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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)...

LGBTQ+ News

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...

Film

Shang-Chi passes Black Widow as highest-grossing film of year

By Joia DaVida Sep 27, 2021

Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is coming in ahead of industry estimates of $12.8M for its fourth #1 weekend, with $13.3M. Shang-Chi has become the ...

Music

Lil Nas X gets intimate with Durex Condoms for Sexual Health Awareness Month

By Joia DaVida Sep 23, 2021

Seems like Lil Nas X is everywhere these days. Now, the artist is celebrating Sexual Health Month, by promoting safe sex habits to his millions of followers in his latest vide...

Film

Shang-Chi is King of the Box Office Hill 3 weeks in a row

By Joia DaVida Sep 21, 2021

Marvel fans can’t seem to get enough of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the #1 movie for the past three weeks in a row. The Marvel Studios blockbuster, starring Si...

Film

Shang-Chi dominates box office, validates Scar Jo’s beef with Disney

By Joia DaVida Sep 14, 2021

This weekend’s box office results completely validated Scarlett Johansson’s Disney lawsuit AND justified Disney’s decision to provide theater exclusive engagements for th...

Film

Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings: What say the critics?

By Joia DaVida Aug 25, 2021

2020 was a difficult year for moviemakers and cinephiles alike and 2021 has presented its own level of difficulties. So far, only a handful of studio-backed films have been rel...