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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reboot Poster Teases the Face of Madness Returns in 2021

Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot has launched a new website, revealing a new poster for the movie helmed by David Blue Garcia (Tejano) and written by Chris Thomas Devlin. You can check out the poster now in the gallery below!

The full caption on the new poster reads: “In 1974, the world witnessed one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history. In 2021, the face of madness returns.”

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot will be produced by Fede Alvarez, who is known for directing Don’t Breathe and 2013’s Evil Dead, along with Rodolfo Sayagues through the Bad Hombre banner.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise centers around Leatherface and his backwoods family, who terrorize innocent visitors trespassing their lands in the isolated Texas countryside. The original film was directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) and released in 1974. The franchise currently has a total of eight films with the most recent entry being the 2017 prequel simply titled Leatherface. Featuring cast members that included Matthew McConaughey, Renee Zellweger, Viggo Mortensen, and Dennis Hopper, the film series has grossed more than $235 million worldwide.

Legendary has had experience producing and reinventing films based on horror classics before such as Godzilla and King Kong who are now part of the same Monster-verse. They’ve also worked in horror with some original films like Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat and Krampus, plus the big-budget Dracula Untold, and Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak.

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Wander Darkly Trailer: Sienna Miller & Diego Luna Lead Sundance Darling

Wander Darkly Trailer: Sienna Miller & Diego Luna lead Sundance darling

After acquiring the rights to the Sundance hit drama last month, Lionsgate has unveiled the first trailer for the Sienna Miller (The Loudest Voice) and Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico)-starring film Wander Darkly, which is also set for a December release in time for awards season. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!

In Wander Darkly a traumatic accident leaves a couple, Adrienne (Sienna Miller) and Matteo (Diego Luna), in a surreal state of being that takes them on a disorienting journey through the duality of their shared moments. By reliving fond recollections from the beginning of their romance while also navigating the overwhelming truths of their present, they must rediscover the love that truly binds them together. Writer/director Tara Miele offers a profound new perspective on the delicate nature of relationships with this emotionally moving story about a couple who must reflect on their past in order to face their uncertain future.

“I am thrilled that Wander Darkly has found its home with Lionsgate,” Miele said in a statement. “It was a dream to bring this story to life with such an incredible team and the ever-brilliant Sienna Miller and Diego Luna. Seeing audiences’ powerful reactions at Sundance was moving and humbling and we can’t wait to share the film with audiences later this year.”

“The film is a visually stunning thrill ride through the complexities of love and loss between Sienna and Diego, who deliver wonderful and very moving performances,” Lauren Bixby, Vice President of Acquisitions at Lionsgate, said in a statement. “Tara weaves mystery and intrigue into a modern-day parable and we could not be more excited to work with her and the rest of the filmmaking team on the release campaign.”

Wander Darkly was produced by 51 Entertainment and ShivHans Pictures. The producers are Lynette Howell Taylor, Samantha Housman, Shivani Rawat, and Monica Levinson, and executive producers are Mark D. Katchur, and Connor Flanagan. The film is set to hit select theaters, digital platforms and VOD on December 11.

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Die Hard’s John McClane Returns in Vehicle Battery Commercial

Die Hard’s John McClane returns in vehicle battery commercial

While the film franchise may be most likely dead, fans are getting a different kind of action movie treat as Bruce Willis has reprised his iconic role of John McClane from the Die Hard films for a new Advanced Auto Parts commercial centered on the vehicle battery also titled DieHard. The nostalgia-fueled ad can be viewed in the player below!

“I’ve never done any sort of commercial with the John McClane character, but Advance Auto Parts brought an idea to integrate DieHard the battery into the Die Hard story through a short film that’s authentic to McClane and both brands,” Willis said in a statement (Via The Hollywood Reporter). “Advance approached this like a motion picture – the script is clever, the production intense and the spot is entertaining. This is what Die Hard fans expect. I think they will dig the DieHard–Die Hard mashup.”

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In addition to the return of Willis as the wise-cracking New York Police Department Detective Lieutenant, the two-minute short also saw De’voreaux White reprise his role of razor-sharp limousine driver Argyle and Clarence Gilyard as football-loving tech specialist Theo, as well as plenty of vent-crawling and “Ode to Joy” scattered throughout.

