few days later. (I know, but the movie was about to leave theaters, so I had to sandwich my viewing in between reading the book.) It follows a group of boys (young men in the movie) chosen by the
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Holy crap did The Conjuring Last Rites make a boatload of money. Opening weekend, it did an astonishing $84 million at the box office, giving it the #3 place among horror movies. (If you’re curious, numbers 1 and 2 are IT and IT: Chapter 2. Globally it surpassed those numbers) I saw it opening weekend
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I have some seriously spoiled pets. Unlike children, they can’t grow up to be entitled assholes because I didn’t give them enough boundaries. The pets get to snuggle in our bed and sit on the couch; they have too many toys, and too much attention. But I have this…thing. I feel like the animals get
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Last weekend was my 38th birthday. Holy shit. I’m older than most TV moms. My crypt-keeping days are right around the corner, but mostly, my age doesn’t bother me. I’ve chosen to take the cheap and lazy method of aging, wherein my anti-aging routine consists only of sunscreen and an indoor lifestyle. The forehead wrinkles
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Woosh. Weddings. My amazing, beautiful sister is getting married next year. And I’m thrilled to be her matron of honor. My writing software indicates that matron is perhaps not the nicest word and wants me to change it to director of nursing. Google defines it as “a dignified, middle-aged married woman, often associated with a
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Dungeon Crawler Carl, well almost, just broke up with his girlfriend, and then the world fell apart. Literally. He is thrust into a televised intergalactic competition for survival with only his underwear and ex’s cat, Princess Donut. Can he survive 18 levels of punishing dungeon crawler action AND keep Princess Donut safe? Probably not. But
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