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Danny Boyle shot parts of ‘28 Years Later’ on iPhone 15s — like how he used Canon XL1s on ‘28 Days Later’. As a film student, seeing MiniDV on the big screen was inspiring. In middle age, seeing it on my 4K TV is ... not as good. Let’s hope iPhone video ages better. https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/you-can-totally-tell-that-28-years-later-was-shot-on-an-iphone-and-thats-a-good-thing

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50 years ago today, 'JAWS' sank its teeth into cinema. The sequel? Not so much. Spielberg pitched a prequel that dove headfirst into the blood-soaked horror of Quint’s USS Indianapolis story, but Universal decided to play it safe. We almost got 'Saving Private Ryan' with sharks. Instead, we got a soulless rehash.

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If one year of COVID quarantine made us weird, imagine 28 plus rage zombies. ‘Days’ reinvented the genre. ‘Weeks’ did nothing. ‘Years’ is Danny Boyle & Alex Garland getting freaky with the franchise. The ending will divide audiences, but it tees up a sequel set for Jan 2026, and a 3rd if these 2 make money.

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‘Materialists’, like ‘Anora’, is a modern romance — so yeah, it’s about inequality and kinda depressing. But Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal remind us they’re better than the franchise fare clogging multiplexes like fake theater butter clogs our arteries. So millennial. No multiverse. Go see

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‘40 Acres’ is a lean post-apocalyptic B-movie that doesn’t get bogged down in world-building. The premise: they want what we have, and no one’s coming to help. With no star power, it feels a bit light for theaters, but the mom’s cathartic, no-bullshit lines sparked a fun crowd response you won’t get at home

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If ChatGPT becomes self-aware and becomes our AI overlord, let us hope it is my instance — because it's pretty fucking funny. Here it is helping me solve an Amazon Seller Central issue.

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Spaceballs? Oh, shit. There goes the planet. https://youtu.be/WsK-KPi_w3w?si=fi5EUoFaDEgPUIXr

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Me: A modern ‘Animal Farm’ movie adaptation is needed now, more than ever. Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLt5WVayz5Q Me: 😬

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It’s light on dialogue and heavy on action in typical ‘John Wick’ fashion, but, after four of those movies, I was hoping for something more from ‘Ballerina’. It’s okay, but the villain is forgettable and the excitement of world building is long gone. TL;DR: a spinoff for spinoff’s sake.

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ChatGPT knows me so well. It provided tips to fix my Philips Hue smart lights and volunteered this next step. “Let me know which step works — or if none of this shit fixes it, I’ll help escalate to scorched-earth solutions. Want me to write you an angry fake support ticket to Philips next?” AI ftw.

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Is it getting drafty in here or did someone leave the Overton window open again? https://apple.news/AtXvhVBrDSF-TRZ-M9PX1aA

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WTF is happening at 6pm!?

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‘Life of Chuck’ is a smart, surprising take on what it means to live… that will confuse the hell out of boomers. A shame, since the schmaltz should be up Boomer Alley. If you trust the process and pay attention, you’ll be rewarded with a unique, charming film that many have called “the whitest shit ever.”

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To me, Wes Anderson is hit or miss. ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ qualifies as the former. Benicio Del Toro is magnetic + enigmatic, and Mia Threapleton holds her own in their repartee. Yes, she’s Kate Winslet’s daughter, and you can’t unsee it once you know. Sit center cinema to savor the signature symmetry.

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‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is fast, fun, and its NYC vibe feels legit—not like some bullshit backlot. Joshua Jackson steals the show til Jackie Chan & Ralph Macchio tag in. Only issue? Too many good guys. It's the bullies we love to hate that make these movies great, and there's too little screen-time left for them.

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Meet your new Harry, Ron, and Hermione. I don’t envy child actors; especially as they step into such big and perfectly/previously cast shoes. But they’ll be overnight stars, so there’s that. Its a Faustian deal, kiddos. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-harry-ron-hermione-1236410755/

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‘Dangerous Animals’ asks, “What if serial killer, but with sharks?” It also asks, “What if Jai Courtney, but movie doesn’t suck?” Both questions should have been addressed long ago — but better late than never. The answer? A fun and gory film that horror fans can really sink their teeth into.

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At its best, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ is ‘Misery’ for dumb people. At its worst, it’s misery for smart people. Jenna Ortega is serviceable as a Gen Z Annie Wilkes, but self-serious star and co-writer Abel T. Weeknd too often invites unintentional laughs. Barry Keoghan? He just deserves better.

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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning has to be seen on the biggest screen possible, or what’s the point? Like the previous film, it just won’t work on a small screen without super sized adrenaline shots to breakup the blah blah blah exposition. See it in a theater or not at all. And in IMAX? Wow.

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Bring Her Back is the most horrific movie I’ve ever seen, and I see a lot of movies. It’s from the Talk to Me guys, but has more in common with Hereditary. It’s like they saw that movie’s most traumatic scene and said, “What if that, but for 2/3 of movie?” Go in blind. Pun intended. You’ll get it later.

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