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In what might be one of the best viral marketing campaigns for Hulu's Castle Rock (???), the staff at The Stanley Hotel had an unexpected guest on Thursday.

Unfortunately it turned out to be the insides of a waterlogged puppet — soggy, mushy, and without any heart. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Brian Henson's production company Henson Alternative produced The Happytime Murders for their first feature film, with Brian himself serving as director along with a script by Todd Berger. In the film's mythos, puppets exist in the world — and[...]

The Happytime Murders somehow goes for the laziest possible jokes while also trying way too hard to be crude. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Director: Brian Henson Summary: When the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case. The Happytime Murders has been in development[...]

All of that took a back seat to the big, fat cliff we were left hanging from by the end of the episode: Pangborn (Glenn) realized his deal with "The Kid" (Skarsgard) was less about help and more about payback — and as we nervously ease into our review of Hulu's seventh episode, 'The Queen,' it appears his[...]

However, times have changed, and now we can come across little gems like Prodigy, a laser-focused psychological thriller from first time feature writing and directing team of Brian Vidal and Alex Haughey. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] The story would find itself an easy drop in for fans of twisted tale series like Black Mirror and Twilight Zone[...]

Castle Rock co-creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason are giving viewers a list of four of Stephen King's works that heavily influenced the series.

In a similar vein to other recent "it's about time" cinematic entries like Wonder Woman and Black Panther, its overall impact with its virtually entirely Asian casting on the current sociological landscape will probably take a while to fully distance comparing the film's impact from the simple question of how good of a film it[...]

pic.twitter.com/ukUQwiOYET — 𝙲𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚘𝚌𝚔 (@castlerockhulu) August 12, 2018 So as we crawl our way closer to the season finale, check out our review of Hulu's sixth episode of Castle Rock, 'Filter': https://youtu.be/5paC-iPWW3oVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 6 'Filter' Review: "This Place Was His Church" – Bleeding Cool (https://youtu.be/5paC-iPWW3o) Castle Rock s01e06[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Alpha feels like an independent feature in the best and worst ways; it's wonderfully acted but poorly paced. Director: Albert Hughes Summary: An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age, ALPHA tells a fascinating, visually stunning story that shines a light on the origins of man's best friend. Alpha is a movie that mainstream studios don't[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Crazy Rich Asians features an absolutely fantastic cast, clever writing, and enough style to overcome any rom-com clichés it indulges in. Director: Jon M Chu Summary: This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. The romantic comedy genre might have mass appeal, but[...]

The reaction from the variety of audiences has been overwhelming and it seems to be one of the most talked about shows of the summer." But we still have some business to take care of this season, so here's a preview of this week's episode 'Filter;' and a look at an official trailer for Castle Rock: Can[...]

Combining elements from a number of Stephen King's works into a "shared universe" narrative based around the famed (and infamous) fictional town, Castle Rock stars Andre Holland, Bill Skarsgard, Melanie Lynskey, Sissy Spacek, Jane Levy, Scott Glenn, Terry O'Quinn, Noel Fisher, Chosen Jacobs, and Allison Tolman. As we can see from Hulu's preview for the sixth[...]

Welcome to this edition of Castle Rock Rewind, as we look back on our review of the inaugural season's fifth episode of Hulu's horror-drama anthology series, 'Harvest.' Spearheaded by J.J Abrams, Stephen King, Sam Shaw, and Dustin Thomason, Castle Rock combines elements from a number of King's works into a "shared universe" narrative based around[...]

AMC Welcome back, everybody! Bleeding Cool's weekly review of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead season 4 has returned in time for mid-season premiere 'People Like Us.' After being gone for a decent chunk of the summer, was the show able to keep its momentum raging from the first half of the season? Check out our thoughts on the episode below,[...]

With some new players in play, our group might be splintering again – and this time, there might not be any going back. So with that in mind, get yourselves acquainted with AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, 'People Like Us': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8TlGbEhf7QVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fear the Walking Dead: The Opening Minutes of the[...]