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You’ll Only Catch Okja‘s Best Joke If You Speak Both English and Korean

Of the many jokes sprinkled throughout director Bong Joon-ho’s newest film, Okja, there’s one in particular that’s designed to capture the spirit of the movie while also flying under the radar for anyone watching it who isn’t fluent in Korean and English. Okja revolves around a young Korean girl named Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) and the movie’s … Continued

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Watch the Origin Story for the Killer Music Box at the Center of Wish Upon

The upcoming horror movie Wish Upon has a very cool premise. It’s about a young woman who is gifted an old music box only to find out that the box grants wishes. This is great until the people around her start dying horrible deaths. Is having your wildest dreams come true worth losing everyone you … Continued

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My Mad Descent Into the Hellish Void That Is Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 

This week, Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (that movie you had to be convinced actually exists) was released on digital video. On the day of the original film’s anniversary, you might be asking: How the hell do a fighting cat and mouse fit into Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? I … Continued

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How Okja Made Us Care So Damn Much About a CG Superpig

Bong Joon Ho’s Okja is named for the magical superpig that everyone desires in some way: The Mirando Corporation wants sell her as its new meat product. The Animal Liberation Front wants to use her to expose Mirando. And Mija (An Seo Hyun) just wants the companion she raised for 10 years back again. So … Continued

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Wonder Woman Is Now the DCEU’s Most Successful Movie in the US

Diana of Themiscyra has taken her place at the top of DC’s movie trinity—at least, at the US domestic box office. This morning, Wonder Woman officially topped Batman v Superman for the highest domestic box office within the DCEU, and even did so like it was possessed by the speedforce itself. Bringing in $2.68 million … Continued

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The Armed Response Trailer Will Make You Miss Big Budget Wesley Snipes Action Movies

If you’ve seen any of the Resident Evil movies, then the plot to Saban Films’ Armed Response will feel very familiar to you. A crack team of armed soldiers infiltrate a facility controlled by an advanced artificial intelligence and—shocker—shit quickly hits the fan. But the thing that’s most striking about the Armed Response’s first trailer … Continued

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You Do Not Want Your Picture Taken By the Camera in Polaroid 

It’s often said that some cultures believe taking someone’s picture steals a piece of their soul. That seems like getting off easy compared to what happens in Polaroid. Polaroid, a new horror film directed by Lars Klevberg, is basically about a camera that kills you. Once it takes your photo, a shadow shows up and … Continued

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Ron Howard’s Feet and Unquenchable Thirst Revealed in Shocking Han Solo Set Photo

Replacement director Ron Howard took the helm of the Han Solo movie Thursday and at least he’s still got a sense of humor. Howard tweeted the most revealing thing he could about being on the set of the highly-secretive project. A shot so fascinting, so jam-packed with consiquences, the Internet is likely exploding this very … Continued

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Chucky Is the Most Terrifying Therapy Doll Ever in the Trailer for Cult of Chucky (UPDATED)

Here’s a idea: maybe if you are a doctor treating patents with childhood trauma after being attacked by a killer doll, don’t bring the doll into the hospital? Then again, there’s no movie if you don’t. The first trailer for Don Mancini’s Cult of Chucky has arrived, and though it’s not 100 percent clear what’s … Continued

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Genre-Blending Genius Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto

At first glance, Baby Driver doesn’t look like it uses genre conventions in the way that Edgar Wright’s other works have. While you can easily see the homages to zombie horror and paranoid sci-fi in Shaun of the Dead and World’s End, the fusion at the heart of Baby Driver’s DNA is initially more elusive … Continued

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Jumanji‘s First Trailer Is Here and No One Is Happy to Be Playing This Game

Even with the presence of Dwayne Johnson, I’m not sure I’m happy watching this. There’s a lot missing from the original story’s magic in this version, where it’s a video game and a teenage girl is stuck in Jack Black’s body. The trailer starts by trying to evoke The Breakfast Club with four kids with … Continued

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Spider-Man: Homecoming Proves How Good Skipping the Origin Story Can Be

Spider-Man: Homecoming is not your typical Marvel movie—and that’s exactly what makes it great. Directed by relative newcomer Jon Watts, Spider-Man: Homecoming is almost goofy. It’s weird, wholesome, and there’s an almost unpolished feel to it, especially in the film’s early scenes. A lot of the movie is about kids who do a lot of … Continued

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Creepy, Crawly, Unlikely Scifi Film The Untamed Now Has a Freaky First Trailer

Outside of one or two shots, the trailer for The Untamed doesn’t really reflect the movie’s title. There’s some drama going on here. Some frank discussions of sexuality. Pretty tame stuff. And then… what the HELL is that weird, slimy thing? All is revealed in The Untamed, directed by Amat Escalante, which opens in a … Continued

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Here’s Your Requisite ‘Shows the Whole Damn Thing’ War for the Planet of the Apes Trailer 

It’s always the same with blockbuster movie marketing these days—the closer you get to release, the more and more footage comes out to the point you could piece together everything chronologically and come away with a huge chunk of the actual movie. Sometimes the studios themselves do it for you in the form of trailers … Continued

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Watch Rufio’s Origin Story in This Fan Film Starring the Original Hook Actor

Ask people what they most remember about Steven Spielberg’s Hook, and the answer is bound to be Rufio. The character, played by Dante Basco, was the leader of the Lost Boys before Peter Pan returned to Neverland, and ultimately, he’s killed by Captain Hook. That sacrifice, his crazy charisma, and awesome red hair have remained … Continued

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Edgar Wright Hasn’t Seen, and Won’t Be Watching, Ant-Man

Popular director Edgar Wright is someone who prides himself on a broad, diverse knowledge of film. He’s the kind of person that tries to see every movie that comes out. Unless, of course, you’re talking about the film he was supposed to make and didn’t. In an interview with Uproxx, Wright (Shaun of the Dead, … Continued

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We May Eventually Find Out How the Battle of New York Changed Peter Parker

The Battle of New York at the end of The Avengers is a crucial moment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s the moment the whole world changed. And when it happened, a little boy named Peter Parker was just a few miles away in Queens. This we know. Spider-Man: Homecoming establishes that Peter Parker lives … Continued

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These New Wizard of Oz Posters Are Trippy as Hell

Nearly eight decades since its release, The Wizard of Oz is still a movie that delights audiences of every age. And we do mean every age. Sure, it works for adults who grew up with it and kids who are just being introduced to it, but it also has qualities that make it work in … Continued

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This Is My Harry Potter Gateway Story, What’s Yours?

Twenty years ago today, a book was published that changed many of our lives forever. That book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, later renamed Sorcerer’s Stone in the U.S. It was our first taste of a wondrous world of witchcraft and wizardry that has inspired billions around the world. Here’s how that happened … Continued

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Tom Holland Confirms That Peter Parker Appeared in Iron Man 2 (UPDATED)

For years, it was one of the better fan theories out there, and now it’s confirmed to be true: Peter Parker was in Iron Man 2. “It is Peter Parker,” Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland told The Huffington Post. He’s referring to a moment near the end of Iron Man 2 when a young boy wearing … Continued