“I always have a lot of fun playing John McClane and I really enjoyed how Advance Auto Parts brought in De’voreaux and Clarence from the original film,” Willis said.

“Our approach to this project was to go beyond products and price points and focus on finding a powerful message and platform to differentiate the brand,” Jason McDonell, Advance Auto Parts Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, said in a statement.

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Michael B. Jordan Set to Produce Static Shock Movie at DC & WB

Michael B. Jordan set to produce Static Shock movie at DC & WB

After initially announcing the project at the DC FanDome event back in August, DC and Warner Bros’ Static Shock movie has taken a major leap forward as Emmy nominee Michael B. Jordan (Just Mercy) has signed on to produce the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“I’m proud to be a part of building a new universe centered around black superheroes; our community deserves that,” Jordan said in a statement. “Outlier Society is committed to bringing to life diverse comic book content across all platforms and we are excited to partner with Reggie and Warner Bros on this initial step.”

Jordan, who will be producing via his Warner Bros-based banner Outlier Society, joins Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Reginald Hudlin on the project, who previously announced its development at the studio in August. Jordan’s Outlier will be the main creative head behind the film, with major comic book fan Jordan getting the opportunity to help develop a potentially multi-platform franchise around the cult favorite DC Comics superhero.

Static, alter ego Virgil Hawkins, made his debut in the eponymous comic of the same name in 1993 from the now-defunct Milestone Comics, a publisher founded by Black writers and artists looking to create a more inclusive space. He later found larger stardom through the animated series Static Shock on Kids’ WB, in which he was voiced by Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack) and followed the story of the titular teenager transforming into a superhero after being exposed to a strange gas and gaining electromagnetic powers, and eventually made his way into the mainstream DC Comics line in 2008.

In addition to announcing the development of the film at the event, Hudlin revealed at DC FanDome that the comics publisher would be relaunching Milestone with him now a partner of the label and at the center of it all and that he’s developing a new Static Shock digital comic that is set to debut in February 2021, as well as a graphic novel from Hudlin with art by Kyle Baker, though no release date has been set for that.

(Photo Credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

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CS Recommends: Dracula Bust, Plus Video Games & More!

Stuck inside? Don’t know what to watch/read/play/listen to? ComingSoon.net has got you covered. In this week’s CS Recommends our staff kicks off gives you solid tips on the best media to consume during your downtime, including a Classic Dracula Life-Size Bust and more! Check out our picks below!

MAX EVRY’S RECOMMEND: Classic Dracula Life-Size Bust

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This is the perfect Halloween gift to the classic Universal Monster fan in your life, which could simply be YOU! This is the immortal Bela Lugosi from 1931’s Dracula in all his glory, rendered with life-like realism as a 1:1 scale bust by Black Heart Enterprises. It stands 15.5″ high and weighs 13lbs. It features Bela’s hypnotic gaze as he lures you in for that special kiss on the neck! The best part is right now distributor Sideshow is offering $50 off with the code “DRACBUST,” and if you have a Sideshow account you should also be able to earn some healthy rewards points for this purchase as well.

KYLIE HEMMERT’S RECOMMEND: Dead Space

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Twelve years has passed since Dead Space first debuted on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, and the game still stands as one of the scariest survival horror titles ever. In the single-player game from Electronic Arts, you play as Isaac Clarke, a systems engineer who is tasked with working his way through a mining spaceship, the Ishimura, where an alien artifact called the Marker has turned everyone on board into horrific creatures called Necromorphs. As Isaac, players have to fight their way through as they navigate the ship, solve puzzles, find ammo, and struggle with the character’s growing psychosis. The terror arises from the unknown, particularly as you move through the ship unsure of when a Necromorph is going to jump out at you, and the brilliant use of sound that creates a disturbing atmosphere of high-tension and isolation.

