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Step beyond the veil and into the terrifyingly immersive world of Paranormal Salad: The Dressing —a gripping narrative podcast that plunges listeners into the dark, unexplainable, and deeply unsettling. Unlike anything else in the paranormal sphere, The Dressing is more than just a show—it’s a story-driven audio experience blending real encounters, horrifying folklore, and spine-tingling investigations into a seamless, cinematic journey through the unknown.

Now available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and more, The Dressing is just one piece of the Paranormal Salad universe, a sprawling interconnected world of horror, extraterrestrial mysteries, and supernatural deep dives created by J.A.X. Ember—renowned demonologist, medium, and investigator.

The Dressing is not your average paranormal podcast. This is an episodic, immersive narrative series, with each episode pulling listeners deeper into the shadows of the unknown. It’s part documentary, part horror storytelling, and part demonic séance.

Illustration by Stephanie Lane Gage.It's that time of the year again! Here at Notebook, we celebrate the season of light in the traditional way: with a gift guide, of course, stuffed with all manner of goodies to delight the lucky cinephile in your life—and why not get yourself a little something while you’re at it?You might start with a Mubi subscription and a Notebook print subscription if your recipient is still without either: these are the gifts that keep on giving. Plus: get a jump on next year’s holiday rush by preordering Read Frame Type Film, the just-announced first book by Mubi Editions. Naughty? Nice? Who are we to judge? Whatever your pleasure, we hope you’ll enjoy this twice-checked list.Jump to a category:BooksHome videoMusic and soundtracksPosters, prints, and memorabiliaApparel and home goodsMiscellanyBOOKSIf this first category is somewhat overrepresented in the scope of the overall guide,...

A ton of TV shows are returning in 2025, some of which we were worried might somehow fall by the wayside, never to be seen again, let alone conclude in a satisfying way. But we are very excited to share six returning fantasy shows that we simply cannot wait to see!

From Stranger Things coming to an end to a new and wild season of the live-action One Piece adaptation, let's highlight these returning shows and talk a little about what fans can expect.

The Sandman. (L to R) Tom Sturridge as Dream, Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death in episode 106 of The Sandman. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 1. The Sandman season 2 (Netflix)

We begin our list is the return of The Sandman, based on the comic book series by Neil Gaiman. Although Gaiman has found himself in the middle of an ongoing scandal, to put it mildly, we want to focus on The Sandman TV show,...

Danish-American artist Emily Bowen is set to release her debut album “Hate Me for This” on January 3rd, alongside the lead single “Agnes”. The album showcases Bowen’s indie pop style, infused with organic elements and personal narratives.

Born to a Danish mother and American father, Bowen’s creative journey began early. She explored various art forms, eventually focusing on music. At 14, she took the initiative to approach Copenhagen’s renowned music studios, immersing herself in the creative world.

“My drive is enormous and, if I’m allowed, I can run like a machine. But I’ve also learned to take my time,” Bowen reflects on her journey. She signed her record deal at 18, after four years of honing her craft.

“Hate Me for This” serves as a musical diary, touching on themes of honesty, vulnerability, and first-time experiences. The album’s sound ranges from nostalgic folk-pop in “Better Days...

Like Mysterio secretly being a bad guy in Spider-Man: Far From Home and "Agnes" clearly meant as a cover for Agatha Harkness in WandaVision, every comic book fan out there knows Lewis Pullman's "Bob" in Thunderbolts* is really The Sentry.

Despite showing the character's logo in the movie's teaser trailer, Marvel Studios continues to identify Pullman's character only as Bob and the actor has flat-out refused to reveal whether he's playing The Sentry in interviews.

Now, the cat is officially out of the bad courtesy of Red Guardian actor David Harbour.

Talking at D23 Brazil last weekend, the Stranger Things star was asked about the super soldier's relationship with Bob and replied, "Yeah, I don't think he knows what to make of that. I mean, again, we'll have to see how it unfolds with all of that."

"I don't think you guys know much about Bob/Sentry yet, so...

Exclusive: Molly C. Quinn (Castle) and Cameron Cuffe (Krypton) have wrapped on The Weight, a psychological thriller marking the feature directorial debut of American Gods producer Sallyanne Massimini, who co-wrote the script with Thomas Care.

Shot in Ontario, Canada, with production led by Exit 44 Entertainment and Palo Pictures, the film centers on Mia (Quinn), who wakes up chained in a remote cabin, only to witness her captor, David (Cuffe), burying a body outside. Knowing she’ll be next, she breaks free and flees through treacherous cliffs and waterfalls while David, haunted by remorse and grief, pursues her relentlessly through the wilderness.

Ty Leisher (11th Hour Cleaning) and Eric Brodeur (The Haunting of the Mary Celeste) produced for Exit 44 Entertainment.

