THE BLACK PHONE - 2021 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the same name by Joe Hill. The film stars Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke. In the film, an abducted teenager and uses a mysterious telephone to communicate with the previous victims of his captor (Hawke).
Alex Garland’s MEN (in theaters) is a prime and thoroughly divisive example. Depending who you ask (and it might be an internal dialogue) it’s either a stunning metaphor or a high minded, beautifully shot half measure with a whiff of pretension. For me, it’s both and best seen with a group as there’s a book club aspect that begs for debate. - ERIC LINDBOM
Alex Garland’s MEN (in theaters) is a prime and thoroughly divisive example. Depending who you ask (and it might be an internal dialogue) it’s either a stunning metaphor or a high minded, beautifully shot half measure with a whiff of pretension. For me, it’s both and best seen with a group as there’s a book club aspect that begs for debate.
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CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED : JOHN WYNDHAM, THE MIDWICH LEGACY, AND JEFFERSON AIRPLANE by Tom Lavagnino. Scaretube.com for the detailed review of John Wyndham's work.
THE BATMAN - 2022 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. A reboot of the Batman film franchise, it was directed by Matt Reeves, who wrote the screenplay with Peter Craig. The film stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. It is produced by DC Films, 6th & Idaho, and Dylan Clark Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Batman, Gotham crime fighter pursues the Riddler (Dano), a serial killer who targets Gotham's elite.
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY - 2021 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan. The story is based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version.
The plot centers around down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle, Bradley Cooper, as he endears himself to a clairvoyant and her mentalist husband at a traveling carnival. It stars Braidley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Colette, WIllem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen and David Strathairn. It was produced by TSG Entertainment and Double Dare You Productions, distributed by Searchlight Pictures.
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ALL OF US ARE DEAD - January 28, 2022. Coming of age, Korean Horror, Zombie Apocalypse. Directed by Lee Jae-kyoo and Kim Nam-su. It stars Yoon Chan-young, Park Ji-hoo, Cho Yi-hynun, Park Solomon andYp In-soo.
Plot involves a group of students fighting to stay alive after a virus outbreak leads to their classmates turning into the undead.
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Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
Upcoming American satirical science fiction black comedy film about 2 low-level astronomers trying to warn mankind about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth. They set out to warn the world of its impending doom through a global media tour, but guess what. Much to their dismay no one seems to care or take them seriously, even the government. Written, produced, and directed by Oscar-winning director Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman). Release date December 10th in theaters, prior to streaming on Netflix December 24th.
ANTLERS - Secrets kept by a young student in a small-town in Oregon involve a teacher and her brother, the local sheriff. stars Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, and Amy Madigan. The screenplay, written by C. Henry Chaisson, Nick Antosca, and Cooper, was adapted from Antosca's short story "The Quiet Boy."