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MOVIE REVIEW – NFT: CURSED IMAGES (2026) is an eye-roll of a concept and a slog.
A group of thirty-somethings at a London house party discuss technology, finances, and NFTs when one of them randomly receives a pack of cursed NFT images and shares them with his friends. The cursed images take out the group one by one—but not fast enough—in this eye-roll of a concept and a slog of a…
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FILM REVIEW – THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026) is a fun hellish action horror comedy with shades of Tarantino.
Director Kirill Sokolov helms this year’s best girl versus Satanic Cult members movie with great action choreography and a solid story to match. THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026) ★★★ & 1/2 ★ OF ★★★★★ stars 2026 is a funny year where THEY WILL KILL YOU is the third mainstream horror movie release that deals with…
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MOVIE REVIEW – VAMPIRES OF THE VELVET LOUNGE (2026) delivers a 90’s flavored pastiche of Vampire film lore, but does it add something new
Written and Directed by Producer Adam Sherman, VAMPIRES OF THE VELVET LOUNGE brings together a slew of your favorite character actors in a meandering CGI heavy movie that you wish would do more with them. VAMPIRES OF THE VELVET LOUNGE (2026) ★★ & 1/2 ★ OF ★★★★★ stars I love vampire films and the Vampire…
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MOVIE REVIEW – PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026) is one of the year’s best big screen surprises
Writer Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller delivering a stirring and heartwarming science fiction film that channels wonder and keeps you on the edge of your seat. PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026) ★★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars PROJECT HAIL MARY hits the big screen this weekend from Amazon/MGM Studios and…
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MOVIE REVIEW – READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026) revisits the original’s premise and attitude & tries to up the ante
Radio Silence revisit their clever 2019 film about a satanic cabal whose boon from the devil is decided via playing a childhood game and raises the stakes and lore a la the John Wick franchise READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME (2026) ★★★ & 1/2 ★ OF ★★★★★ stars READY OR NOT was one…
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TV REVIEW – MARGO’S GOT MONEY TROUBLES is an engrossing new dramedy series that’ll hook you for the three count.
Apple TV’s latest series based on the book by Rufi Thorpe channels vibes from Juno and The Girlfriend Experience and delivers a wholly unique story of a girl trying to survive as a single parent in the gig economy / online sex work era of the now. If Elle Fanning’s Oscar-nominated role as the anchor…
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COLLECTIBLES – Marvel Legends RED SHE-HULK Hasbro Betty Ross Fan Channel Exclusive Comic Book Figure Review
Check out our review of the Hasbro Marvel Legends RED SHE HULK figure – comparing it to other SHE HULK figures and our thoughts on the scale and articulation. #marvellegends #redshehulk #hulk #marvel — Follow us at http://linktr.ee/cultclassicsaz for more videos
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MOVIE REVIEW – THE BRIDE! (2026) waves a punk rock flag in a story about one woman’s agency and finding your voice
Director Maggie Gyllenhaal presents a parable about how women can be treated as commodities without a voice in their lives wrapped in the story of Frankenstein’s monster. THE BRIDE! (2026) ★★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars It’s very rare when a modern take on a classic horror story really feels like it’s adding something to the source…
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MOVIE REVIEW – GRIZZLY NIGHT (2026) – More subdued true-crime reenactment than survival thriller
Director Burke Doeren makes a dramatization of a tragic 1967 national park incident as a wilderness horror film, but the result feels more like a subdued true-crime reenactment than the survival thriller it promises. Grizzly Night (2026) ★★½ OF ★★★★★ The film’s opening sequence is easily its most engaging scene. There’s a sense of unease,…
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MOVIE REVIEW – BY DESIGN plays with ideas about objectification and identity and the need to be seen in society
Director Amanda Kramer’s witty black comedy examines the role of identity and feeling alone in a crowd in this genre comedy where a woman swaps her body with the form of a designer chair. BY DESIGN (2026) ★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars It’s not a leap to say that exploring a woman’s identity and autonomy in…
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MOVIE REVIEW – GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE is a fun sci-fi satire exploring our dependence of technology
Channelling Terry Gilliam’s humor and sense of the absurd, director Gore Verbinski gives us a Black Mirror-esque anthology exploring AI, violence in America and our culture’s longing to hide from our problems rather than address them. GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE (2026) ★★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars “Everything, Everywhere All At Once” was my favorite…
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MOVIE REVIEW – Emerald Fennell’s “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” revists and revises the classic novel with a modern flavor.
“Wuthering Heights” channels the Baz Luhrmann take on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with a dash of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman making it feel like a integral part of Fennell’s work. “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” (2026) ★★★★ OF ★★★★★ stars One can argue that “Wuthering Heights” takes a lot of liberties with Emily Bronte’s original 1847…
