Netflix will help everyone return to Camp Firewood for one more wild season of memories when Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp hits the popular streaming platform on July 31, 2015. Today a new trailer for the mini-series found its way online, and it might just be the funniest thing you see all […]
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Latest ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Trailer Is Perfect
July 2nd, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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UTG INTERVIEW: Patrick Brice Discusses His New Film, ‘The Overnight’
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Posted in Features, Interviews, Movies, News Tags: creep, director, filmmaker, interview, Patrick Brice, The Overnight, writer 2 Comments »
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Creep’ Is Incredibly Unsettling
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Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews Tags: creep, Creep 2014, Creep 2015, Creep Horror Movie, found footage, horror, mark duplass, Movie Reviews, movies, Patrick Brice, POV, Reviews, Serial Killers 3 Comments »
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Posted in Comedy, Features, Movies, News, Reviews Tags: 2015, Amanda Seyfried, comedy, family guy, film, Global Trailer, LegalizeTed, mark wahlberg, Movie Reviews, movies, red band, Reviews, seth macfarlane, ted 2, Ted 2 Review, Ted 2 Reviews, Tom Brady, worst of the year 3 Comments »
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Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews Tags: asap rocky, Best of 2015, coming of age movies, Dope, Dope FIlm, Dope Movie, Dope Movie Review, Dope Review, Dope Reviews, DopeMovie, film, movie news, Movie Reviews, Reviews, Rick Famuyiwa, Shameik Moore Comments Off on MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Dope’ Is A Fittingly Titled Teen Masterpiece These Films Will Be Removed From Netflix By The End Of July
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Posted in Movies, News Tags: July 2015, June 2015, Leaving Netflix, movies, Movies Removed From Netflix, netflix, new movies, Old Movies 2 Comments »
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Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews Tags: Amy Poehler, animation, Bill Hader, Diane Lane, disney, Inside Out review, Kaitlyn Dias, Kyle MacLachlan, Lewis Black, movie review, Phyllis Smith, pixar, Richard Kind Comments Off on MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Inside Out’ Is A Heartwrenching Pixar Feature
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Posted in Features, Movies, Reviews Tags: coming of age, Festival Films, film, I Believe In Unicorns, I Believe In Unicorns Movie, I Believe In Unicorns Reviews, indie film, Leah Meyerhoff, Movie Reviews, movies, Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack, review, Reviews, romance, Teen Romance Comments Off on MOVIE REVIEW: ‘I Believe In Unicorns’ Showcases Young Love
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Posted in Movies, News Tags: Anouk Whissell, François Simard, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Munro Chambers, preview, sci fi, trailer, Turbo Kid, Turbo Kid Preview, Turbo Kid Trailer, Yoann-Karl Whissell Comments Off on ‘Turbo Kid’ Trailer: Festival Favorite Teases Theatrical Debut