A film as niche and personal as Theater Camp could only have been made by unabashedly eccentric theater kids themselves. It probably also didn’t hurt that the cast and crew were incredibly close knit. Childhood best friends Molly Gordon (Booksmart), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), and Nick Lieberman along with Platt’s fiance and Gordon’s Booksmart […]
Review of Barbie It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly the hype for the Barbie movie began considering the multiple promising attachments the film had secured, generating massive conversation even before the first teaser trailer dropped in late 2022. The very idea of a live-action film depicting the various intricacies and complexities of the massive toy icon
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Review of Oppenheimer Despite their drastic contrasting tones, two of 2023’s Summer blockbusters in particular have dominated the collective consciousness of movie fans around the globe: Barbie and Oppenhemier. Dubbing July 21, the release date of the two films “Barbenhemier” day, fans flocked to the theater to catch both films on the same day resulting in
Review of Past Lives “[In-Yun] means providence or fate,” says Nora Moon to her future husband right before their first kiss. A canopy of string lights hanging from the tall Montauk trees surround them, encasing them in their perfect moment and yet, this isn’t the love story audiences are attracted to. Distributed by entertainment darling
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Review of DC Studios’s The Flash DC Studios has seemingly always remained a step behind its rival studio Marvel, both critically and financially. With four Marvel films in the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time and DC not even making the top 30, the studio has struggled with gaining positive reception from fans and critics
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Disney Pixar’s latest film Elemental had the lowest opening weekend performance the studio has seen grossing $29.6 million. In comparison, Pixar’s last film Lightyear grossed $51 million in its opening weekend. Elemental’s financial failure is largely in part due to the fact that Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse continues to dominate the box office, currently standing
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Casual moviegoers and critics alike have always generated discourse surrounding superhero movies and animated movies-and it’s only grown in recent years. As both vie for recognition beyond just being “just for kids” or “just for comic book nerds” many creators have expressed their unrelenting dedication to their art. After winning the 2022 Oscar for Best
The voice of Disney’s Princess Ariel herself, Jodi Benson, visited adoring fans at the Philly Fan Expo this past weekend and even graced those who attended her panel with her beautiful voice, singing The Little Mermaid’s iconic song “Part of Your World”. Benson spoke to a packed crowd during the recent Philly Fan Expo on
Peter Pan Does Not Fly Disney+ released on its platform a new movie Peter Pan and Wendy a new version of the timeless tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up. (light spoilers follow) Peter Pan opened originally as a stage play in 1904. It quickly became a great success catapulting the author, J.M. Barrie
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Review of Illumination Entertainment’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie Ever since the announcement of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and the subsequent cast in September of 2021, fans were ecstatic that the culturally defining game was coming to the big screen in an animated form. However, the announcement that Nintendo would be partnering with Illumination
Jody Quigley has had a versatile career exploring everything from acting to restaurant management. Now he is back on the big screen as tortured Civil War Soldier Daniel Glassman in Impuratus. After making his leading man debut as Doug in Apparition, Jody realized his love and appreciation for horror films, leading him to star alongside
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Screenwriter/director Michael Yurinko and producer Guy Quigley of Thundersmoke Media recently joined fellow cast and crew for the first public screening of their latest indie-horror film, Impuratus. The film was screened last month (February 26) at The County Theater in Doylestown Pennsylvania, a place that many of the cast members aren’t just familiar with, but
Tom Sizemore, best known for his roles in the films Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, and Natural Born Killers, has died at the age of 61 after suffering a brain aneurysm. With a heavy heart, Mr. Sizemore’s loved ones and colleagues mourn the passing of a formidable actor who leaves behind a loving family and a major film legacy. Mr.
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Review of Knock at the Cabin M. Night Shyamalan has remained one of the most talked about horror/thriller directors since his rise to fame in 1999 with The Sixth Sense. Since then he’s had other commercial and critical hits such as Signs, Unbreakable, and Split. He’s also known for not so memorable and even laughably bad
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Oscars 2023 Predictions In the aftermath of a chaotic broadcast last year, the Oscars have returned again with the nominations being announced earlier this week. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel will be hosting this year’s ceremony, which will be held on March 12, 2023. Many nominations came as no surprise as Everything Everywhere All At
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Review of M3gan 4 feet tall and sprouting a titanium build, M3gan is the latest terror to come out of Blumhouse Productions in association with Atomic Monster. The film was directed by Gerard Johnstone who is most known for his 2014 horror film Housebound. An AI robot built by robotics genius Gemma (Allison Williams)
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When it comes to rising to a challenge, Jody Quigley is in a class by himself. Especially, when it comes to starring in his latest chilling supernatural thriller, Impuratus, a riveting psychological thriller that will frequently make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Impuratus is a spellbinding thriller from Thundersmoke Media and
Michael Yurinko’s riveting new horror film Impuratus began with a dilapidated shed next to a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse that spurred him to write the screenplay for his multi-award-winning new thriller. At the time, Yurinko was laid up for two weeks recovering from a painful back injury where he couldn’t move, sit down, stand or walk,
Review of Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale If you’ve been subject to a conversation of recent film discourse lately, you’ve probably heard of A24’s The Whale. The film, based on the play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter follows Charlie, an online English teacher who due to an eating disorder resulting from an immeasurable
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Women Film Critics Circle Selects Award-Winning 2022 Female-Driven Films Every once in a while we see one or two movies that move us emotionally and make us feel compelled to announce to the world how thought-provoking and life-altering the screenplay, acting, directing, and other aspects of the film are. And this is the case with
Airen DeLaMater Shares Details From her New Film Impuratus Actress Airen DeLaMater isn’t afraid of a challenging role, even if it means traveling to some of the scariest renowned places in the country. After starring in a supporting role in Thundersmoke Media’s Apparition (directed by Quinn Saunders) in 2015, DeLaMater is returning to the screen
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Strange World Review Following Encanto, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 61st animated feature, Strange World, had a lot to live up to. After the widespread success of Encanto as a vibrant musical and beautiful story, Disney fans were anticipating what was next. Despite initial excitement, it was soon clear Strange World wasn’t meant to ride the
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Disenchanted Review In 2007, Disney’s unconventional fish-out-of-water fairytale film Enchanted soared its way into the hearts of fans with catchy songs, energetic performances, and an upheaval of overdone Disney tropes. Now, 15 years later, the original cast including Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Idina Menzel have reunited for Disenchanted, the highly-anticipated sequel which
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HBO Max Full List of December Releases Here’s everything dropping in December of 2022 on HBO Max. It’s all here, from films to originals. December 1 10,000 B.C., 2008 3:10 to Yuma, 1957 A Hollywood Christmas, 2022 Black Sheep, 1996 Branson, HBO Original Docuseries Premiere (HBO) Burn After Reading, 2008 Can’t Hardly Wait, 1998 Cheech
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Review of Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil Netflix’s latest fantasy thriller, The School for Good and Evil had a lot of expectations to live up to. Fans of the original book series by Soman Chainani were skeptical as most who have a previous attachment to a franchise are, hoping that the film version would
Luckiest Girl Alive Review *Spoilers Below* *This review discusses sensitive topics that may be triggering to some readers. Over the summer, I decided I wanted to start reading again. Not that I hadn’t been reading for school and work, but the leisurely reading I engaged in as a kid slowly drifted into a forgotten activity
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Netflix’s Blonde Review Since her rise to fame in the early 50s, Marilyn Monroe has remained America’s most prominent sex symbol. From her luminous blonde hair to her memorable white dress that graced the screens in The Seven Year Itch, audiences, most notably men have not been able to get her out of their heads. Since her
