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I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF Review and free on YouTube

moviesandmania.com

I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 horror film about a hypnotherapist who uses a serum to transform a temperamental teenager into a lycanthrope. starring Michael Landon as a …

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ review: Man, these monkeys still kick ass

nypost.com

The film continues this damn dirty science-fiction franchise's reign as one of the best out there.

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KILL YOUR LOVER Toxic relationship body horror! Icky trailer and reviews

moviesandmania.com

Kill Your Lover is a 2023 horror film about a couple with a toxic relationship that turns him into a contagious monster! Written and directed by Alix Austin and Keir …

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Blu-ray Review: Bend Her Will (The Director’s Cut)

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When Exploitation movies started in America, smart distributors marketed them as educational films. Decades ago, a guy went around filming people who had died in car crashes. He didn’t give us a movie of dead bodies and twisted on the…

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Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes review: A new hero rises in agreeable, dutiful blockbuster

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As the Planet Of The Apes franchise has shown us for almost 60 years, its primates won’t stop evolving, and neither will its movies. Case in point: the saga of Caesar, brought to motion-capture life by Andy Serkis in three films released…

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‘Kingdom of The Planet of The Apes’ Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed As Reviews Emerge

heroichollywood.com

Is Kingdom of The Planet of The Apes a worthy heir to the throne? The Rotten Tomatoes score for the film paints high hopes ahead of its debut. After a near-decade long break from the franchise, fans were worried about how Kingdom of The…

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Blu-ray Review: Too Much Sleep

insidepulse.com

When you’re an independent filmmaker, there’s a major nightmare after you’ve finished the film and have a final cut. You would imagine that the nightmare is not being able to find a theatrical distributor. That’s just normal in the…

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: The Franchise Essentially Reboots with a Tale of Survival Set — At Last — in the Ape-Ruled Future

variety.com

It’s essentially a two-and-a-half-hour chimp-in-the-wilderness adventure movie, directed by Wes Ball (the "Maze Runner" films) in the deliberately paced "classical" style of an episodic Hollywood saga from 50 years ago. It doesn't have a…

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Sequel Is a De-Evolution for the Franchise

www.thewrap.com

The bold, courageous storytelling and interesting characters of past installments are completely absent in Wes Ball’s new film

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review: A gripping story that rattles along towards an intriguing coda

www.irishtimes.com

Despite the linguistic atrocity of the title, the film is good enough to deserve the sequels it gestures towards

FOIL Review: Finding Aliens and Restoring Friendships in the Wilderness

screenanarchy.com

Like many who think they are leaving their hometown behind in a cloud of dust, Dexter (Zach Green) has found himself returning, somewhat with his proverbial tail between his legs. His big dreams of a indie film career in Hollywood have…

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BEHAVE Mystery horror – trailer and reviews

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‘It’s rude to scream.’ Behave is a 2024 mystery horror film about a group of young adults whisked away to a mansion on the outskirts of London. However, a mysterious …

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Review: A Disappointing Devolution of the Species

screenanarchy.com

Planet of the Apes, one of the longest running and most consistent science fiction film series in cinema history, returns this week with its tenth entry, Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Diving back into the world reimagined…

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Netflix fans stunned as blockbuster flop with DIRE reviews soars up film charts against all odds

NETFLIX users were taken by surprise after a controversial box office flop with a terrible critic score topped the top 10 most-watched movies chart.

Netflix fans stunned as blockbuster flop with DIRE reviews soars up film charts against all odds

www.thesun.co.uk

NETFLIX users were taken by surprise after a controversial box office flop with a terrible critic score topped the top 10 most-watched movies chart.

Another Loud Trailer for Harmony Korine's Infrared Film 'Aggro Dr1ft'

"No mercy!" EDGLRD has debuted another extra trailer for Harmony Korine's loud and obnoxious Aggro Dr1ft. This film is actually getting a quick theatrical release mainly at various Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas (and a few others), even though I…

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HOMEBOUND Reviews and free on Plex, Prime, Roku, Tubi and Vudu

moviesandmania.com

Homebound is a 2021 mystery horror film about a countryside trip that turns out to be far from idyllic for a father and his new fiancée. Written and directed by …

MAR.IA Reviews of Argentinian sci-fi horror plus new posters and the trailer

moviesandmania.com

MAR.IA is a 2023 Argentinian sci-fi horror film about an erotic movie star who is brought back from the dead to seek revenge. The movie was directed by Gabriel Grieco …

'Black Twitter' review: Insightful film shows how users built community of memes, movements

The commentators discussing Black Twitter on the Hulu documentary include cultural critic Van Lathan (from left), comedian W. Kamau Bell and journalist Jemele Hill.

Poolman review: The walkouts were (mostly) right

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Movie stars will literally direct a whole movie about going to therapy instead of, you know, actually going to therapy. This could be the tagline for Chris Pine’s Poolman, a film that so deeply misunderstands what normal people like about…