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[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[...]

With the mid-summer break officially coming to an end for the cast and crew of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, we wanted to give you a chance to catch up on Bleeding Cool's reviews of the first half of the series' fourth season After you're done, make sure to join us online Sunday night at[...]

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[...]

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),[...]

[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[...]

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 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[...]

[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[...]

[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[...]

[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[...]

[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[...]

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[...]

With Hulu's Castle Rock unleashing its first three episodes last week (check out our review below) and next episode 'The Box' dropping today, author Stephen King has some friendly advice for his fans as they continue watching: less time easter egg hunting, more time enjoying the story's journey. Since the premiere, posting online King-related sightings from the series has[...]

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[...]

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[...]

[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[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Cassandra Nova has recruited an unwilling Forge to her cause, and we see the youth of Gentle and why his powers hurt Jean Grey tries to help him, and we also see the construction of Jean's undersea Cerebro unit (Searebro) The X-Men need to find the dead ambassador's cell phone so that Trinary can[...]

Unfriended: Dark Web, however, is handled about as well as one could readily hope for. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Ostensibly a sequel to the 2015 Unfriended, the two films have nothing really in common other than the whole film is shot from camera phones and laptops Skype, FaceTime, Facebook video calls, and others all serve as the lens through[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Skyscraper wants to be the next Die Hard, but it misses the point in favor of meaningless, over-the-top action scenes. Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Summary: A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper. Every other action movie wants to be the next Die Hard That's not a bad movie to aspire[...]

At least it elevates it to the level of popcorn-fun. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Unfortunately, somehow, writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber (who previously served the same role in such cinematic classics as Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Central Intelligence) manages to suck all the life out of the film, and it lays there like a dead fish. Also starring are Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Ng[...]

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 Skarsgård,[...]

A lot of the boxes we were expecting came in late, so while we may be writing this up well into July, the next couple reviews you see from us on their gear is from June The latest short we got from Loot Tees is this wonderful Hulk shirt. This is classic green Hulk The Incredible[...]

The New York Asian Film Festival is often defined by the presence of crime and action thrillers from Asia, and the opening two days delivers in spades.

The New York Asian Film Festival opened with a literal bang in an epic biopic about infamous Japanese porn magnate Akira Suei.

From a flashback that gives a ton of backstory to Jesse's mother's time at Angelville with Madame L'Angelle (Betty Buckley), Jody (Jeremy Childs), and TC (Colin Cunnigham), and Jesse's (Dominic Cooper) throwdown "for old times" with Jody; to Tulip's (Ruth Negga) "sitcom-starring" time in Purgatory and creepy instructions from doG (yup) to "Get those…," the[...]