Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

The Star Wars franchise is known for pioneering and pushing the boundaries of cinematic special effects. Apparently, however, the latest upcoming film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will have such intense visual effects that Disney is advising viewers with sensitivity to strobe light effects to leave the theater ahead of the film. In fact, they’ve apparently contacted the Epilepsy Foundation to help inform more people about the potentially dangerous visual effects in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. “Out of an abundance of caution, we recommend that you provide at your venue box office and online, and at other…

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Although it was still a decent success at the box office, the recent adaptation IT: Chapter 2,which takes inspiration from Stephen King’s novel IT, wasn’t quite as big of a hit with fans. Obviously the movie’s mixed reception has thus carried over into the internet, and as a result we finally have an Honest Trailers version of IT: Chapter 2. Check the video out for yourself down below. https://youtu.be/vAftc4fwl3c The video elaborately looks across the entire IT: Chapter 2 smorgasbord to come up with witty remarks. They make fun of the film’s incredibly long runtime, and they even make fun…

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Disney Plus’s new series Marvel’s Hero Project is used to show different youths that aim to make a difference. One such youth is Rebekah, a transgender 12 year old that intends to make a difference. As she put it, “I can change the world,” Rebekah stated in an episode of Marvel’s Hero Project when talking about the Mighty Rebekah comic, among other things. You may or may not be crying, but I waa full-on ugly-sobbing in my break room. Don’t even care: Meet Marvel’s First Transgender Hero: 12-Year-Old ‘Mighty’ Rebekah https://t.co/pVikaNpXRM — There is no Samwitch, only Zuul (@Samwitch11) December…

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The promotional campaign is finally starting to kick into gear for Jason Reitman’s upcoming film Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which is set to be a direct sequel to Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 that were directed by his father Ivan Reitman. While we still have to wait until Monday to see the trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, we did get a couple of new images for the film. And now it looks like the first Ghostbusters: Afterlife poster has been released too – and it sports a great look at the original Ecto-1! Check it out below. Of course, it looks like there is…

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While there was some suspicion at first, it seems to be universally agreed upon that The Mandalorian has been a hit for Disney Plus. The series is the first live action Star Wars television show, and as such there were some pretty massive expectations ahead of its premiere. But ever since the first episode was released, fans and critics both have, for the most part, pretty much praised the series – and every episode released after thus far has received similar praise. But when the fourth episode titled Sanctuary was released, one fan noticed a production error within the episode.…

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The second season of Netflix’s series Lost in Space is upon us. The new season is set to premiere later this month, and in order to promote the release, Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for Lost in Space season 2. You can check out the trailer down below! The seconds season of Lost in Space will consist of ten episodes, with each one running one hour. It’s bound to be an epic ten hours of storytelling – and if the Lost in Space season 2 trailer is anything to go by, it’ll be full of monsters and mayhem. A…

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Although the movie wasn’t as successful as some similar blockbusters, Alita: Battle Angel has still gathered a fair amount of fans from across the globe. And as these types of fanbases tend to do, they’ve been rallying for Disney – who now owns 20th Century Fox, the studio that originally produced and released Alita: Battle Angel – to produce a sequel. As such, their campaign has now become something of an internet sensation as #AlitaSequel is currently trending on Twitter. The increased hype comes not long after Alita: Battle Angel producer Jon Landau told fans to keep voicing their desire…

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We recently found out that the new Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 sequel from director Jason Reitman had been officially titled Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The title works perfectly as both a reference to the supernatural spirits that run amok throughout the franchise, and also the new attempt to revive the series following decades without a new sequel and an unsuccessful remake. We were also informed that the trailer was imminent, and now we have the release date and a slew of new images to hold us over. Check out the first look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife down below! Director Jason Reitman explained to…

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There once was a time when studios were afraid to greenlight superhero films that were Rated R. But after the successful blockbuster hits with films like Logan, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, and most recently Joker – it looks like those fears are starting to subside. And now Venom 2 producer Matt Tolmach has confirmed his own belief that there are “more opportunities” for R Rated superhero genre films. Matt Tolmach recently spoke with CinemaBlend and elaborated his reasoning for why the R Rating now “works”. “I mean, I think you always have to think about [it], now that that works. Having…

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The hype for adapting Stephen King’s seemingly endless supply of novels and short stories is still going strong. It looks like his novel The Outsider will be receiving an adaptation soon, and the full trailer for the new series based on the book has been released. You can view The Outsider trailer down below. In the new series titled The Outsider… “The 10-episode series follows police detective Ralph Anderson (Ben Mendelsohn), as he sets out to investigate the mutilated body of 11-year-old Frankie Peterson found in the Georgia woods. The mysterious circumstances surrounding this horrifying crime leads Ralph, still grieving…

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