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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Review: Spooky Tales Worth Telling

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:00:10 +0000

Horror films made for kids can still be scary. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark goes a step beyond the recent spate of Young Adult book adaptations and brings some honest frights to the screen. Adapting a slew of short stories from the anthology of the same name, Scary Stories to Tell in the...

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2018 Oscar Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:00:25 +0000

Following a year where Hollywood nearly self-destructed from countless scandal after scandal and huge cultural shifts, I suppose the fact that this year’s Oscars were largely boring and uneventful is something of a relief. The ultimate Best Picture winner, ‘The Shape of Water’, was perhaps a mild upset (‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ appeared to...

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Oscar Poll: Best Director 2018

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:00:55 +0000

In years past, the Academy closely tied the Best Director Oscar to the Best Picture winner, but that’s not always the case anymore. What’s your prediction for this category? PLEASE NOTE: I am dividing this into two polls. The first is your prediction for which director will actually take home the trophy, regardless of merit....

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2018 Golden Globe Winners

Josh Zyber — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:00:11 +0000

The Golden Globe Awards traditionally have a reputation as the biggest party in Hollywood, where celebrities often get sloppy drunk and everybody has a fun time. Coming off the turmoil of the past year, however, it’s little surprise that pretty much no one in the entertainment industry felt comfortable letting loose this time. The somber...

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‘The Shape of Water’ Review: Amelie Meets the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Philip Brown — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:00:10 +0000

Guillermo del Toro’s latest film is a stunning achievement and easily one of his finest works. At once a profoundly personal fairy tale love story and a perversely entertaining monster flick, ‘The Shape of Water’ is destined to be loved by those who live their lives and find their loves on the fringes. Sally Hawkins...

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TIFF Journal: ‘The Shape of Water’

Philip Brown — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:00:20 +0000

Throughout his strange career, Guillermo del Toro has made it a mission to fuse horror and fairy tales until they become indistinguishable. The guy has done a remarkable job weaving those dreams together so far, but something about his latest feature ‘The Shape of Water’ feels even more special. Fully embracing his latent whimsy while...

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‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:00:23 +0000

If you entered last week’s contest and have been waiting around for the results, we haven’t forgotten. Let’s find out which of our readers will take home a free Blu-ray copy of the Criterion Collection ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following...

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Contest: Win ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ on Criterion Collection Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:00:37 +0000

We wound up with a spare copy of the Criterion Collection’s new Blu-ray edition of Guillermo del Toro’s dark fairy tale ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. Because we’re in a generous mood, we thought we’d pass along that good fortune to one of our readers. Enter our contest for your chance to win. The inventive fantasy picture was...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 16th, 2016 – The Hunting of the Snark

Josh Zyber — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:00:30 +0000

With Halloween approaching, this is a good time for the home video studios to release a lot of horror movies on Blu-ray. Sadly, it’s also time to dump more of this summer’s box office flops. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Independence Day: Resurgence‘ – For acronym’s sake, I’ve long felt that the ‘ID4’ sequel should be called...

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‘Crimson Peak’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:00:41 +0000

The best Blu-rays are free Blu-rays. Last week, we promised to give one of our readers a copy of Guilermo del Toro’s Gothic spook-show ‘Crimson Peak’. Let’s find out who won, shall we? As explained in the original post, we challenged you to provide funny or clever captions for the following image: Honorable Mentions NJScorpio:...

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Contest: Win ‘Crimson Peak’ on Blu-ray

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:00:38 +0000

We’re still tabulating the results of last week’s ‘Spectre’ contest. In the meantime, let’s get another one rolling. We’ve dug up a spare Blu-ray copy of Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic horror romance ‘Crimson Peak‘, so we thought we’d give it away to one of our readers. To win a copy of the disc, all you...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 7th, 2016 – Peak-a-Boo!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:00:41 +0000

Judging by the number of new releases available, this is a pretty light week for Blu-ray. However, a couple of those titles are heavy hitters (perhaps one more so than the other). New Releases ‘Spectre‘ – It seems that we’re going to have to implement an “Odd-Numbered Movies Rule” for the Daniel Craig entries in...

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