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The Greatest Night in Pop [Music] Boils Down to Who Can Show Up To Record “We Are The World”

Released a year before the 40th anniversary, The Greatest Night in Pop (Music) shows why 80s musicians matter!

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The story of how the song “We Are The World” was made is sweetly told in the documentary, The Greatest Night in Pop. With this retrospective, viewers can finally learn about the challenges in getting the huge, diverse crew of talents together. When it all started with the song released in the UK, “Do They Know It’s Christmas” we mustn’t forget about the follow up acts like Live-Aid and the impact that had for famine relief too. As for why it all happened mid 80s, that’s up to musical historians and socioligists to debate.

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Destroy All Neighbors is All Out Spatterpunk!

Anyone looking for a spritual riff on Evil Dead II will find Destroy All Neighbors just as delirious and fun!

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Alex Winter totally slays it in Destroy All Neighbors, a very twisted horror comedy about William Brown (Jonah Ray Rodrigues) trying to finish an album and all his apartment neighbours are rowdy. When all the noise is only adding to this musician’s neurosis, he’s eventually going to crack. Eventually, he takes matters into his own hands (hence the film title) and what happens next is utterly bonkers.

After one “accidental” death of Vlad (Winter), what he does next looks fairly typical for someone who’s finally gone over the edge. I haven’t loved such a film about guilt since American Werewolf in London. The characters whom Brown accidentally takes down are wonderfully wild. The strength in those performances sells this film, and the fun that goes on–whether imagined–totally goes downtown when they come back to life!

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Alice and the Vampire Queen is Less About The Lost Souls Who Come Seeking Help

Some indie films can get weirdly familiar, and in this one, it’s not about what’s through the looking glass in Alice and the Vampire Queen.

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The concept behind Alice and the Vampire Queen sounds like something one is better off reading instead of witnessing it as a film. Here, Writer-director Dan Lantz fashions a world that’s very suited to exist as an RPG scenario in White Wolf’s Worlds of Darkness. This game organises the various undead and monster factions into groups, and some operate shops to cater to their kind; mortal patrons are often unaware, and when they get caught up in their imagination, what results can either be pleasant or painful.

And when the matriarch pines for something tasty, sometimes “recruiting” outside their circle is required. Here, the title character gets a deep look through the looking glass about not only herself, but in what lurks in the night. Nobody respects Alice (Shelby Hightower), and her attitude isn’t exactly sweet. Whatever changed her, and that paranoia defines her. This introduction plays through the rest of the film when she’s “taken.”

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How Catastrophic can Meeting a Cthulhu Cat Be With A Manga That’s All About A Cat?

The cat Goose from Captain Marvel better look out! This manga about Cthulhu Cat is sure to leave you in stitches!

Dark Horse Comics
Coming September 2024

Not to be confused with other literary and other takes about cosmic horror on a feline scale, like The Cats of Ulthar, or with a role playing game suppliement like Sixtystone Press’ Cathulhu, there’s a new danger in town! The Japanese loves their cats too, and the eldritch horrors of Lovecraftian lore gets a novel, humourous twist in Cthulhu Cat!

From the Press Release:

This one-shot, full-colour gag manga from Pandania (The Evil Secret Society of Cats, Yokai Cats) is a charming tribute both to Lovecraft’s stories and love of cats. This new English edition is translated by Zack Davisson (Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness) and lettered by Steve Dutro (Plants vs. Zombies, H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness).

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In the Indie film Ingress, Just What Emotional Journey Lays Ahead for Riley is a Roller Coaster Ride!

Ingress is a film set in the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest and while it’s more about the love that’s lost, it’s the sci-fi stuff that got me curious. Is Riley a mutant?

Please check www.EmergenceFilms.us/Ingress for screenings near you.

Riley (Rachel Noll James) has a gift, and it’s not the result of a mad science experiment. In Ingress, she can shift herself to other realities instead of making them like in Wandavision. The comparison is every evident when considering she’s looking for a reality where she can be happy. After losing her love of her life, she’s sad and wants to be in a place where all is well.

This actress not only wrote and directed this film, but also has something to say about how difficult it is to find love, experience life to its fullest, and achieve happiness. Although she has some control over when she slips into some other world where either her husband Toby (Johnny Ferro) is dead, doesn’t recognise her or simply aren’t married, trying to find that world where all is good is tough! Continue reading “In the Indie film Ingress, Just What Emotional Journey Lays Ahead for Riley is a Roller Coaster Ride!”

Twisted Schemes Mark This Altered Reality, A Movie Review

Indie films that explore multiple realities can be hit or miss these days. With Altered Reality, thankfully only one timeline can get altered instead of mimicking the Back to the Future formula.

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Although Altered Reality is not really a ghost story, this hook was what kept me interested. Jack (Lance Henriksen) is watching over Oliver (Charles Agron)–and he’s none the wiser–and I’ll watch any film this seasoned actor is in. With Ed Asner also on the playbill, I was curious! Technically, he passed away in 2021, which meant this work had trouble finding distribution, and thankfully it’s been rescued from the grave!

In this film, Oliver is having family problems. His young daughter died under some strange circumstances some months back, and instead of grieving, he buried himself in his work when he should be with his wife. As a result, this lifestyle has put a strain on a crumbling relationship. His wife thinks he’s cheating on her!

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