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by Max Brooks ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2020 A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Likes 208 Our Verdict GET IT New York Times Bestseller Are we not men? We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in…

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LL COOL J and Usher were among the honorees saluted Thursday night by the Black Music Action Coalition at the organization’s fourth annual BMAC Gala. As BMAC co-founder/president/CEO Willie “Prophet” Stiggers noted, the event isn’t about “celebrating record sales, streaming numbers or other accolades. It’s the intersection of activism and…

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FRIDAY MIDDAY: Well, this wasn’t expected, however, it’s still early in the weekend. Transformers One is currently pacing lower than expected for a $26M opening off a $9.7M first day (inclusive of $3.36M previews) at 3,978 theaters. Clearly the Josh Cooley directed Paramount Hasbro Entertainment movie is skewing family, and…

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I am a perennial supporter of underdog cinema. In fact, I pen a Dread Central column called The Overlooked Motel that’s dedicated to championing overlooked and underrated films. I began writing that recurring feature several years ago because I love discovering a diamond in the rough. It’s a rush to…

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A unique coming-of-age dramedy that appears to star Aubrey Plaza but doesn’t actually star Aubrey Plaza, My Old Ass is about an 18-year-old who encounters her 39-year-old self and begins a journey of self discovery. From writer/director Megan Park, the filmmaker behind the excellent and sadly overlooked drama The Fallout…

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Angie Nwandu launched The Shade Room in 2014 as a side hustle. Today, that side hustle—which grew from an Instagram-only celebrity tabloid into a media company with a 40-person staff—reaches 29 million social media obsessives by tapping into their wolfish appetite for drama.The Shade Room pioneered a unique, if somewhat…

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