Stated Massimini, “Filming in freezing temperatures at a waterfall, the demanding physicality of Molly’s stunts and body burns, and the quick pivot to highly emotionally charged scenes with Cameron.

The great actress Isabella Rossellini was the face of Lancôme beauty for more than a decade beginning in the early 1980s, but strangely, if you look back, rarely is she the lead in any of her iconic films.

Sometimes a shadow, sometimes on the periphery, a Rossellini character is nonetheless always knowing, from tragic lounge singer Dorothy Vallens in her then-partner David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” to ethereal beauty whisperer Lisle Von Rhuman in Robert Zemeckis’ “Death Becomes Her” and a wealthy Italian widow who dates below her station in David O. Russell’s “Joy.”

In Edward Berger’s papal potboiler “Conclave,” Rossellini has fewer lines than ever — and probably they could fit on one page — as Sister Agnes. Here is a glowering nun who has seen some shit. In the case of Berger’s English-language follow-up to Oscar-winning heavy-hitter “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Agnes is the eyes...

The following contains spoilers from Agatha All Along, Episode 7, "Death's Hand In Mine," now streaming on Disney+.

It could be argued that the big, mid-show revelation that the character initially known only as "Teen" was both William Kaplan and Billy Maximoff may have been Agatha All Along's weakest episode yet. It was more of an exposition dump and a twist than Teen's compelling origin story. In contrast, "Death's Hand In Mine" is Lilia Calderu's solo episode, also filled with flashbacks and could be the series' best single chapter yet. The clever, non-linear storytelling in the episode worked better because of its relationship to the character, not a Marvel Cinematic Universe Secret.

As per usual when it comes to MCU fans, many Teen identified as Billy Maximoff long before the series confirmed it. This was similar to how they figured out "Agnes" was Agatha Harkness months before WandaVision debuted. Because of this,...

The following contains spoilers from the Oct. 16 episode of Agatha All Along, now streaming on Disney+.

The sixth of Agatha All Along‘s nine episodes this week shed a lotta light on Teen aka William Kaplan aka Billy Maximoff’s backstory, revealed the origin of the sigil that kept his identity as secret until now, and then capped things off by establishing the new, contentious dynamic between Billy and Agatha, as the frenemies head off to finish The Witches’ Road. (Read TVLine’s full recap.)

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Martin Scorsese was a fan of a director who contributed to the French New Wave films. If you are guessing François Truffaut or Jean-Luc Godard, you’re so wrong. Scorsese admired the films of female director Agnès Varda, who was known for her film Cléo from 5 to 7. The Departed director struck up a friendship with Varda in the ’70s and shared that he might have sought her approval for ideas.

Martin Scorsese in Hugo | Credits: Gk Films/Infinitum Nihil

Further praising the director, Scorsese shared that Varda broke all the rules of filmmaking and made films of varying shapes and sizes. Unlike Truffaut or Godard, Varda wasn’t a film critic, nor was she knowledgeable about films. She was a photographer who stumbled upon the art of filmmaking.

Martin Scorsese Respected One Female Director Who Contributed To French New Wave Films Agnès Varda | Credits: Harald Krichel, licensed under Cc By-sa...

Quick Links WandaVision Created a Frenzy of Mephisto-Related Theories WandaVision Is a Buzzy Show Due to Being the First MCU TV Series Agatha All Along Might Be a Thematic Sequel to WandaVision Why the MCU Might Be Ready to Introduce Mephisto in Agatha All Along

The following contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 3, "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials," now streaming on Disney+.

While Agatha All Along is, technically, a sequel to WandaVision, it doesn't continue that series' story, but it might pay off a long-running fan theory associated with it. The new Disney+ series focuses more on Agatha Harkness and her journey to reclaim her power after Wanda Maximoff took it from her. However, Agatha All Along is also a deeper exploration of the magical side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Mephisto.

In the third episode, "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials," the hastily...

The following contains spoilers for "Seekest Thou the Road" and "Circle Sewn with Fate / Unlock Thy Hidden Gate" in Agatha All Along, now available on Disney+.

The first two episodes of Agatha All Along landed on Disney+ on September 18th, and fans are eager to see how this Marvel TV series will affect the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since Agatha debuted in WandaVision, fans knew these new series would be intimately related to the 2021 show -- and the first episode confirmed this as Agatha (as a police detective) finds herself researching the death of a woman who surely is Wanda Maximoff.

Of course, fans are sure that some of the WandaVision characters will appear in Agatha All Along, but the MCU has plenty of other characters who could fit right in in the series. Whether it is as a cameo, as secondary characters, or even as protagonists, these MCU characters belong in Agatha All Along.

“Agatha All Along” debuted just a few days ago to an enthusiastic response from fans. Set three years after “WandaVision,” the show follows Agatha Harkness as she returns to Westview after her imprisonment, now powerless.

