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PRIMATE turns a rabid chimp into a full-blown slasher and somehow makes it work. Goofy, gory, horror with legit practical f/x and a killer setting.
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Primate

Primate is pure creature-feature schlock and proudly revels in it.

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January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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ABSOLUTE BATMAN Vol. 1 strips Bruce Wayne of his fortune and doubles down on muscle, violence, and reinvention. Fast, fun, and Gen-Z slick… but light on true Bat-gravitas.

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Absolute Batman

Fast, fun, and visually sharp, but for all its noise and attitude, this never quite lands the gravitas that makes Batman truly timeless.

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December 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Interesting? Groundbreaking? Daring? Or wholly irrelevant?
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Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube Starting in 2029

The world's highest-profile and most-watched awards show, which has aired on ABC since 1976, will be moving to a streaming-only platform starting as part of a deal that also includes red carpet covera...

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December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM

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Amy Pease proves WILDWOOD is no sophomore slump. Smart, fast-paced crime fiction with real character growth and zero wasted pages. Precision, momentum, and moral unease done right. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
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Wildwood

This is a confident thriller for the crime-fiction connoisseur.

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December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM

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Ok. Time to be the old man shaking his fist up at the sky…

Aside from that microsecond image of the Main Man… that #Supergirl movie looks dreadful.

December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM

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“Interesting, charming, and beautifully made… but like its protagonist, it never quite lets you in.”
#JayKelly #moviesky
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A ★★★½ review of Jay Kelly (2025)

“Jay Kelly” isn’t “George Clooney playing George Clooney” so much as it is “George Clooney playing Cary Grant”—all effortless charm and immaculate tailoring, but with a distance that keeps the story a...

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December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM

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Kelley Mack's last on-screen credit, the indie speculative #scifi UNIVERSAL, is now #streaming on #AppleTV & @primevideo.bsky.social

👉"Mack delivers a performance ... while posing as a narrative wrecking ball." Check it out.
#RIPKelleyMack #universal #moviesky

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Universal

Universal packs a wallop in plot but the tight confines and limited cast prevents the story from breathing.

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December 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM

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Gave MARVEL COMICS IN THE 1980s a single ⭐️ send-off, mostly because 0️⃣ wasn’t available. Turns out the real crisis wasn’t on infinite earths... it was in this book.

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Marvel Comics In The 1980s

Marvel Comics in the 1980s is less of a field guide and instead resembles a cranky blog.

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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM

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Ruby Lee Dove’s WERK is a fun, fast, mockumentary-style glide through the chaos of office life. Not the funniest show on YouTube, but definitely one of the most charming.
#Werk #RubyLeeDove #Mockumentary #IndieTV #YouTube #moviesky

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Werk

Each bite-sized episode is perfect for lunch-break streaming.

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November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM

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After listening to your memories about the big Marvel ‘76 con on your podcast, I was happy to find a promo.
Were you responsible for creating this in-house ad? Isn’t that image of Stan the one used for the Marvel Value Stamps? Thx!

November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM

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On the latest @cinefiedcom.bsky.social Podcast, I join Connor, Josh, and John and discuss the history of Predator, wisecracking sidekicks... and Nick Fury?!

LISTEN wherever good podcasts are available!
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PREDATOR: BADLANDS Review - Episode 17 | The Cinefied Podcast

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November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM

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Alien world, giant monsters, and blood everywhere. PREDATOR: BADLANDS is crazy, loud, and built for teenaged fandom.
Go see it!
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Predator: Badlands

Complete with a wisecracking sidekick and a cute CGI critter, Predator: Badlands takes a proto-Disney dynamic and soaks it with blood, turning this franchise entry into teenage boy heaven.

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November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM

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Big miss in not having the Springsteen song play over the closing creds

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November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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In MURDER IN RETROGRADE, Greg Hickey brings the gumshoe to the future. In a world of holoheads, billionaires & burnout, this is slick, sardonic & surprisingly soulful.
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Murder in Retrograde

Sleek, sci-fi noir that mashes up the fedora and the firewall.

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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM

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Happy Release Day Anniversary!
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A ★★★ review of They Live (1988)

“Chew bubblegum. Kick ass. Realize it’s all still true.” John Carpenter goes full pulp prophet with They Live, a campy sci-fi gut punch that’s somehow even more relevant now than it was in the Reagan ...

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November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM

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Dig it. #SlowHorses showing its music geek roots!
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October 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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SHRINKiNG!
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October 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM

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NIGHT OF THE REAPER proves old tech makes for new terror.
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A ★★★★ review of Night of the Reaper (2025)

Night of the Reaper is pure, unfiltered spooky-month candy: a loving, retro-polished horror throwback that actually lives in the pre-cellphone era instead of merely wearing it as a costume. The babysi...

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October 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM

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Night of the Reaper (2025) ⭐ 5.9 | Horror

1h 33m | Not Rated

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October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM

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Dave “The Hammer” Schultz tells his story like he played: tough, direct & with a surprising amount of heart. HAMMERED goes from Broad Street Bullies nostalgia into something honest & deeply human

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Hammered

Hammered is a deeply human story about pride, pain, and the long, slow process of getting back up after life knocks you cold. Triumphant, raw, and unforgettable.

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October 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM

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OTHER locks Olga Kurylenko inside a haunting childhood home & a slow-burn spiral of paranoia. Stunning to watch, chilling to feel, but the reveal crawls when it should strike

Creepy, elegant horror. Full #MovieReview @ Joe's
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Other

Other is certainly worth a viewing even with the ridiculously-late payoff being more narratively detrimental than cinematically clever.

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October 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM

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Nelson & Alex DeMille take their Army CID duo into sci-fi territory with TIN MEN — killer robots, sharp dialogue, and a final mission for a thriller icon 🤖📘
#TinMen #RIPNelsonDeMille #booksky

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The Tin Men

This is a bold swing for the DeMilles and mostly, it connects.

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October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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Haunted houses. Trick or treats. Urban legends. And … diet cola. Scare up the latest CINEFIED PODCAST as me and the @cinefiedcom.bsky.social team unwrap the grab bag of goodies that is V/H/S HALLOWEEN

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