OFFICIAL TRAILER & POSTER – THE OPENING ACT – Releasing October 16th

“Will Chu has it all – the job, the girl – but what’s missing is his true passion in life, to become a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he’s been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things get off to a rough start. Even if he can take the opportunity to learn from his idols and overcome the challenges, Will still needs to decide if he should continue with the life he has, or pursue the one he has always dreamt of – the life of a comedian.”

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Review – The Devil All The Time (2020)

by Old King Clancy

When I saw the trailer for Netflix’s new film, The Devil All The Time, I was surprised that I hadn’t heard a lot about it given the cast, but a dark tale of pre-Vietnam Americana bolstered by some big names, I was interested. Having not read the book, I can’t say how it works as an adaptation but on its own merits, this is a pretty damn good flick if a little bit heavy on the grimness.

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Review – The Boys : Season 2 (2020)

The Boys returns with a bang in season 2 and Logan Myerz reviews the first three episodes that are currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. New episodes air every Friday on the streaming service.

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“With The Homelander going off the rails, it may be up to superheroes Starlight and Queen Maeve to restore The Seven to real superheroes who actually care about protecting humanity more than their own superhero image.”

BRIARCLIFF ENTERTAINMENT ACQUIRES U.S RIGHTS TO BRYAN FOGEL’S ‘THE DISSIDENT’

Briarcliff Entertainment announced today the acquisition of domestic distribution rights to THE DISSIDENT, the highly anticipated film from Bryan Fogel (Academy Award-winning director of ICARUS), and today they released the films first trailer. Following the films world premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to rave reviews, Briarcliff is planning a theatrical and VOD release in late 2020 along with other events to coincide with the second anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination. HanWay Films will handle international sales of the film. UTA Independent Film Group orchestrated both the domestic distribution deal, and the international sales deal on behalf of the filmmaking team.

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**Official Trailer** THE DARK AND THE WICKED – In Theaters, On Demand & Digital November 6th!

“On a secluded farm, a man is slowly dying. Bedridden and fighting through his final breaths, his wife is slowly succumbing to overwhelming grief. To help their mother and say goodbye to their father, siblings Louise (Marin Ireland) and Michael (Michael Abbott Jr.) return to their family farm. It doesn’t take long for them to see that something’s wrong with mom, though—something more than her heavy sorrow. Gradually, as their own grief mounts, Louise and Michael begin suffering from a darkness similar to their mother’s, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over their family.”

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NOS4A2 – Season 2 Review

Logan Myerz returns from Christmasland to review Season 2 of NOS4A2 that aired on AMC! The show was cancelled earlier this week and will not return for a season 3:( #NOS4A2 #JoeHill #AMC #TVReview

“Charlie Manx, a seductive immortal who feeds off the souls of children, has his whole world threatened when a young woman in New England discovers she has a dangerous gift.”

Cinephellas Podcast – Episode 87 (Interview with Michael Greyeyes)

The inspired and gory splatter zombie flicks are back and this Canadian zombie flick takes a bite out of some fun. The zombie-horror movie, Blood Quantum, follows a sheriff who must protect his son’s pregnant girlfriend, refugees, and reserve riffraff from hordes of the walking corpses. In this episode of the Cinephellas Podcast, Nile Fortner discusses the movie with the star of Blood Quantum, Michael Greyeyes. Nile and Michael discuss the response the film received from TIFF‘s Midnight Madness, how this zombie movie differs from the others, and more on this podcast episode. Blood Quantum is currently streaming on Shudder and available on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray on September 1, 2020.

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“The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.”