GRANT HERMANNS RECOMMENDS: Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead was a brilliant bit of satirical comedy mixed with undead action and though I greatly appreciate what he gave us, the James Gunn-penned remake is an energetic blast that is wildly unappreciated given its iconic source. Centered on a group of people taking shelter from a zombie apocalypse in a shopping mall, the film admittedly loses some of the capitalist satire from the original but expands the roster to feature a number of enjoyable, if unlikable, characters, infuses a nice wit throughout, utilizes incredible practical effects for its undead and some bold choices in regards to character deaths. Not to mention the wonderful homages and callbacks it features to the original film, most notably excellent cameo appearances from Ken Foree, Tom Savini and Scott Reiniger.

MAGGIE DELA PAZ’S RECOMMEND: Kingdom (South Korean Drama)

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Set during South Korea’s Joseon dynasty, the series centers around Crown Prince Lee Chang as he tries to find out the truth behind his father’s mysterious illness which he suspects involves a political conspiracy against his succession to the throne. Unbeknownst to him, there is a much bigger threat that is coming as the illness spreads like wildfire all throughout his country turning people into flesh-eating monsters. Now, it is up to Chang along with physician Seo-Bi and the skillful Yeong-Shin to fight the dead and search for the cure all the while trying to save the royal dynasty from falling into treacherous hands.

If you are a fan of Train to Busan, I assure you that you will love Kingdom even more than the 2016 hit blockbuster film. Based on Kim Eun-hee and Yang Kyung-il’s webtoon comic, this South Korean horror drama features a well-crafted storyline that was topped off by great and moving performances from its cast led by Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona and the versatile Ryu Seung-ryong. It also features suspenseful and highly-entertaining sequences that will leave you on the edge of your seat through every scene. In addition to its horror aspects, the series also tells a political story that is as engaging as its zombie scenes.

JEFF AMES’ Recommend: Monster House

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Forget the Nightmare Before Christmas and its non-stop musical numbers, the best animated Halloween flick remains Gil Kenan’s ridiculously underappreciated, gorgeously animated Monster House. Equal parts funny and scary, and packed with plenty of heart to go along with its clever premise, this kid feature owes a lot to the Amblin Entertainment films of yesteryear in its depiction of suburbia, adolescence and childhood terrors. Indeed, the filmmakers (including producers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis) go to great pains to show how talking to a girl is, in some regards, even more terrifying to a 12-year old than flinging dynamite at a deranged, living, breathing two-story monster whilst hanging from a crane over a vast construction site. And while the story of neighborhood pals knocking heads with a creature from beyond the grave remains simplistic, Kenan underscores the action with a hint of sorrow at a bygone era full of video game arcades, outdoor adventures and neighborhoods safe enough to require just two on duty cops at a time; and where the greatest threat to a young man’s well-being were supernatural.

ComingSoon.net recommends all readers comply with CDC guidelines and remain as isolated as possible and to wear your mask during this urgent time.

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review: Energetic, Stylish & Powerfully Acted

Rating:

8.5/10

Cast:

Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman

Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale

Michael Keaton as Ramsey Clark

Frank Langella as Judge Julius Hoffman

John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger

Mark Rylance as William Kunstler

Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis

Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin

Noah Robbins as Lee Weiner

Daniel Flaherty as John Froines

Ben Shenkman as Leonard Weinglass

Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Fred Hampton

Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin

The Trial of the Chicago 7 Review:

After years of penning a number of incredible films and TV shows over the years, Aaron Sorkin finally stepped behind the camera for the first time with his Oscar-nominated Molly’s Game and established himself as a talent to watch in the director’s chair and now he’s returned with his long-languishing historical drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 exploring the iconic titular court case and while it may have an air of general familiarity, he infuses the script with enough lively dialogue and character work and has assembled a powerful ensemble cast that keeps the affair afloat.

What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.

Having first established himself as a theatrical playwright before turning to the screen, Sorkin was able to hone in on the necessity of a compelling story and cast of characters requiring few set pieces or spectacle to keep audiences engaged and much as he has with everything from his play-turned-film A Few Good Men to the Brad Pitt-led Moneyball, he once again finds a way to keep the film grounded while moving at a steady and quick pace that keep eyes glued to the screen.

