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The Daily Stream: The Purge Is Still Relevant, Still Scary, And Still As Eloquent As Ever
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Film: “The Purge“Where You Can Stream It: HBOMaxThe Pitch: A totalitarian political party called the “New Founding Fathers of America” are voted into office following an […]
Continue readingBlumhouse is Producing Eight Original Horror Movies Exclusively for Epix
Blumhouse is about to bring a lot more horror to cable. The production company behind movies like Paranormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, Get Out, Happy Death Day and The Invisible Man announced a new partnership that will have them developing and producing eight original horror/genre-thriller movies exclusively for the cable network Epix. Blumhouse and Epix […]
Continue reading‘The Forever Purge’ Will “Set The Record Straight” About The Themes Of The Franchise As It Comes To An End
Unlike other hits to come from Blumhouse over the past decade, “The Purge” started as a simple, but clever horror franchise and morphed into a political satire that mixes over-the-top violence and imagery with a very serious message. And according to the director of the franchise’s finale, “The Forever Purge,” which arrives later this year, […]
Continue readingHam on Rye review – subversive satire on suburban conformity
There’s a whole other layer beneath first-time director Tyler Taormina’s apparently realist coming-of-age dramaFirst-time feature director Tyler Taormina has dreamed his way into a very strange and intriguing film: a Gen-z reverie about life and fate, somewhere between The Prom and The Purge. The film never behaves as if it is anything other than a […]
Continue readingBlumhouse Taps Issa López to Write, Direct ‘Our Lady of Tears’
Blumhouse is developing “Our Lady of Tears,” a film based on a recent article about a mass hysteria epidemic that spread through an all-girls boarding school.Issa López (“Tigers Are Not Afraid”) is set to write and direct the film. The project is an adaptation of a story published by Epic Magazine and Vox and written […]
Continue reading‘The Purge 5’ is Now Titled ‘The Forever Purge’
The title of the next Purge sequel has been revealed, and it’s pretty fitting: The Forever Purge. It’s as if the makers of the film realized that we’re already trapped in a never-ending nightmare, and they might as well take advantage of that with this title. The Purge is usually set on the one night […]
Continue readingLouisiana Police Apologize for Using ‘The Purge’ Siren to Signal Coronavirus Curfew
Police in Crowley, Louisiana have issued an apology for using the siren heard in “The Purge” to signal the 9pm local time curfew that has been put into effect in the city because of the coronavirus outbreak (via NME). The curfew prohibits citizens from leaving their homes between the local hours of 9pm and 6am. […]
Continue readingAliens Invade St. Patrick’s Day in the Trailer for ‘Into the Dark: Crawlers’
A group of college kids on a St. Paddy’s Day bar crawl get caught in the middle of a Body Snatchers-style alien invasion in the new trailer for Into the Dark: Crawlers, the latest installment in the Hulu anthology series. Described as a monthly horror event series, each “episode” of Into the Dark is actually […]
Continue reading‘The Purge’ Season 2 Finale is Bringing Back Ethan Hawke
The Purge TV series is headed towards its season finale, and the show is bringing back a familiar face: Ethan Hawke. Hawke starred in the first Purge movie, and he’ll be returning as his character James Sandin for a cameo in the season 2 finale. Hawke’s character bit the dust in the original movie, but […]
Continue reading‘The Purge’ Season 2 Trailer: What is Life Like Between the Purges?
So far, The Purge film franchise and TV series have only explored what happens on the night when all crime (including murder) is legal for 12 hours. But the teaser trailer and plot description for the upcoming second season of The Purge TV series looks to explore a storyline that hasn’t yet been covered. What […]
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