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Celebrity

Actress Charisma Carpenter responds to Joss Whedon interview

By Joia DaVida Jan 23, 2022

Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel actress, Charisma Carpenter, has weighed in on director Joss Whedon's interview with Vulture Magazine. On Martin Luther King Day, ...

Celebrity

It’s official, Joss Whedon is still a jerk

By Joia DaVida Jan 17, 2022

With. A. Capital. J. In a desperate attempt to stay relevant, Joss Whedon is lashing out against his accusers including Gal Gadot and Ray Fisher in a classic narcissistic defle...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Batgirl set photos create excitement and speculation among fans

By Joia DaVida Jan 11, 2022

In December 2021, we reported that Michael Keaton had joined the cast of Batgirl, the upcoming HBO Max movie set in the DC Extended Universe. The news first leaked when War...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

“Make it No” Picard production halted after 50 people test positive for COVID

By Joia DaVida Jan 8, 2022

On Thursday, it was reported that over 50 people working on the set of Star Trek: Picard have tested positive for COVID-19, immediately shutting down the Paramount+ production....

REEL PRO

Exclusive video interview with the stars, writer, and director of Jockey

By Joia DaVida Dec 28, 2021

This film has Oscar written all over it. Jockey, opening in select theaters, is a beautifully filmed, original story with exceptional performances. Reel 360 had the pleasur...

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Make the Yuletide Gay with this LGBTQ+ Christmas movie List

By Joia DaVida Dec 22, 2021

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay. It's the most wonderful time of the year. It's the hap-happiest season of all, with those holiday greetings and g...

HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Surprise! These are Christmas movies, too

By Joia DaVida Dec 21, 2021

Christmas is this week and not everyone is into the same old, typical Christmas romantic comedy tropes or the “feel good”, heartwarming “spirit of the season” sappy fil...

Film

Eleven of the most spectacular moments in Spider-Man: No Way Home

By Joia DaVida Dec 21, 2021

Warning: this is a list of spoilers for the film Spider-Man: No Way Home. Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Benedict Cumberbatch, along with an impeccable cast of villains broke box of...

Film Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home has been certified Fresh

By Joia DaVida Dec 15, 2021

The world has been abuzz over leaked behind the scene photos and possible appearances of previous Spider-Man actors for months. Spider-Man: No Way Home made its debut for criti...

Streaming

Recap: First three episodes of Hawkeye are on point

By Joia DaVida Dec 3, 2021

WARNING!!! This article contains major spoilers for the first three episodes of the new Marvel series Hawkeye on Disney+! We are currently deep into the MCU’s phase 4 and ...

Streaming

Recap: Lost in Space is back with new episodes!

By Joia DaVida Dec 3, 2021

On April 13, 2018 we were gifted 10 episodes of an amazing, and sorely underrated, reboot of the 1965 classic series Lost in Space streaming on Netflix. Eager fans immediately ...

Film

Thanksgiving Box Office pickings surprisingly slim

By Joia DaVida Nov 30, 2021

Ticket sales over the Thanksgiving holiday show that cinephile confidence in safely viewing movies in theaters is slowly improving, but not enough to bring the struggling Box O...

Film

Our top 15 Thanksgiving movies

By Joia DaVida Nov 24, 2021

Thanksgiving has many traditions in not only food dishes, but also entertainment. And in a time where we are in the middle of a pandemic, we can use some entertainment. Some...

REEL PRO

Rust Tragedy Update: Experts Weigh In

By Joia DaVida Nov 10, 2021

Last month, we reported on the accidental shooting on the set of the movie Rust, that injured director Joel Souza and took the life of rising talent cinematographer Halyna Hutc...

Film

Eternals makes history by being first Marvel film to be Certified Rotten

By Joia DaVida Nov 5, 2021

It had to happen sometime. Marvel Studios, which has had an incredible 12-year-run with critics and audiences may finally have a dud on its hands. Marvel's Eternals is now the ...

In memoriam

Alec Baldwin accidentally kills Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

By Joia DaVida Oct 23, 2021

Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Thursday after he discharged a prop firearm on the New Mexico set of Rust. The film's directo...

Film

Halloween “Killed” at this weekend’s Box Office

By Joia DaVida Oct 20, 2021

Michael Myers in his twelfth installment of the Halloween franchise, made a killing at the box office this weekend, even though he was also streaming on Peacock (NBC Universal)...

REEL PRIDE

Superman or Super-They? Supes comes out as bi on National Coming Out Day

By Joia DaVida Oct 12, 2021

National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBT awareness day observed on October 11, to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in "coming out of the closet". In obser...

Film

No Time to Die lives the life at Weekend Box Office

By Joia DaVida Oct 12, 2021

While it didn’t come anywhere close to breaking Venom: Let There Be Carnage’s pandemic-record $90.03M debut last weekend, No Time to Die had a strong opening as the fifth-l...

Film

Venom 2 has the biggest opening of the pandemic

By Joia DaVida Oct 6, 2021

Who would have assumed that Andy Serkis’ film, with Tom Hardy reprising his role as a reporter with superpowers gained from aliens, would have the biggest first weekend since...