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via Disney The official release of Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid is finally upon us, and excitement for the film is fully bubbling over.  Early reviews praise the flick for several elements, while maintaining criticism of others, but nearly everyone seems to agree that Halle Bailey shines as Ariel. This likely won’t be enough to convince the racists, of course, nor will it be enough to convince a disgruntled Letterboxd reviewer, who had the oddest complaint yet about the aquatic adventure.  Not to say…

via Relativity Media Director Robert Rodriguez is famous for leaning into genre on a small scale. He broke into the business by repurposing the same city blocks to shoot El Mariachi and Desperado, linked up with Quentin Tarantino in mostly a single location for From Dusk till Dawn, then confined his actors to half-built sets and green screens for Spy Kids and Sin City. While limited in breadth, those early films had a real flair of personality: Rodriguez was so hands-on with everything from editing to scoring…

Image via Warner Bros. One of the biggest gambles within the scope of today’s horror realm relates to the decision for idea-pushing filmmakers to craft new sequels in long-standing franchises. On paper, the concept of a head-turning, supernatural Exorcist sequel seemed like a brilliant plan — especially with an experienced horror director like David Gordon Green placed at the forefront. But as it turns out, the unexpected truth of The Exorcist: Believer bombing in early screenings has undoubtedly cast a dark…

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Image via A24 If you’ve found the time to head out and check out Ari Aster’s lengthy third feature film Beau is Afraid, you’ll know that it has certainly turned out to be… something. While the internet is hard at work breaking down all of the film’s messaging, both blatant and subliminal, it turns out that the man in the director’s chair isn’t so sure himself of what exactly he ended up creating.  Many folks who have seen the film would argue that Beau is Afraid arrives somewhere at the crossroads between…

The aptly titled video ‘Canceling,’ by cultural commentator and YouTuber ContraPoints, crystallized the cancellation video genre. (Wikipedia), CC BY-SA The explosion of user-created content on platforms like YouTube, Twitch and TikTok has unsettled traditional notions of authorship. We can consider relationships between authors and…

The Might Barbarians is Michael Moreci's latest entry from Ablaze in the Sword and Sorcery fantasy story with art by Giuseppe Cafaro.The Mighty Barbarians is a comic that is exactly what its title declares, a fast, unfussy axe-to-the-head barbarian series updated to feel new again. Barbarian fantasies are deceptively simple. All you need is burly, musclebound men and women with swords and axes hacking away at other swordmen, monsters and magical or supernatural creatures and you're home free. The trick is to be fun.…

Image via Universal Pictures / Paramount Pictures Over the last several years, it’s certainly been no secret that the ever-popular horror genre has remained consistent in regards to pumping out an assortment of eye-popping content that keeps moviegoers crawling back to megaplexes for more. And while movies within the spooktacular umbrella are typically well received amongst the fandom, a plethora of glaringly fantastic reviews have undoubtedly insisted that the horror catalog is deservedly snatching the…

Image via A24 At long last, Friday is finally upon us, vampire nerds (we’re looking at you, Twilight series enthusiasts)! To get you deliciously excited for the weekend, the spooky catalog has pumped out an endless assortment of content which, quite frankly, has us all on the edge of our seats. From Evil Dead Rise catapulting the genre to greater heights as Joaquin Phoenix warns moviegoers against watching Beau Is Afraid on shrooms, there’s an abundance of blood-splattered content set to be explored in today’s…

Image via Warner Bros. Pictures One of the darkest clouds preventing the horror genre from reaching its brightest heights over the last few years has to do with the catalog’s glaring issues with perfecting gore. Excluding the gory magic of both Terrifier movies, it’s certainly no secret that the genre has tamed down its use of blood-splattered goodness, which classic franchises like Saw and Evil Dead absolutely dominated. Flash forward to now, and Evil Dead Rise is reintroducing a whirlwind of perfected gore…