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16 Apr

In the Earth: Ben Wheatley Explains How COVID Changed Horror Movies

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British filmmaker Ben Wheatley had his Rebecca remake in the can and was in pre-production on the sequel to 2018’s Tomb Raider reboot (which he is now no longer attached to) when the coronavirus began tearing its path around the globe. It would soon shut down almost all film production in addition to all other aspects of society. At first stunned and frightened like everyone else, Wheatley — whose iconoclastic filmography also includes the nerve-rattling Kill List, the psychedelic period piece A Field in England, and the satirical crime thriller Free Fire — did what all creative people always do:…

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13 Apr

In the Earth

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As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 16, 2021

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11 Dec

Alien TV Series Will Take Xenomorph to Earth for First Time

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In space no one can hear you scream, but they will certainly hear you stream if Disney and FX have anything to say about it. Indeed, midway through Thursday’s Disney presentation to investors, FX chief John Landgraf dropped the bombshell that H.G. Giger’s peculiar Star-Beast is finally making it to Earth in an Alien television series! “FX is moving quickly to bring audiences the first television series based on one of the greatest science fiction horror classics ever made,” Landgraf said. “Alien will be helmed by Fargo and Legion’s Noah Hawley stepping into the creative/executive producer chair, and FX is…

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08 Dec

To the Ends of the Earth

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Yoko (Atsuko Maeda) travels with a small crew to Uzbekistan to shoot an episode of her travel reality show. In front of the camera, her persona is carefree and happy-go-lucky, but behind the scenes she is cautious and introverted. Despite her best efforts, the filming of the television series ends unsuccessfully, and frustrated by the failure, she sets off into the mysterious country. Lost in the streets of Tashkent, she finds herself adrift and alone, confronting her deepest fears and hidden aspirations. [KimStim]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Dec 11, 2020

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13 Nov

Supernatural Season 15 Episode 19 Review: Inherit the Earth

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This SUPERNATURAL review contains spoilers. Supernatural Season 15, Episode 19 There’s only one. Episode. Left. Nervous? Images of an empty world begin the episode, reinforcing that the Winchesters and Jack are basically all that’s left. An entire world emptied to prove Chuck right is a pretty harsh punishment, something he relishes when the boys call him out and decide to surrender — something they never do. But Chuck wants them to continue suffering. He likes this new twist to the story, and hopes the boys continue to put the blame and shame on themselves. Hey, at least all the disappeared…

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12 Nov

Werner Herzog On Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe…from Earth

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There may be nothing more pleasing than watching a room full of scientists erupt in glee as the probe they spent hurtling into space years prior finally touches down on a moving object in the farthest reaches of space. The information and material that the probe will send back can hopefully answer questions of the universe we’ve been trying to ask since the beginning of our existence. Since before humans even walked the earth, however, the dark blanket of the sky has been depositing meteors to our world that hold important answers of the unknown. The new Apple TV+ documentary…

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29 Oct

Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 3 Review: People of Earth

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This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3 If you were expecting the Discovery’s return to Earth to become a major plot point in Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, then keep guessing. The show makes a clever and unexpected narrative decision by, upon reuniting our wayward travelers with Michael, almost immediately bringing the crew of the Discovery to Starfleet’s (former) home planet, only for them to find very few answers or comforts there. It’s a bold move, one that tells the crew and the viewers that, while Earth may have been at the…

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29 Sep

DuckTales Season 3 Episode 9 Review: They Put a Moonlander on Earth!

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This DUCKTALES review contains spoilers. Every so often, from the moment a DuckTales episode begins, I have a gut feeling it’s going to be incredible. That it’s going to somehow reach beyond DuckTales‘ usual greatness. ‘They Put a Moonlander on Earth!’ gave me that feeling from its opening moments… yet somehow went even furthur than I could predicted. Its quality, ironically, was so high it hit the moon. This episode is one of DuckTales’ best by far. Everything works about it. There’s so much going on but it never feels overstuffed. The jokes all land brilliantly, building on one another with expert precision.…

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29 Sep

Wonder Woman Battles Max Lord & A.R.E.S. in Earth One Return

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As Grant Morrison wraps up his sprawling multiversal epic in The Green Lantern (presumably with issue #12 in February, if the schedules line up), the architect of the modern DC Metaverse will also be finishing his foray into Earth One. Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 3, the finale of Morrison and Yanick Paquette’s multi-year graphic reimagining will be arriving in stores this march. Volume three picks up right where the last story left off. After successfully beating back Uberfraulein, the leader of an invading Nazi force who the Amazons attempted to rehabilitate after her capture, Wonder Woman has become queen…

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06 May

Spaceship Earth

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Spaceship Earth is the true, stranger-than-fiction, adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem called BIOSPHERE 2. The experiment was a worldwide phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life threatening ecological disaster and a growing criticism that it was nothing more than a cult. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers can potentially reimagine anew world. [Neon]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: May 08, 2020

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20 Apr

Earth

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Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans – with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people, in mines, quarries and at large construction sites, engaged in a constant struggle to take possession of the planet.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jan 10, 2020

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23 Feb

The Wandering Earth

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The sun was dying out, people all around the world built giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and to sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500 years journey came with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth came out boldly and fought hard for everyone's survival.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Feb 08, 2019

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24 Jan

Black Earth Rising (Netflix)

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A case against Rwandan General (Danny Sapani) who is accused of recruiting child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, opens up secrets from the past of the Rwandan genocide including survivor Kate Ashby (Michaela Coel), her adoptive mother (and barrister) Eve Ashby (Harriet Walter) and her boss Michael Ennis (John Goodman) in this BBC2 thriller from Hugo Blick.Premieres Jan 25, 2019

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01 Jun

Strangers on the Earth

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Perhaps Europe's most popular pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago attracts wayfarers of all stripes to walk its ancient paths in search of meaning. One such pilgrim is Dane Johansen, an American cellist who in 2014 ventured to walk the Camino with his instrument on his back, performing music for his fellow pilgrims along the way. As Dane soon discovers, the paths we travel through life are often uncomfortably magnified by the reality of life on the Camino. Accompanied by the vast landscapes of Northern Spain, the haunting music of J.S. Bach for solo cello (performed by Johansen), and the very…

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04 Feb

Scorched Earth

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Earth has suffered an environmental collapse; the air became dangerous to breathe, the water became toxic, and billions of people died. Generations later, mankind has finally re-established a rudimentary society, in an attempt to pick up the pieces that continue to blister in the sun. Attica Gage (Gina Carano) is a bounty hunter with a chance at the bounty of a lifetime: to bring down the ruthless outlaw - Elijah Jackson. Gage infiltrates Jacksons gang, and everything is going to plan until she meets a slave girl who reminds her of her dead sister. With her loyalty to only herself…

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