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Once again, the Critical Drinker and Gary from Nerdrotic appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored to discuss Hollywood, and once again, it was a fun time, both for the discussion and watching some guys from the geeky corner of YouTube make mainstream inroads. They were joined by commentator Esther Krakue, who’s very funny on these segments, and …

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Universal is howling at the moon again. The studio’s latest attempt to resurrect the Universal Monsters (sort of) is creeping up on us, as they’ve released a teaser for Wolf Man, a werewolf movie that is being called a reboot of the 1941 classic The Wolf Man. (No “the” this time; take that, society.) Wolf …

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You can let go of your understandable trepidation; Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is easily one of the best legacy sequels ever made, a fun and endlessly inventive return to Tim Burton’s macabre world huskily breathing underneath quaint small-town America. More than the usual cash grab and anything but a deconstruction, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice exists for a reason, and it’s satisfying …

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Get ready to… build stuff, I guess. Warner Bros. has released a trailer for A Minecraft Movie, the cinematic adaptation of the most popular video game of all time (somehow). A Minecraft Movie follows a group of people who are sucked through a portal into Overworld, a fantasy land that revolves around blocks and “imagination.” …

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The campaign to save The Acolyte, the Disney+ Star Wars show that was recently canceled because its ratings were abysmal, has reached its reciprocity stage. Now that, presumably, it’s clear to the people on social media who were willing to do everything to save The Acolyte aside from actually watching it that it’s not coming back (though …

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Another actress has voiced her displeasure with the way Hollywood writes female leads in modern movies. A couple of years ago, Emily Blunt talked about how she threw away scripts in which the term “strong female lead” appears, preferring more complex, challenging, and entertaining roles. Now, rising star Jenna Ortega, who appears in this week’s …

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Sony appears to be folding and walking away from the table. Their new first-person shooter, Concord, has been a bust since its launch on July 23, reaching only 697 peak concurrent players on Steam – an even lower number than that of its beta test, suggesting many gamers didn’t come back for the actual game. …

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The dinosaurs that refuse to go extinct are back, and they’re bringing a new cast of characters with them. Today, Universal released a teaser, some images, and plenty of information on the next installment of the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World series (via Variety), which now has an official title: Jurassic World Rebirth. Directed by Gareth Edwards (so …

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The more you pay attention to theme park news, the more instances of traumatized guests you become aware of. Today, there was an incident at The Magic Kingdom, one of Disney World’s four parks, that caused guests to worry that there was an active shooter. Around 10:00 PM on August 29, a fight broke out …

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The Fantastic Four is coming together, and thanks to a video from the set of their upcoming MCU debut film, we’ve got our first look at the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing. In The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is currently shooting in London at the famous Pinewood Studios, the Thing, aka Ben Grimm, is played by …

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