In the first episode, Agatha remains trapped in her Agnes persona, navigating familiar true crime tropes. As the story unfolds, subtle hints tied to magic and Wanda begins to jog her memories.

After “Agnes” meets the Teen, she realizes that the dead body she was investigating was merely a figment of her imagination, leading her to break free from her confinement. Agatha steps outside completely naked and confronts her neighbor for playing along with her “fantasy.”

Both Kathryn Hahn and the showrunner later revealed that the decision for Hahn to appear in the scene naked was her idea, intended to illustrate Agatha’s vulnerability without her magic.

While the scene was both humorous and symbolic,...

The following contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episodes 1 & 2, "Seekest Thou the Road" and "Circle Sown With Fate, Unlock Thy Hidden Gate," now streaming on Disney+.

After her scene-stealing turn in WandaVision, Kathryn Hahn's Agatha Harkness earned her own Disney+ TV series. Appropriately titled Agatha All Along, the show is not a sequel to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's profound study of grief. It's something different -- and what isn't entirely clear at first. But that winds up being the point.

Agatha is at the center of the story, but she is joined by some characters new to the MCU and others who will be familiar to fans of Marvel Comics. While Wanda Maximoff's fate remains a mystery, Agatha All Along shows that some vestiges of the spells she inadvertently cast in WandaVision still remain. The show -- much like the movie adventures of Stephen Strange -- centers on the...

Stars: Lora Burke, Robert Notman, Will Conlon | Written by J. Gordon Ross | Directed by Navin Ramaswaran

Sometimes, just sometimes, you sit down to watch a horror film and you wonder whether the people behind the film are as twisted as the film they’ve created. Agnes is a perfect example of that. How J. Gordon Ross knows so much about the psyche of a psychopathic serial killer is beyond me…

Agnes lives in a state of dreamy contemplation, her powerful mind twisted by insanity. Her talent, discipline and willpower are impressive, but her lack of empathy has led her down a path of violence and murder. Mike Mercer is a private investigator researching a cold case. His investigation leads him to Agnes. He has no idea what he’s getting himself into. Once Agnes has him where she wants him, she captures Mike, keeping him locked in her basement. She...

In the final stretch of WandaVision, we finally found out who’d been messing up everything for Wanda Maximoff in the TV-glitching town of Westview – with Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes revealed to be… well, Agatha all along. Agatha Harkness, that is, the Marvel witch who’s long meddled in the comics realm, and kept a close eye on Wanda under the guise of a friendly neighbour. Come WandaVision’s end Harkness was overpowered by the Scarlet Witch, and found herself trapped in Westview. But she’s conjuring up some new tricks in her own series, Agatha All Along – a spooky, kooky spin-off from WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer, with Hahn ready to cackle up a storm again in the MCU.

And she won’t be alone. As you’ll see above in our exclusive first-look image, Agatha All Along will see Harkness joined by “a disparate, mixed bag of witches” – including Patti LuPone’s Lilia,...

Plot: Austria in the 18th century. Forests surround villages. Killing a baby gets a woman sentenced to death. Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.

Review: Depression has been the backbone of many films for some time now. Whether it’s Midsommar and depression caused by loss, or heck even back to Jimmy Stewart in It’s A Wonderful Life, it can really shape a narrative. And it’s only recently that we’ve started to become more accepting of mental health problems. Given how much human history exists, there are countless real-life events that highlight just how primitive we as humans can be. The Devil’s Bath does its job to highlight a time in Austrian history that most would rather forget.

Inspired by a historian on This American Life, The Devil’s Bath follows a woman named Agnes,...

Exclusive: Garret Dillahunt (Where the Crawdads Sing), Elizabeth Mitchell (The Purge: Election Year), Shawn Ashmore (ABC’s The Rookie) and Jessy Schram (Unstoppable) have been tapped to star in The Hunstman, a psychological thriller from director Kyle Kauwika Harris (Out of Exile) that’s going into production in Oklahoma next month.

An adaptation of Judith Sanders’s novel scripted by Steven Jon Whritner, the film centers on a repressed ICU nurse (Ashmore) volunteering as a reader for a recovering coma patient (Dillahunt), the prime suspect in the savage murders of six young women in a small southwestern town. The suspect’s wife (Mitchell), refusing to believe that her husband is the killer, struggles with the mounting complexities of the investigation. With a dedicated detective (Schram) trying to solve the mystery before more bodies turn up, numerous other suspects take the case on a spiraling journey.

Pic is fully financed by...

