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The Oscars As Popularity Contest: A JustWatch List
The Academy Awards are rarely a popularity contest these days. This year, outside of Dune, none of the big-budgeted blockbuster hits of…
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The Oscars In Flux
The folks behind the Academy Awards are aware that the Oscars have a popularity problem. Hollywood’s biggest award show has been grappling…
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A Year Of Paramount+: A JustWatch Look Back
Amidst the ongoing battle for eyeballs between the litany of big streaming platforms, a fight we have called the “Streaming Wars” in…
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House of Pizza: The February 2022 JustWatch Top 10
Though the title of our article may read as being particularly appetizing, unfortunately we will not be discussing a movie about, say,…
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March Madness: Fresh Screams To Stream
As the calendar turns to March, we’re sure you guys and ghouls are looking to get your horror fix. No matter your…
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Dave
Fair warning: the phrase “Capra-esque” might get a real workout in the ensuing review. Late great comedy director Ivan Reitman’s inventive political…
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Wayne’s World
Garth: What do you do if every time you see this one incredible woman, you think you’re gonna hurl? Wayne: I say…
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Have Yourself A Spooky Shudder Valentine’s Day
Suppress your bitter aching loneliness this holiday by watching some very anti-Valentine’s Day cinematic relationships on Shudder! We here at Trailers From…
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Nightmares And Tragedies: The January 2022 JustWatch Top 10
Our friends at JustWatch, which should be your go-to resource for the streaming homes of virtually every movie and TV show imaginable,…
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Streaming Wars IV: HBO Max-imizing The Moment
Welcome to the scintillating final chapter of our 2021 Streaming Wars saga! Check out the prior chapters here, here, and here. Thanks…
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Shoot To Kill
The terrific survivalist buddy actioner Shoot To Kill (1988), a.k.a. Deadly Pursuit, stands tall as one of the great under-appreciated genre flicks…
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Tombstone
Well, loyal readers, it’s that time again. December 31st, and you know what that means… it’s Val Kilmer’s birthday! We here at…
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New Year’s Evil
To ring in the new year, select members of the Trailers From Hell team celebrated by watching the holiday’s signature slasher picture,…
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The Wolf Man Movie Power Rankings
The original Universal Pictures iteration of The Wolf Man terrified audiences for the first time on this date 80 years ago, December…
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Streaming Wars III: HBO Max, Apple TV+ Picking Up Steam
It’s time to crunch the numbers once again for the third piece in our Streaming Wars series! Today, we’ll take a look…
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The Wild Life
When appraised in the cold light of day, The Wild Life (1984) stands as a fairly minor ’80s teen comedy, lacking the…
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Howard The Duck
On this date, 35 years ago, the world was changed forever. Howard The Duck, the first feature film to be adapted from…
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Streaming Wars II: HBO Max, Disney+ Continue To Gain Steam
Today, we present the follow-up to our examination of the fraught battle between the big-money streaming sites, which covered the first quarter…
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Streaming Wars: The Rise Of Disney+
Our friends at JustWatch sent us some intriguing new information about just how the streaming wars have been shaking out through the…
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PVT Chat
From the moment we first encounter unwell online gambler “Blackjack” Jack (Peter Vack), he is a cheerful loose cannon. In this case,…
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I Start Counting
The disturbing British coming-of-age thriller I Start Counting (1970), starring Jenny Agutter, makes its US Blu-ray debut on a pristine remastered Region…
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Wonderland
It’s December 31st, and I’m sure you know what that means, dear reader… that’s right, it’s Val Kilmer’s birthday! Today we celebrate…
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The Silent Night, Deadly Night Power Rankings
Let’s face it: a killer Santa is never not going to look kind of funny. Every entry of the Silent Night, Deadly…
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Sudden Death
A homicidal hockey mascot. A firefighter-turned-fire marshal-turned-Stanley Cup Finals goalie. Lethal gym equipment. A magnificent helicopter escape plan. Lots and lots of…
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Happiest Season
Hulu cements its status as this year’s much-needed rom-com MVP with director/co-writer Clea Duvall’s Happiest Season, the streamer’s Christmas rom-com-dram starring Kristen…
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In A Time Of Tragedy, Comedy Reigns
2020 has been a brutal and depressing year, with a raging pandemic affecting every corner of the globe and massive civil unrest…