Author: Jacob Dressler

Micro-budget filmmaker and lover of all things horror.

Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield appears to have launched a subgenre consisting of a public domain horror universe with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. The Winnie the Pooh iteration has already spawned an upcoming sequel, but now numerous horror movies are in the works based on such characters. This now includes Pinocchio: Unstrung. The upcoming film’s first look is actually taken from the credits featured in Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2. The upcoming film teases “out the expansion” of its own universe. There seem to be plenty of other surprises in store, as producers for the upcoming sequel shared…

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The popularity of the modern superhero movie has allowed many obscure and underrated comic book characters to make the leap to the big screen. Now another cult favorite comic book is finally getting a live-action movie adaptation. Interestingly enough, many fans of MTV’s early years might be familiar with this particular story. The new film, which is reportedly moving forward at Paramount Pictures, even has a major star attached to boost the property’s appeal to the masses. As shared in a new report, Paramount Pictures will be revitalizing a 35-issue comic book series that first debuted in 1993. The property…

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The 2004 Paramount movie Mean Girls, two decades later, has been reimagined into a musical film with the same name. The original Mean Girls starred Lindsay Lohan alongside Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Lacey Chabert. Now that the new movie has been released, however, it appears that Lindsay Lohan has some strong feelings. There’s one joke in particular that apparently offended Lohan based on comments that can be traced back to 2006. Lohan’s original character is now played by Angourie Rice. There’s a scene where Megan Thee Stallion makes a cameo and delivers the following line to Rice’s character: “Y2K…

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There are numerous streaming services competing today. Of course, Netflix has essentially been the first and biggest of the bunch for many years now. Subscribers are familiar, then, with the many changes that Netflix has undergone over the years. Now a likely Netflix change will result in the removal of a key feature. Subscribers are no doubt familiar with the “Match” process. A pop-up menu will appear that offers a percentage for how much you will “Match” with the title you’re hovering over. Itself was a replacement of the streaming platform’s earlier “Surprise Me” feature. The “Match” feature first launched…

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is pushing forward, albeit with a few changes, and several new films and shows will lead the way. Many fans suspected that some of these projects were previously scrapped, including one highly-anticipated Disney Plus Marvel series, though that no longer looks to be the case. Marvel Studios has been involved with a number of major changes recently. For starters, they began a creative overhaul of the Disney Plus series Daredevil: Born Again which led to all of their Netflix shows now being considered part of the main MCU canon. This is far from the only surprise…

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The horror movie genre has always featured strong special effects throughout the decades. There’s one 80s horror movie, however, that’s often praised for its use of practical effects; and it’s now streaming for free. Many of the horror films associated with the 1980s include slasher movies. The release of John Carpenter’s Halloween in 1978 kicked off a subgenre that dominated the era. Friday the 13th, My Bloody Valentine, and The Prowler just to name a few. By the late 1980s, however, supernatural horror movies started to make a comeback. This was no doubt helped in part by the success of…

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The hit animated series Bluey comes from Australia, though Disney distributes the hit show via Disney Junior and Disney Plus in the United States. Now Disney has censored a new episode of Bluey for its debut in the US. Bluey first premiered in 2018. In the time since then it’s grown with high viewership on both television and digital. Furthermore, it’s won several awards, including two Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Children’s Program in addition to an International Emmy Kids Award in 2019. As noted via TikTok user @aussiegirlmargie, however, Disney took the time to censor the Season 3 Episode…

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Many Netflix titles often grow in popularity due to word-of-mouth. Plenty of surprising titles have become trending hits as a result. Now a newer international release is trending in such a way on social media after receiving praise from viewers. This particular Netflix title just so happens to be a murder mystery. Just about anyone likes a good mystery – and this movie has certainly proven to be one such example. Additionally, being that it’s a Taiwanese thriller, it’s quite exciting to see so many Netflix subscribers praise the film online. It goes to show that non-English films, of which…

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There have been plenty of Marvel Cinematic Universe shows released on Disney Plus in the last few years. Some of these have received additional seasons, such as Loki, while others paved the way for new projects like the upcoming Captain America film. Now a different Disney Plus series has just received an update that will be disappointing for fans of the show. It’s clear that Marvel Studios has different plans for each project they create. Some of these lead into other shows, some into new movies, and others turn into crossovers. Of course, with so many possibilities at stake, it…

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A24 has become an increasingly successful brand in just the last few years. Now that the streaming service Max has acquired access to the entertainment company’s library, however, A24 fans are revisiting an early psychological horror thriller from the label. The independent entertainment company has helped contribute a number of healthy offerings to the horror and thriller space in addition to other popular genres. Of course, fans will associate their name with hits like The Witch, Midsommar, and the sci-fi spectacle Everything Everywhere All at Once. This particular film that’s made a hit on Max, however, is a less popular…

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