Yearly Archives: 2015

Movie News & Opinions

The Force Awakens: Why Rey and Kylo Ren Are Not Siblings

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*The below will contain spoilers for the Legacy of the Force (Not-Canon) series of novels as well as a mild spoiler from the Shattered Empire comic (Canon)*

It’s one of the most popular theories out there surrounding The Force Awakens, that Kylo Ren and Rey are brother and sister. More specifically that they are going to essentially be an adaptation of Jacen and Jaina Solo, Han and Leia’s twins from material that is no longer canon. Here’s why I don’t think it’s likely that they’re twins, much less siblings.

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Movie Trailers

Bone Tomahawk Trailer: Kurt Russell Stars In New Horror Western

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If you haven’t seen it yet, we’ve got the first official trailer for Bone Tomahawk, the “horror western” starring Kurt Russell that premiered at Fantastic Fest back at the end of September.

Check out the trailer below:

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Countdown to Halloween: Michael Myers and the Messy Timeline Split

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In 1978 John Carpenter and Debra Hill gave us one of the greatest indie movies of all time in Halloween. It has become a true classic, the theme music iconically representing the season, and the blank stare of the mask now synonymous with evil.

The story goes that on Halloween night, when he was only six, little Michael Myers killed his sister Judith with a butcher knife. He then spent the next 15 years institutionalized, and his parents died in a car crash, leaving behind his baby sister named Cynthia. At the age of 21, Michael escapes the hospital and returns home to murder the last remaining member of his family. The guy is thorough.

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Natalie Portman’s Long-Delayed Western Jane Got A Gun Gets First Trailer

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The long-troubled film Jane Got A Gun looks to finally hit theaters and the first trailer just dropped today. Check out Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton in full-on, Western revenge mode.

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Guillermo Del Toro Clarifies New Films

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During the promotional tour for his newest film Crimson Peak, Guillermo del Toro created a bit of a stir with news that his next project would be a smaller film, something in the vein of his 2006 film Pan’s Labyrinth. But now it turns out that will not be his next project, we’ll try to clarify all the details.

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