The group of characters may be real people, but Sorkin finds a way to bring them to life with incredibly unique voices that feel as though birthed from a combination of meticulous research on his part as well as his own infusion of quick-witted dialogue that is fascinating to watch. The West Wing creator is no stranger to the biographical drama, and there are certainly a number of scenes in the film that feel like inferior recreations of past projects, but he finds a nice balance of dramatization and factual storytelling that is fascinating to watch, while also finding a number of powerful and heartbreaking parallels between the Nixon era and the modern day.

The 59-year-old storyteller also continues to prove he’s picked up a number of points from the incredible directors he’s worked with over the years to deliver a great-looking film throughout. The courtroom scenes are shot in a nice retro fashion of slow-sweeping pans, the protest flashbacks and moments involving Abbie Hoffman telling his tale to a captive audience utilize a handheld style that gives the scenes a captivating documentary feel.

Though it may have been a shame it took 13 years to bring this story to the screen, one of the brightest things to come from the delay was Sorkin’s ability to build the absolute perfect ensemble cast of stellar performers, both established and on-the-rise. Frank Langella, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance are dramatic heavyweights and continue to prove their worth with their roles in the film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt may prove to be a little too quietly ambiguous but is nonetheless an enjoyable wild card and Sacha Baron Cohen nicely reins in his typically antic-driven nature for a plenty energetic but cool-headed Hoffman, but it’s recent stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jeremy Strong who steal the show.

With an ensemble of seven defenders, as well as compelling lawyers and politicians, it’s both understanding and a bit disappointing that Abdul-Mateen II’s fascinating portrayal of Bobby Seale isn’t granted more screen time or dialogue, but what he is given proves to be magnificent to watch and performed to perfection by the Watchmen Emmy winner. Speaking of Emmy winners, Strong may have been around in Hollywood and in the theatre world for the past 12 years, but between Succession and The Gentlemen it’s been great to see him finally getting the appropriate spotlight and his turn as Jerry Rubin feels primed for major award nods at the very least, if not actual victories.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 may occasionally suffer from slow pacing or genre predictability, but thanks to a sharply written and timely script, stylish direction from Sorkin and brilliant performances from its awards-worthy ensemble cast, this is a moving and powerful drama that rightly honors its titular subjects while opening audiences’ eyes to the numerous parallels between the past and the present.

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Disney Investor Pushing for Big Films Like Black Widow to Debut on Disney+

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Disney Investor Pushing for Disney+ Debuts for Big Films Like Black Widow

Last month, Black Widow was among the many high-profile film releases that were pushed back to 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic that has still been affecting theater chains around the world. To some people, Disney made the right call to make the delays while others including Disney investor Dan Loeb think that the company should have just foregone its planned theatrical releases and move them to streaming instead

Speaking with Variety, Loeb believes that tentpole projects like Black Widow would immediately give Disney+ the upper hand on their streaming competitors such as Netflix. Should the House of Mouse really consider this move, it would definitely attract subscribers and generate them more profit, especially if they would use the Premium Access strategy that they’ve first applied to the release of the live-action Mulan.

“My understanding is that the old-line executives don’t want to go over the top with their big tentpole movies, which is why they announced they were pushing ‘Black Widow” and other movies to 2021,” Loeb said. “I don’t think they appreciate the tiger they have by the tail, which is to say the value they can drive by moving into a subscription model, which has been adopted by everyone from Microsoft to Amazon. It’s so value accretive.”

“What Netflix has is this immense subscriber base that allows it to invest in an enormous amount of content and amortize that to get more subscribers,” Loeb continued. “Disney isn’t there yet, but they need to get there as quickly as possible. If they don’t get critical mass in their subscriber base, they will be permanently disadvantaged versus Netflix.”

However, the main problem with this move-to-streaming strategy is that theater chains would be immensely affected and betrayed by this decision, especially when it has already been hard for them to keep their businesses afloat during this time.

In Black Widow, Scarlett Johansson returns as Natasha Romanoff, a spy, and assassin who grew up being trained by the KGB before breaking from their grasp and becoming an agent of SHIELD and an Avenger. The film is expected to be set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, but before Avengers: Infinity War.

Black Widow will also feature a star-studded cast including Golden Globe nominee David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy) as Alexei aka The Red Guardian, Florence Pugh (Fighting with My Family) as Yelena Belova, Academy Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) as Melina and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) as Mason.

