Mercy Official Trailer 2 AI is judge, jury, and executioner in the future’s criminal justice system as MGM Studios releases the official second trailer for their upcoming film Mercy. View trailer below. In the near future, a detective (Chris Pratt) stands on trial accused of murdering his wife.…
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A SEQUEL ‘UPDATE’ THAT DOWNGRADES THE FRANCHISE In 2023, moviegoers were introduced to the sci-fi horror hit M3GAN, a film that quickly became a viral sensation across TikTok and other social media platforms. Directed by Gerard Johnstone and starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, and Jenna…
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films to be watched over this year (and almost certainly beyond). You can read the rationale and ground rules here. In the meantime, we are advancing from 1935 to 1936 with this movie, #14 in this series. As I’ve been proceeding along on this series, one of the years…
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Supergirl Official Teaser Trailer The daughter of Krypton is ready to party and shine as Warner Bros. Studios releases the official teaser trailer for their upcoming superhero film Supergirl. View trailer below. Kara Zor-El celebrates her 23rd birthday by travelling across the galaxy with her dog Krypto. Along the way,…
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Who’s going to have the most miserable holiday? In my game Gloom, each player controls a family of lovable misfits. By playing cards and telling stories, you establish the tragic tale of your family. Your goal is to have your characters suffer miserably and die, while keeping your…
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Doctor Who has long been my favorite show, but it’s been a couple of years since I’ve actually watched anything but the newest episodes. Before that, I was making a respectable run at getting through the original series, most of which I haven’t seen for decades. For various reasons,…
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A GIANT MONSTER SEQUEL THAT STANDS TALL ON FAMILIAR GROUND In 2022, Netflix unleashed giant-monster mayhem drawn from the depths of Norwegian folklore with Troll, directed by Roar Uthaug. Starring Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, the film followed a small…
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November has been a mysterious and puzzling month. Or more accurately, it’s been a month full of mysteries and puzzles–at least, of the fictional and game-related variety. In terms of real life, it’s been a month spent almost entirely in the United States, visiting family and friends, and…
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THE BOSS: UNPLUGGED AND UNDERWHELMING Biographical dramas have long been a point of cinematic fascination for Hollywood, drawing talent both in front of and behind the camera to bring real lives to the big screen. Though the biopic genre is hardly new, its allure remains strong: filmmakers…
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As mentioned previously, in “Impossible Voyages” I’m watching and writing about a run of new (to me) science fiction films to be watched over this year (and almost certainly beyond). You can read the rationale and ground rules here. In the meantime, we are advancing from 1934 to 1935…
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