Tag: Get Out
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Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Sterling K. Brown Join Voice Cast of ‘Angry Birds 2’
Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment are adding a new flock of comedic talent to Angry Birds 2.Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters) will voice the film’s villain character, while Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us, The People vs. O.J. Simpson), Mexico’s breakout Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included, Overboard), Zach Woods (Silicon…
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‘Truth Or Dare’ Is Woefully Boring And A Misstep For Blumhouse Productions [Review]
Having practically cornered the market on mid-range-costing horror and finding terrific success last year with “Get Out” and sleeper hit “Happy Death Day, ” horror titan Blumhouse Productions has appeared unstoppable. This week, however, their strong average takes a major hit with the unscary and unfunny, “Truth Or Dare,” a Blumhouse addition that’s so boring…
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Why smart horror is putting the fear into sequel-addicted Hollywood
While the industry hedges its bets on reboots and expanded universes, subversive scare flicks such as A Quiet Place and Get Out are making low-budget risk-taking payHorror, it seems, will never die. The undermining of traditional releasing strategies by Netflix premieres and simultaneous releases of movies in cinemas and on demand has led to Hollywood…
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Truth or Dare review – silly, spirited horror plays a fast-paced game
The production company behind Get Out and Happy Death Day has another hit on its hands with this Final Destination-lite shockerGiven the current obsession with reboots, revisits and rehashes, it’s strange that the Final Destination franchise hasn’t cheated death and been dragged back to life after five films and $665m in the bank. It’s even…
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‘A Quiet Place’ is a Step Forward for Disabled Characters in Hollywood Movies
As audiences become more adept at understanding misrepresentations of women, race, and sexuality, the landscape is slowly turning towards acknowledging the lack of proper representation of disabled people. More than any genre, interestingly, it is horror that has covered disability in new and unique ways. Last year, Jordan Peele’s Get Out subtly interrogated the nuances…
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‘A Quiet Place’: Why the Horror Film Roared at the Box Office
With a $50 million opening, Paramount Pictures’ “A Quiet Place” scored the second best domestic debut of 2018.A fair share of movies this year had the potential to become a blockbuster (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “Pacific Rim Uprising,” and “Ready Player One” to name a few), but until now, few have reached that level. It’s…
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After Oscar Winners ‘Get Out’ and ‘The Shape of Water,’ Could ‘A Quiet Place’ Tickle the Academy’s Genre Fancy?
With a monster (no pun intended) opening weekend box office haul and one of the most impressive critical approval ratings of the year so far, John Krasinski’s hushed thriller “A Quiet Place” is stirring its share of awards talk. We’re certainly in a new Oscar era, but can the buzz hold?Just over a month ago,…
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‘A Quiet Place’ makes noise with $50m North American debut
Black Panther consolidates status as third biggest North American release of all time.John Krasinski’s horror film and recent SXSW opener A Quiet Place became the breakout hit of the year-to-date as it toppled Ready Player One en route to a chart-topping $50m in North America through Paramount Pictures.The film reportedly cost $17m excluding marketing spend…
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‘A Quiet Place’ Review: John Krasinski’s Almost-Silent Film Is About Terrifying As Movies Get
Horror films might have not lost their popularity, but a vast majority of them these days prove the well-worn genre is losing its mojo. Heightened sound effects and music cues are all-too-predictable ways to try to scare audiences, but truly innovative or classic contemporary examples — with the occasional exception of a not easily defined…
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The Makers of ‘The Purge’ and TV’s ‘The Leftovers’ Team Up for a Political Action Thriller
Political thrillers aren’t an easy sell at the box office anymore, unless they have an extreme premise. The Purge and its sequels (including The Purge: Election Year, above) and upcoming prequel are successful because they’re so over the top. Get Out was a huge hit because it mashed up genres for an original story dealing…