The end of any given year is a strange liminal space outside of time where one begins to reflect upon the days that were and the uncertain days still to come. It’s weird. Some might even say it’s a zone … of twilight. Yes, the New Year represents the perfect occasion for a marathon of Rod Serling’s sci-fi/horror anthological masterpiece. And sure enough, Twilight Zone marathons on TV have been a mainstay of the season for quite some time.

The New Year’s Eve Twilight Zone marathon is one of TV’s most consistent and perhaps least understood traditions. The yearly marathon has been taking place since at least 1980 but no one is quite sure who started it (regional TV stations New York’s Wpix or Los Angeles’ Ktla are the two best candidates) or when it even made the jump from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve.

Exclusive: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Rob Peace), Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) and Jacob Tremblay (The Toxic Avenger) have joined the cast of The Life of Chuck, the latest of many Stephen King adaptations from filmmaker Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep), which kicked off production in Alabama under an interim agreement earlier this month. Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill lead the ensemble of the pic, written and directed by Flanagan, as we were first to tell you.

Also now involved is QWGmire, the production and financing entity known for the indie horror Agnes and the forthcoming Lovely, Dark and Deep, which has made a major equity investment in the independently financed feature.

Stated QWGmire partners Molly C. Quinn, Matthew M. Welty and Elan Gale, “We are thrilled to partner with Mike and Trevor [Macy] on this project. Mike is a master storyteller and we can’t wait to bring his...

Prominent Egyptian director Marwan Hamed, whose epic “Kira and El Gen” about local resistance to British occupation recently scored at the local box office, is being feted with a career award by the El Gouna Film Festival.

The Egyptian fest, running Oct. 13-20 in the Red Sea resort roughly 250 miles south of Cairo, is also paying tribute to the Sudanese Film Group, a groundbreaking collective of filmmakers, and is planning an homage to late great British-French icon Jane Birkin.

Hamed (pictured above) broke out internationally in 2006 with his bold adaptation of Alaa Aswany’s bestselling novel “The Yacoubian Building” that became a game-changer in Egytian cinema due to the way it depicted homosexuality, Islamic fundamentalism and government corruption. After “Yacoubian” become a local hit and travelled widely Hamed scored again big time with “The Blue Elephant,” a thriller with supernatural elements and its sequel “The Blue Elephant 2” that more...

Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and Alan Ritchson star in the new true story drama, Ordinary Angels, based on the inspiring tale of faith and everyday miracles. The movie follows a struggling hairdresser who sets her mind on helping a widowed father save his critically ill daughter, leading to a powerful story of positivity and resilience. The director believes the film's message of helping others is how we heal ourselves, making it a timely and important story to share.

Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and Reacher star Alan Ritchson lead the new trailer for the upcoming true story drama, Ordinary Angels. Coming courtesy of Lionsgate, Ordinary Angels is inspired by the true story of a hairdresser who rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter. Check out the newly released trailer for Ordinary Angels below.

“Based on a remarkable true story,...

A lot of fans have noticed that some Good Omens characters have Supernatural namesakes, and Neil Gaiman, the creator of the fantasy comedy series and the co-author of the original book, has addressed the similarities.

In Kripke's dark fantasy drama, which ran for 15 whole seasons, there was a demon by the name of Crowley, who was at one point the King of Hell, and there was also angel Metatron, the Scribe of God and the reason why Dean Winchester became a demon himself for a short while. One Good Omens fan wondered if Gaiman's own Crowley and Metatron were inspired by their Supernatural equivalents, and the acclaimed author happily responded from his Tumblr account.

Related: Good Omens: Neil Gaiman Dashes Season 4 Hopes

Gaiman assured the fan that the names were not "a coincidence" and that Kripke was "a huge Good Omens fan, and always happy to talk about it," meaning...

Alice breaks up with Moss and starts a romance with Dylan, but there are hints that Dylan may not be who he seems. June's cancer returns, but she keeps it a secret and declines treatment, leading to a darker fate. Alice reveals that she set her own house on fire as a child, which fills her with guilt and prompts her loved ones to search for her in Agnes Bluff.

Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault.

This article contains spoilers for The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart episode 5.It seems that Amazon Prime Video's The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is growing more intense with each episode as secrets continue to be uncovered, and the characters come to terms with their pasts and mistakes in episode 5 of the series. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart is an Australian drama based on a novel by Holly Ringland. The story...

Netflix made headlines at Cannes for buying Todd Haynes’ “May December” for $11 million, but it’s also spending money on film history. The streamer is one of several entities getting into the Agnes Varda business this year by investing in a new project to reignite interest in the late French New Wave filmmaker’s work.

Varda’s daughter, producer Rosalie Varda, announced at Cannes this week that she had secured financing for “Education in Images: ‘The Gleaners and I,'” an ambitious heritage project for film students built out of restored dailies from Varda’s seminal 1999 documentary. The digital platform will be made available to film schools around the world and cull from 60 hours of rushes from Varda’s poetic 2000 documentary “The Gleaners and I,” which explores the unique lives and challenges of gleaners throughout French society. Students will be able to use the platform to create their own versions...

