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Fans of live-action DC Comics properties are feeling pretty good right now. Superman was one of the most critically loved and financially successful films of 2025. Peacemaker and Creature Commandos brought obscure weirdos to the masses, and Jason Momoa is playing Lobo in an upcoming Supergirl movie. But even those
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In the 2024 movie Oddity, Irish director Damian McCarthy places a man-sized wooden doll with the most terrifying face you’ve ever seen at a kitchen table and then just lets the story proceed. Throughout the entire film, the various characters will acknowledge that the scariest thing you’ve ever seen in
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This year’s Oscar-nominated Live Action Short Films are screening theatrically together in a program distributed by Roadside Attractions. However, apart from all being nominated for the Oscar, these films have very little in common. They include a musical comedy set in a dark bar, a heartwarming story of unlikely friendship, a
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