The movie was directed by Cate Shortland (Lore) from a script written by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle). Black Widow is set to release on May 7, 2021, which will be a year later since its original release date.

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The Kid Detective Review: What Happens When Encyclopedia Brown Grows Up?

Rating

9/10

Cast

Adam Brody … Abe Applebaum
Sophie Nélisse … Caroline
Sarah Sutherland … Lucy
Jesse Noah Gruman … Young Abe
Wendy Crewson … Mrs. Applebaum
Jonathan Whittaker … Mr. Applebaum
Peter MacNeill … Principal Erwin
Lisa Truong … Lisa
Sophia Webster … Jackie
Dallas Edwards … Calvin
Tzi Ma … Mr. Chang

Written and directed by Evan Morgan

The Kid Detective is now playing in theaters.

The Kid Detective Review

The Kid Detective opens with a montage of 12-year old “kid detective” Abe Applebaum solving cases around his neighborhood and enjoying the spoils of war. When he discovers the missing money from the local ice cream shop, the owner gives him free ice cream for life. Later, he is gifted an office in the middle of town to operate his business where he works with everyone from the Mayor to the local police chief on a variety of simple crimes that earn him nationwide celebrity status. Abe even gets a secretary, a young girl he pays in soda pop.

Flash forward some years later and we see Abe, now played by Adam Brody, fighting to get through a single day via alcohol, drugs, and prolonged arguments with his parents. He wanders through a town now devoid of color and littered with vagrants and drug dealers. When he goes to the ice cream shop to get his free scoop, the owner sneers. Even his secretary has been replaced by a woman who dresses only in black and can’t be bothered to answer the phone or fetch water for a guest.

We learn that Abe’s glamorous celebrity lifestyle screeched to a halt when he failed to solve the case of the mayor’s missing daughter, an event that also sent the town into a downward spiral. “I remember when this place was the life of the town on Friday nights,” Abe laments while sitting in a crusty old diner. “When did this town get so cynical?”

So, it goes with The Kid Detective, a film whose plot hinges on solving a grisly murder but whose main purpose is to explore the simple question: what happens when Encyclopedia Brown grows up?

As written and directed by Evan Morgan, in an astonishing big-screen debut, this dark comedy goes deeper than it has any right to and spins a captivating yarn whilst examining everything from the dangers of celebrity worship to the way in which kids in modern society lack proper decorum.

“What am I supposed to do, Abe? These kids have no concept of authority,” moans the tired old principal of the local high school where the nerds now distribute the drugs.

Indeed, everyone in the film seems lost amidst a world they no longer recognize, where even the ordinary, seemingly innocent teenager harbors some deep, dark, shocking secret. “I was so far ahead of the game and then one day I just woke up behind,” Abe exclaims to his beleaguered client, played with doe-eyed innocence by Sophie Nélisse, before wisely proclaiming, “It’s difficult to accept who you are in the head and who you are in the world.”

The Kid Detective follows in the footsteps of quirky film noirs like Rian Johnson’s Brick albeit laced with the dry humor of Chevy Chase’s Fletch. You’ll laugh at Abe’s exploits, such as when he gets stuck hiding in the closet of a suspect and must endure hours of childish antics in a sequence that ends on one of the better smash cuts in recent memory, but also empathize with his person; and Brody does a tremendous job crafting a character who is both likable and oddly detached.

The plot unfolds like a well-written novel and culminates with one of those patented last-second revelations that is both shocking and deeply profound. What do we do when our present fails to live up to our past? Now, that’s a great mystery worth solving.

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Bad Hair Review: Hauntingly Original & Incredibly Timely

Rating:

9/10

Cast:

Elle Lorraine as Anna Bludso

Zaria Kelley as Young Anna

Vanessa Williams as Zora

Jay Pharoah as Julius

Lena Waithe as Brook-Lynne

Blair Underwood as Amos Bludso

Laverne Cox as Virgie

Michelle Hurd as Maxine Bludso

Judith Scott as Edna

Robin Thede as Denise

Ashley Blaine Featherson as Rosalyn

Steve Zissis as Baxter Tannen

MC Lyte as Coral

Kelly Rowland as Sandra

James Van Der Beek as Grant Madison

Usher as Germane D.