Exclusive: Elan Gale, the creator of FBoy Island and a long-time Bachelor producer, is getting into business with ITV America.

Gale and his TheYearOfElan Productions banner has struck an overall unscripted deal with the Love Island producer. He will develop and produce unscripted series under the deal, particularly in the dating and relationship space.

Gale spent 10 years working on The Bachelor franchise, starting as a segment producer on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and leaving after Season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019.

He then went on to create FBoy Island, which was one of HBO Max’s buzziest unscripted hits before Warner Bros. Discovery moved the streamer out of the unscripted space. The show has since been picked up by The CW.

He’s also behind The One That Got Away and Cosmic Love for Amazon and Taye Diggs-hosted Back in the Groove, which recently premiered on Hulu.

Gale also has...

TV series A League Of Their Own, What We Do In The Shadows and the film Bros were among the recipients of the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last night.

Hosted by comedian and actress Margaret Cho, the ceremony saw awards handed out in 15 of a total 33 categories, with remaining winners for select categories to be announced at GLAAD’s New York Ceremony on Saturday, May 13. Hulu, the awards’ official streaming partner, will stream the Los Angeles event on Wednesday, April 12.

Special award winners last night included Christina Aguilera, who received the Advocate for Change Award, introduced by Club Q shooting survivor, Michael Anderson; Bad Bunny, who accepted the Vanguard Award, presented by Ricky Martin; and Jeremy Pope, recipient of the Stephen F. Kolzak Award presented by Gabrielle Union.

Accepting his award, Pope said, “As we continue to build and fight in the...

Eva Grant, Romi Kim, and Jasmine Monton sleected from pool of more than 50 emerging Bipoc, 2Slgbtqia+ film programmers.

Out On Screen and the Vancouver Queer Film Festival have named Eva Grant, Romi Kim, and Jasmine Monton as inaugural recipients of the Vqff Programming Disruptor Fellowship.

The new training and mentorship programme for emerging Bipoc, 2Slgbtqia+ film programmers considered a pool of 54 applicants. Each Fellow will receive at least 10,000 throughout the fellowship running February to August.

Spanning five phases, the initiative combines masterclasses, workshops, and hands-on experience. Speakers will include Changing The Game, Disclosure and Framing Agnes producer Alex Schmider and LGBTQ+ media advocacy organisation GLAAD.

When a vlogger and her crew embark on their annual river float, they are plunged into a life and death battle with a sinister paranormal force.   Starting today readers in the U.S. can watch the horror flick #Float for free on the streaming service Tubi. Because there is no movie like a free movie!    #Float is the directorial debut of longtime producer Zac Locke and stars Scarlett Sperduto, Kaya Coleman, Grant Morningstar, Christina Nguyen, Kate Mayhew, Miguel Muñoz, Matt Wise and Cristobal Reyes.    XYZ Films have asked us to share with you the second trailer for the flick. Check it out below.   ...

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Leading up to the production of Agatha: Coven of Chaos, the show has seen numerous changes surrounding its title, potentially creating a problem that has an easy fix. Not much is known about the Agatha Harkness-centered series, but the alterations indicate a shift in focus that could affect the overall reception of the McU's Phase 5 entry once it's released. As a Marvel project that isn't considered to be one of the most anticipated, the changes that have been made to Coven of Chaos don't leave much to be desired so far.

Coven of Chaos is beginning to feel like a second season of WandaVision due to many of the show's cast members returning for the Agatha spinoff. On top of this, there is very little known about the plot, and set photos can only confirm so much. Since its announcement in November 2021, Agatha: Coven of Chaos was previously known as...

Exclusive: Jennifer Holland (Peacemaker), Sean Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy films), Molly C. Quinn (Castle), Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jackie Tohn (Glow) have been tapped for roles in Give Me An A, a feature-length anthology made by more than two dozen female filmmakers and producers that links together 15 short films, in response to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade. The actors will appear in segments from different directors, in genres ranging from horror and sci-fi, to satire and dark comedy.

The film currently in post-production will have been completed in less than 10 weeks from the date of Roe’s overturning — which eliminated the longstanding constitutional right to abortion — in an effort to ensure this is a response and not a delayed reaction. The creators, cast and crew have made a significant effort to expedite the process in order to start a conversation with audiences about the importance of...

