The MadHouse Max Rios
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- TV & Film
The Madhouse is reviews on movies, shows, video games. Thoughts and opinions are those of Mad Max.
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The Watchers (2024)
This psychological horror film was written and directed by Ishana Shymalan in her directorial debut, produced by her father, M. Night Shymalan and is based on the 2022 novel of the same name. The movie stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campell, Olwen Fouere & Oliver Finnegan. In this film, an American woman gets lost in an Irish forest that is said to be haunted by mysterious and ancient creatures that cannot be seen in the daylight. The woman and 3 others are trapped in a glass room and are being “watched” by the creatures. Despite filming during the SAG-AFTA strike, the film completed production in late 2023 and hit theaters on June 7, 2024. M. Night Shymalan fell under heavy criticism for self-financing the film despite the studios’ stance with the strike.
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Inside Out 2 (2024)
This is a sequel to the 2016 original film and is directed by Kelsey Mann in his directorial debut. Majority of the original voice cast return in this film including Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Diane Lane & Kyle MacLachlan. Newcomers include Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri and Paul Walter Hauser. Unfortunately, Bill Hader & Mindy Kailing did not return for the sequel. Instead, they were replaced by Liza Lapira & Tony Hale. In this film, Riley has turned 13 and is entering freshman year of high school. The emotions are still around and doing their part to keep her safe. But things take an unexpected turn when the puberty alarm goes off and new emotions enter the fray. This film was announced in September 2022 at Disney’s D23 Expo and hit theaters on June 14, 2024.
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WWE: Clash at the Castle (2024)
The latest WWE premium live event was held in Glasgow, Scotland and featured some hometown heroes in some big matches. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes put the WWE Championship on the line against “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles in a I QUIT match, Bayley defends the WWE Women’s Championship against Scotland’s own, Piper Niven, Sami Zayn takes on Chad Cable for the Intercontinental Championship, Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships in a triple threat match against, Shayna Blazer and Zoey Starks & Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn and then in the main event, the hometown hero, Drew McIntyre challenges “El Campion” Damien Priest for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.
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The Acolyte (Ep. 1 - 3)
The latest spin-off series in the Star Wars franchise has released its first 3 episodes on Disney +.
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Immaculate (2024)
This horror film was directed by Michael Mohan and stars Sydney Sweeney, Simona Tabasco, Bendetta Porcaroli & Alvaro Morte. In this film, a young girl joins an Italian convent but slowly realizes that there maybe a dark sinister secret beneath the surface. The film debut at the South By Southwest Film Festival on March 12, 2024 before hitting theaters nationwide a week later.
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The First Omen (2024)
This horror film is a prequel to the 1976 original film, “The Omen” and is the 5th film in the franchise. It was directed by Arkasha Stevenson in her directorial debut and stars Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sonia Braga & Ralph Ineson. In this film, set 5 years prior to the events of the original film, a young American novitiate is invited to an Italian orphanage to join the local monastery. She befriends a troubled young girl who is believed to cursed however, it’s not long before the American girl may also share a dark secret. The film began production in 2016 but didn’t get off the ground til 2020 after Disney had bought 20th Century Fox. Despite the merger and the 2020 pandemic, Fox still moved forward with the project and the film hit theaters on April 5, 2024 before landing on Hulu in June of the same year.