Chanté Adams as Linda Bludso

Written and Directed by Justin Simien

Bad Hair Review:

When he first broke out in 2014 with the incredible Dear White People, Justin Simien became one of my most anticipated new storytellers to watch and when it was announced his second feature would be the horror-comedy Bad Hair, my excitement shot through the roof and though it may not reach the same heights as the former it is nonetheless an absolutely original and wildly entertaining follow-up.

In 1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.

In crafting his story and the characters residing in it, Simien has developed a unique and truly compelling tale to watch on just its own merit, with the opening 30 or so minutes of the film actually playing out as a really interesting drama of the Black woman’s plight in trying to get ahead in the burgeoning music television industry before diving into the more supernatural elements. Ashe is best known to do, Simien is able to explore every timely theme from racism to sexism to classism with as much a satirically comedic approach as a mature and dramatic one and despite being set in the past, he illustrates just as relevant every beat was in the past as it is in today’s society.

Once things take a turn for the scary and supernatural, the writer/director continues to show a strong grasp on the satirical side of things while also displaying a remarkable talent for telling an effective monster story. The evil driving the story forward is an unpredictable and truly original nightmare that frequently rises above its campier B-movie sensibilities to deliver some exciting shocks and chills. The nature of the evil hair and the explanation behind it is actually a very powerful concept that remains tied to the film’s timely thematics while also utilizing some of the best tropes of the horror genre, and is saved for near the end of the film to keep audiences guessing in a really fun and exciting way.

In addition to the skillful and stylish direction, Simien has once again assembled an ensemble cast of brilliant talent who all shine in their individual roles, especially on-the-rise star Elle Lorraine in the central role of Anna. The ability she displays of casually shifting from the doe-eyed woman with ambitions to become a major producer in the industry to a domineering figure empowered by her new weave is breathtaking to watch, establishing her as a sure-to-be breakout star. Audiences have certainly seen Vanessa Williams in the villainous role before and she continues to show new brilliant sides to her antagonistic nature that is compelling to watch every scene she’s in.

The film’s only real problems lie in some of its depiction of the kills by the titular body part, as the majority of them are stylishly directed or darkly comedic and reminiscent of the best B-movies, but there are a few that feel rather janky and unintentionally hilarious, sapping the energy out of the overall scene.

Bad Hair has just as much ambition, social themes and stylish direction as Simien’s Dear White People and though it may fall a little below the bar in comparison, it is nonetheless a wildly intelligent, wonderfully written, darkly hilarious and uniquely chilling treat that shows he has not lost his touch in the film world.

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CS Video: Dylan O’Brien & Jessica Henwick Talk Love and Monsters

CS Video: Dylan O’Brien & Jessica Henwick talk Love and Monsters

ComingSoon.net got the opportunity to chat with stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner trilogy) and Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist) to discuss their roles in the acclaimed post-apocalyptic rom-com Love and Monsters, which is now available on premium VOD and digital platforms! Our interview can be viewed in the player below!

In Love and Monsters (formerly titled as Monster Problems), seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, Joel Dawson, along with the rest of humanity, has been living underground ever since giant creatures took control of the land. After reconnecting over the radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who is now 80 miles away at a coastal colony, Joel begins to fall for her again. As Joel realizes that there’s nothing left for him underground, he decides against all logic to venture out to Aimee, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

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The film stars Dylan O’Brien (Maze Runner films) as Joel, Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy) as Clyde, Jessica Henwick (Iron Fist) as Aimee, Arianna Greenblatt (Avengers: Infinity War) as Minnow, and Dan Ewing (Occupation) as Cap.

Love and Monsters is directed and written by Michael Matthews with Shawn Levy producing through his 21 Laps banner. The project is said to be a coming-of-age story that will center around a road trip with a young man living in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by monsters. The film is likened to both Mad Max and Zombieland with John Hughes overtones.

The post-apocalyptic teen rom-com is now available on digital platforms and premium video-on-demand!

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