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Abrams' Bad Robot Productions (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lost), best-selling author Stephen King and executive producers/writers Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, Castle Rock stars André Holland (Moonlight), Melanie Lynskey (Togetherness), Bill Skarsgård (IT), Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Sissy Spacek (Carrie), Scott Glenn (The Right Stuff), Terry O'Quinn (Lost) and Chosen Jacobs (It). Here's a look at[...]
The Meg
Unfortunately now that the meg has surfaced, it turns out that what was promised in the trailers translated to something more toothless than we would have ever expected. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Based on the series of books by author Steve Alten and adapted by the sibling screenwriting team of Jon and Erich Hoeber (authors of Red and Red 2),[...]
BlacKkKlansman Review: A Frightening, Poignant, and Honest Look at the Past and the Present
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] BlacKkKlansman is funny in a way that proves to be absolutely terrifying as the reality of the situation, past and present, comes to light. Director: Spike Lee Summary:Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and became the head of the local chapter. The idea that truth is[...]
Castle Rock Season 1, Episode 5 'Harvest' Review: "He Feels Wrong"
Hulu Welcome to Bleeding Cool's first-season review series for Hulu's Castle Rock, the 10-episode horror-drama anthology series spearheaded by J.J Abrams, Stephen King, Sam Shaw, and Dustin Thomason Combining elements from a number of King's works into a shared universe narrative based around the famed (and infamous) fictional town, Castle Rock stars Andre Holland, Bill Skarsgard,[...]
The Meg Review: Poor Structure with Not Enough Blood in the Water
The Meg is advertised as a fun and silly shark movie, but it has long, boring stretches and takes its 70-foot shark way too seriously. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Director: Jon Turteltaub Summary: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible. "A giant shark[...]
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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Christopher Robin takes a little while to get going and might have trouble finding an audience, but it's a sweet family movie nonetheless. Director: Marc Forster Summary: A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life. Disney continues its trend toward world domination remaking all of[...]
Mission: Impossible fallout
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Mission: Impossible – Fallout continues the upward trend of the Mission: Impossible movies by featuring stunning action set pieces and an excellent story. Director: Christopher McQuarrie Summary: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. The Mission: Impossible TV series always had a strong focus on[...]
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[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Spy Who Dumped Me has a few winning jokes, but it falls short of being anything more than a mediocre spy movie. Director: Susanna Fogel Summary: Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy. There[...]
The Darkest Minds Review: A Derivative Mess That Goes on Forever
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Darkest Minds might appeal to its target demographic, but they deserve something that isn't this poorly paced or this unoriginal. Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson Summary: Imprisoned by an adult world that now fears everyone under 18, a group of teens form a resistance group to fight back and reclaim control of their future. Giving teenagers superpowers[...]
Castle Rock Season 1, Episode 4 'The Box' Review: "I'm a Prisoner in There, Too."
Credit: Hulu Welcome to Bleeding Cool's first-season review series for Hulu's Castle Rock, the 10-episode horror-drama anthology series spearheaded by J.J Abrams, Stephen King, Sam Shaw, and Dustin Thomason Combining elements from a number of King's works into a shared universe narrative based around the famed (and infamous) fictional town, Castle Rock stars Andre Holland, Bill Skarsgard, Sissy Spacek, Jane Levy, Scott Glenn, Terry O'Quinn, Chosen[...]
Review: 'Mission: Impossible – Fallout' Explodes Out of the Gate
Sure there are some sequels that are better than the originals, but to do so over six films in a row? [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt with his IMF crew of ghost agents, including Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin, and Rebecca Ferguson It hits the ground quick and hard, nearly giving Mad Max: Fury Road[...]
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Following that, we have Bleeding Cool's official review of the series' first three episodes that's definitely worth checking out Wrapping up, we take you back in time through our past Castle Rock coverage – and all of that starts now! https://youtu.be/gXsKCQenpt0 A psychological-horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse, Castle Rock combines the mythological scale and[...]
X-Men: Gold #32 cover by Phil Noto
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Rachel Summers, aka Prestige and formerly known as the Phoenix, has been driven into a frenzy by Mesmero She has already downed Colossus and Kitty Pryde, and Magik and Storm follow soon after Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Iceman, and Pyro are the only ones left to calm Rachel down, but, after Prestige so easily incapacitated the[...]