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High-Rise Invasion Season 1 Explained: Who Are The Masks?

This article contains spoilers for High-Rise Invasion season 1. Television currently exists in a place where there’s a constant stream of new shows and it becomes incredibly easy for some series to sink and get lost at sea. This can be even more prevalent when it comes to anime since it’s sometimes quite difficult to determine which series really strive to be innovative and challenging.  At first glance, High-Rise Invasion looks like an indulgent excuse for sadistic killers to act out Hostel-like slasher fantasies. But it’s in fact a much deeper series about humanity, free will, and the quest to…
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Paul Rudd Begs Young People to Wear Masks in an Amazing New PSA

In July of this year, which could have been a few months ago or ten years in the future because time has lost all meaning, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo launched his Mask Up America campaign – which included TV spots featuring the likes of Robert De Niro, Kaitlyn Dever, Jamie Foxx, Morgan Freeman, John Leguizamo, Marvel‘s Anthony Mackie, Rosie Perez, Ellen Pompeo and Jeffrey Wright – to increase awareness, encourage people to cover their faces, and to protect each other after New York was hit badly by the COVID-19 pandemic. “New Yorkers suffered gravely when this pandemic hit our…
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AMC Theatres Won’t Require Masks: We Don’t Want ‘Political Controversy’

AMC Theatres, the largest chain of movie theaters in North America, is finally set to reopen its doors next month. With the coronavirus pandemic still going strong, AMC Entertainment announced plans to reopen 450 of its more than 600 locations on July 15, marking the first time the chain will have been ready for business in about four months. The company also teased some of the safety measures they are implementing… and those they are not. While speaking with Variety, AMC Adam Aron said, “We didn’t rush to reopen. There were some jurisdictions in some states, such as Georgia and…
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Cinemark Reopens Theaters to Customers Who Don’t Wear Masks

One might say coronavirus had a good day Wednesday when Cinemark Holdings, the company that owns one of North America’s larger movie theater chains, revealed it plans to reopen cinemas around the country between June and July—all while letting customers without masks sit among those who might actually believe in proper safety measures. The news came during a call between Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi and Wall Street analysts about the company’s four-phased opening rollout. “We have been intensely focused in developing enhanced health and safety protocols, understanding that these factors will weigh heavily on the confidence and peace of mind…
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