Taran Killam as Benedict A. Juniper, John Mulaney as Simon Sawyer – Documentary Now! _ Season 3, Episode 3 – Photo Credit: Rhys Thomas/IFC IFC today released a first look teaser and final details from the highly anticipated 53rd season of Documentary Now!. The two-part season premiere episode, “Soldier of Illusion,” written by John Mulaney, and “Trouver Frisson,” paying tribute to the films of Agnes Varda, join previously announced episodes “Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport,” “How They Threw Rocks” and “My Monkey Grifter” to round out the season. Known for lovingly paying homage to the world of documentaries, Documentary Now! Season 53 will debut with a two-episode premiere on Wednesday, October 19 at 10 Pm on IFC, and on AMC+ the same day. New episodes to debut weekly on Wednesdays. The upcoming season of the critically acclaimed comedy, co-created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, executive produced by Lorne Michaels and produced by Broadway Video,...

For his latest project, indie wunderkind filmmaker Mickey Reece transports viewers back to the year 1994 as we follow Troyal Brux (played by Reece), a country music star whose popularity is quickly on the rise. One day, he gets invited to spend a day with the legendary George Jones out of the blue, and during their shenanigans, Troyal learns some hilarious truths about the price of fame and just how difficult life can be when you’re a superstar.

Country Gold recently celebrated its world premiere as part of the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival, and to mark the occasion, Daily Dead had the opportunity to speak with Reece about his newest cinematic endeavor and during our conversation, he chatted about bringing together the world of country music with ’70s-style storytelling, reteaming with Ben Hall once again for Country Gold, and more.

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Mickey Reece's new film, Country Gold, will have its world permiere at Fantasia this Summer. The first teaser for his surreal comedy debuted yesterday. Check it out below.    Reece has become a favorite of ours with his two recent films, Climate of the Hunter and Agnes. They both became instant and sought after favorites on the festival circuit each year and this one looks like it will carry on with the same head of steam. It doesn't hurt when you film it in glorious black and white either.   Cannot wait to check this out.    Set in 1994, Country Gold stars Reece as Troyal Brux, an up-and-coming country singer who is invited by country music legend George Jones (Ben Hall) for a night...

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Film festival favorite Mickey Reece (“Agnes”) is back with another genre-bending character piece, “Country Gold,” and TheWrap has an exclusive look at the first trailer for the film.

Described as a “surrealist comedy by way of a music film,” “Country Gold” takes place in 1994, starring Reece as an up-and-coming country singer who is invited by country music legend George Jones (Ben Hall) for a night on the town in Nashville – the night before George is to be cryogenically frozen.

Of course, as with most of Reece’s films — “Country Gold” is his 29th feature — he doesn’t come at the genre angle straight on, and the teaser promises something a bit more unexpected, quiet and character-focused than the sci-fi shenanigans that the synopsis might spring to mind. Watch the teaser trailer above and soak up the strange vibes.

Co-written by Reece with his regular collaborator John Selvidge (“Climate of the...

Patrick Lussier, whose credits include Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine and Dracula 2000, directs.

Voltage Pictures will commence sales in Cannes on the morgue-set thriller Play Dead co-written by genre aces Adam Mason and Simon Boyes and starring Bailee Madison, the fast-rising talent whose credits include Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and The Strangers: Prey At Night.

Patrick Lussier, whose credits include Drive Angry, My Bloody Valentine and Dracula 2000, directs from the screenplay by Mason and Boye, the writers behind Blood River, Song Bird and Hangman.

Play Dead is currently in post-production and centres on criminology student Chloe (Madison), who...

Stars: Lora Burke, Tessa Kozma, Kristen MacCulloch, Nick Smyth, Colin Paradine | Written by Craig David Wallace, Ian Malone | Directed by Craig David Wallace

[Note: With the film due out on DVD on May 3rd from The Horror Collective, here’s a reposing our our review of Motherly from its screening as part of 2021’s Frightfest]

In recent years there’s been a name associated with the horror genre that is guaranteed to get me excited… Lora Burke. From her absolutely amazing, captivating performance in Poor Agnes; to Justin McConnell’s 2018 sci-fi horror Lifechanger; to 2020’s amazing home invasion thriller For the Sake of Vicious, Burke has been one of the genres shining stars yet, for a lot of people, she’s something of an unknown. Hopefully Motherly, her Fourth stunning performance in a row, will change all that.

What makes Motherly all that more exciting is that it comes from the creator of one of Canada’s best TV shows ever, Todd...

The following contains Star Trek: Picard spoilers

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 9

Well, the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is a thing that we have all now watched. Plagued by many of the same problems that have repeatedly cropped up throughout the rest of the season—poor pacing, ill-timed flashbacks, and a bizarre disregard for the basic rules of time travel—”Hide and Seek” is an hour that has plenty of action, but a deeply messy and often pointless plot, as Picard and friends face off against the Borg Queen, a bunch of random paramilitary types she’s assimilated, and Adam Soong, who is also there for some reason.

If you were hoping this episode had any more answers about Q, his apparent impending death, or why he chose to set Picard the test that has ultimately led to this mess of a story we are all watching,...

