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How Scream Resurrected Horror in the ’90s

By the mid-1990s, horror movies had lost their bite. The slasher boom of the ’80s had fizzled into formulaic sequels and straight-to-video fare. Audiences were yawning at masked killers and recycled tropes. Then came Scream…a

A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy 4K UHD Set is Coming in November

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A shell-shocking saga of mutants, martial arts and New York mayhem, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy brought comic book grit, practical effects wizardry and pizza-fuelled fun to a generation of moviegoers, helping turn four

An Archie Comics Movie Is In the Works at Universal

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A live-action Archie Comics movie is on the way! The TV take of Archie Comics, Riverdale, spanned 137 episodes on the CW, and ran from 2017-2023, but Universal Pictures believes there are more Archie stories to tell on the

Alien: Earth: The Horror Comes Home

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The Alien franchise started in 1979 with a low-budget script by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett who envisioned a simple horror story set in space. Ridley Scott came on board as director and used H.R.

5 ’90s Movies Every Millennial Can Relate To

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If you want to take a quick trip down memory lane by watching the movies you once loved, here are five iconic ‘90s movies that every millennial can relate to. Most of them are available

Fascinating Facts About Days of Thunder

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Released on June 27, 1990, Days of Thunder was Tom Cruise’s high-octane follow-up to Top Gun, reuniting him with director Tony Scott and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Set in the world of NASCAR,

Poker in Pop Culture: The Most Memorable Scenes in TV and Film

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The Foundation That Changed Everything Rounders established poker as serious cinema material in 1998. Matt Damon’s Mike McDermott faces off against John Malkovich’s Russian mobster Teddy “KGB” in the film’s climactic scene. The psychological warfare

Alien: Earth Posters

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We’re just two weeks away from the highly anticipated premiere of Alien: Earth, the first-ever TV series in the legendary Alien franchise. Last week, we looked at the impressive lineup of trailers and teasers for

Alien: Earth Trailer and Teasers

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We are less than three weeks away from the premiere of Alien: Earth, the first TV series in the Alien franchise, and the promotions are in high gear. The first Alien: Earth trailer was released

Top 10 Movies for Independence Day

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Before we jump into the top retro movies for Independence Day, let’s have a quick history lesson. Nothing says America like the 4th of July. It’s the celebration of the Thirteen Colonies victory from the

From VHS to Streaming: The Evolution of Movie Nights

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To most people, the term movie night evokes pleasant memories of sitting around their TV sets with friends or relatives, popping popcorn or even visiting the video rental house and selecting the right movie. The

Back to the Future: A TRN Round Table

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Few films have left a mark on pop culture quite like Back to the Future. Released in 1985, Robert Zemeckis’ time-traveling adventure wasn’t just a box office smash, it became a generational touchstone. From its

OutRun: The Movie Is Racing Into Theaters

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Video game movies and TV series are all the rage right now. Some are better than others. My sons saw The Minecraft Movie and gave it a solid, meh. But the movie is a financial

I Know What You Did Last Summer Is Back!

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When I heard about the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot I was less than excited. The original movie took the Halloween season of 1997 by storm, as did the sequel in 1998.

Joseph Kosinski Set To Direct New Miami Vice Movie

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Miami Vice started as a gritty TV series starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas. They portrayed James “Sonny” Crockett (Johnson) and Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs (Thomas), two undercover police detectives in Miami. The series ran

Clueless is Getting a Reboot

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A new “Clueless” TV series is now officially in the works, and has landed at Peacock for development. The original “Clueless” movie was released by Paramount, which decided to take the rights to the new show to

They Live (1988) SteelBook Review

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I’m a big supporter of owning physical media. While streaming movies and music is fine, I like more control over what I watch, how I watch and the quality. Trying to watch a movie only