Stars: Hayley McFarland, Mary Buss, Ben Hall, Molly C. Quinn, Chris Browning | Written by Mickey Reece, John Selvidge | Directed by Mickey Reece

After giving us a unique twist on the vampire film in Climate of the Hunter, Mickey Reece and co-writer John Selvidge are back with Agnes, their take on demonic possession and evil doings in a convent. And while I knew this wasn’t going to be another nunsploitation film, I wasn’t expecting just what it delivers.

Sister Agnes is a young nun in an out-of-the-way convent of Saint Theresa. Her behaviour has been most troubling lately, foaming at the mouth, swearing at, and even attacking her fellow nuns. When Mother Superior (Mary Buss; Camp Cold Brook) asks for help she’s sent Father Donaghue an exorcist whom the diocese is looking for an excuse to excommunicate and his protege Ben.

A convent is in many ways the...

Though the confusingly named initiative “FX on Hulu” is on its way out, FX is still bringing premium television to Hulu in the meantime.

Hulu’s list of new releases for April 2022 is highlighted by FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven. This adaptation of the non-fiction book by John Krakauer stars Andrew Garfield as a Mormon police detective whose faith is shaken when investigating a murder involving the church.

It’s not all just FX on the TV side of things for Hulu this month, however. The streamer is debuting second seasons of its series The Hardy Boys (April 6) and Woke (April 8). There isn’t much to report from Hulu’s original movies arm aside from true crime documentary Captive Audience on April 21. But that doc about one family’s 50-year journey for justice sounds like a must-watch.

April 1 sees the usual arrival of library film titles. Looper,...

Mubi, the global curated film streaming service, production company and film distributor, has announced the introduction of its one-of-a-kind curator model in the country in partnership with critically acclaimed Director, Al Jafree Md Yusop. As part of the collaboration, Al Jafree has carefully handpicked a selection of ten diverse films for the platform, giving film enthusiasts looking for distinct content an opportunity to experience these films through the lens of the director. This maiden curated selection will be available to viewers under the ‘Hand-picked by Al Jafree Md Yusop’ spotlight starting March 18, 2022.

From Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique, to Wong Kar Wai’s multi award-winning In The Mood For Love and Agnes Varda’s Vagabond, to Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, the curation boasts of gems from Asian and global classics, to all-time favourites catering to distinct cinematic sensibilities. Other notable titles from the curation include...

Chris Sullivan is set to star in the ABC comedy pilot “The Son in Law,” Variety has confirmed.

Sullivan will star in the single-cam comedy as Jake, a divorced dad with a 21 year old daughter. Jake never thought he would love again, until Asha came along. The problem is that Jake, a hard-working plumbing contractor, is solidly middle class, while Asha hails from the equivalent of uber-wealthy South Asian royalty. Jake wants to marry Asha, and while he still needs to ask Asha’s father for his blessing, the real stumbling block is Asha’s loving but controlling mother, who doesn’t hide her feelings about Jake being all wrong for her daughter.

Sullivan currently stars on the hit NBC drama “This Is Us,” which is airing its sixth and final season. His work on the show has netted him two Emmy nominations for best supporting actor in a drama series.

Exclusive: Framing Agnes filmmaker Chase Joynt, his producing partner Samantha Curley and their production company, Level Ground Productions, have signed with WME for representation, on the heels of the documentary’s world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.

In Joynt’s solo directorial debut, starring trans culture-makers Angelica Ross, Jen Richards and Zackary Drucker, he widens the lens through which transgender history is viewed as he explores the story of Agnes (Drucker) and her participation in gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s. Following its debut within Sundance’s Next section, the film co-written by Joynt and Morgan M. Page won its Audience Award, as well as its Innovator Award.

A trans filmmaker who is passionate in his in-depth advocacy and analysis of transgender issues and experiences onscreen, Joynt previously co-directed the Tribeca-premiering music doc No Ordinary Man, about trans icon Billy Tipton, with Aisling Chin-Yee.

Curley has thus...

Chicago – The 2022 Sundance Film Festival announced their Grand Jury Prizes on January 28th, and the top films were “Nanny” (U.S. Dramatic), “The Exiles” (U.S. Documentary), “Utama” (World Cinema Dramatic) and “All That Breathes” (World Cinema Documentary).

After nine days, 84 feature films and 59 Short Films, honors were also given for Audience Awards, Festival Favorite Award, Jury Awards for Directing, Screenwriting & Editing and Special Jury Awards.

The list of all award winners are below.

Grand Jury Prize

‘Nanny’

Photo credit: Sundance Film Festival

U.S. Dramatic: “Nanny” directed by Nikyatu Jusu

U.S. Documentary: “The Exiles,” directed by Ben Klein & Violet Columbus

World Cinema Dramatic:: “Utama” (Bolivia/Uraguay/France) directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi

World Cinema Documentary: “All That Breathes” (India/UK) directed by Shaunak Sen

Audience Awards

Cha Cha Real Smooth

Photo credit: Sundance Film Festival

U.S. Dramatic: “Cha Cha Real Smooth” directed by Cooper Raif

U.S.

Consumers demand choice, and industry obliges. Creamy or crunchy peanut butter; diet or regular soda; dark or milk chocolate; Budweiser or cocktails wrung out of stale urinal cakes. In 2021, choice means enjoying your pick of nunsploitation movies: Rose Glass’ “Saint Maud,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta,” and now, last but not least, Mickey Reece’s “Agnes.” “Agnes” occupies a somewhat unflattering spot on the December release slate, premiering on the heels of “Benedetta,” one of 2021’s best films and one of the most noteworthy pervy nun productions to come out in this century.

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Molly C. Quinn stars in the new indie horror film Agnes, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Quinn signed on as executive producer for Agnes with her production company QWGmire. Quinn has previously starred in the series Castle, as well as the film Doctor Sleep.

Agnes tells the horrific story of a nun who becomes possessed (Hayley McFarland) and is then subjected to an exorcism by a priest, played by Ben Hall (Climate of the Hunter), who was given the task as a form of punishment for his questionable past. Molly C. Quinn plays a nun named Mary who is friends with the possessed nun, Agnes, but is also dealing with her own demons, which leads her on a journey of self-discovery.

During a recent press day for Agnes, Daily Dead was delighted to have the opportunity to talk with Molly C. Quinn about her role in the film,...

A24 presents Red Rocket in six theaters this weekend ahead of a limited expansion in New York and LA, adding Chicago, Austin and San Francisco next weekend with a wider rollout over the holidays to several hundred screens.

The dark comedy by Sean Baker premiered at Cannes to a five-minute standing ovation and garnered a trio of Gotham Award nods including Best Screenplay for Baker and co-writer Chris Bergoch, Outstanding Lead Performance for Simon Rex, who plays washed up porn star Mikey Saber with magnetic high-octane glee, and Breakthrough Performer for Suzanna Son as Strawberry, a sultry teenage doughnut shop employee Mikey sees as his ticket home. Saber had returned from LA to his small Texas City, Texas hometown, which does not want him, to regroup amid the oil refineries he pedals by on his bike over and over looking for work, love or mischief. The...

From Oklahoma City, indie filmmaker Mickey Reece has astoundingly made over twenty-five movies in a decade, often working on a very small budget. His new film Agnes premiered at Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and is now being released by Magnet Releasing. Star Molly C. Quinn even served as an executive producer through her production company QWGmire.

Agnes tells the story of a nun named Agnes (Hayley McFarland) who begins to show signs of possession, much to the dismay of her convent’s Mother Superior. Molly C. Quinn (Doctor Sleep) plays Mary, a nun who is friends with Agnes and who has been struggling internally since joining the convent. Ben Hall (Climate of the Hunter) plays Father Donaghue, a priest with a shady background who is called in to perform an exorcism on Agnes, along with a priest in training, Benjamin, played by Jake Horowitz. From there, the situation...

Ahead of its theatrical and on demand release on December 10th, we have an exclusive look at Mickey Reece's Agnes just for Daily Dead readers!

"A nun’s disturbing behavior sparks rumors of demonic possession at a remote convent. When a priest-in-waiting and his disillusioned mentor are sent to investigate, their methods backfire, leaving a wake of terror and trauma."

Agnes is directed by Mickey Reece, and written by Reece and John Selvidge. It stars Molly C. Quinn, Sean Gunn, Chris Sullivan, Haley mcFarland, Rachel True, Chris Browning, and Jake Horowitz.

Along with the exclusive clip, we've included the official trailer below. Interested in learning more? Be on the lookout for exclusive interviews Mickey Reece and Molly Quinn later this week!



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Mickey Reece’s “Agnes” is the kind of wild and wooly indie whatsit that we’re sometimes lucky enough to get from DIY filmmakers who shoot first and question themselves later. Introducing itself as a hackneyed slab of low-budget religious horror — the title character is a demon-afflicted nun who might as well be possessed by the IMDb quotes page for “The Exorcist” — sacred genre tropes soon fray into something less recognizable as Reece’s freeform plotting comes to reflect his film’s poignantly unorthodox relationship with faith. For all of its ruffled habits and bleeding eyes, “Agnes” is far sadder than it is scary, and often sillier than it is sad; the end product And yet, I’d argue that nothing in “The Conjuring” or any of its offshoots is as harrowing as the moment when someone in this movie is asked, “Have you ever felt love outside of God,...