The MadHouse

M. Night Shymalan wrote and directed this psychological thriller film that stars Josh Harnett. In this film, a father takes his daughter to a concert to see her favorite musician perform. However, when he notices the venue is heavily guarded by not only local police, but the FBI as well, he goes into a panic and tries find way to avoid everyone before they discover his horrifying secret. This film also features Shymalan’s daughter as the musician, who happens to be an actual new recording artist. This film hit theaters on August 2, 2024.

This psychological thriller was co-written and directed by Zoe Kravitz in her directorial debut. The film stars Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Haley Joel Osment Kyle MacLachlan & Geena Davis. In this film, when a young woman and her roommate are invited to a private island party by a billionaire tech mogul, things slowly take a dark turn when certain things begin to happen and people end up missing. Zoe Kravitz began writing this film back in 2017 but didn’t begin filming until 2022. The film hit theaters on August 23, 2024.

Todd Phillips writes and directs this follow up to his 2019 surprise hit. The film sees Joaquin Phoenix return as the titular character and is joined by Lady Gaga. In this film, Arthur Fleck goes on trial for the murders he committed in the previous film but while serving at Arkham Asylum, a mysterious woman befriends him and leads down a destructive path of anarchy and death. Although the film is based on the iconic villain in DC Comics, there’s no connection to Batman or any other DC films. Phoenix won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal in the first film and was eager to return for a sequel.

Week 5 has come and gone in the NFL. Thursday night saw a divisional game as the Atlanta Falcons hosted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday night saw a 2 historic franchises collide as the Dallas Cowboys took on the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Monday night saw a clash between two of the teams in their respective divisions as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the New Orleans Saints. Sunday afternoon’s games included Bills / Texans, Bengals / Ravens, Panthers / Bears & 49ers / Cardinals.

WWE’s latest PLE is the return of old event that debuted in 1997. The event was live from Atlanta, Georgia and featured 5 matches, 2 of which were championship matches. Here we see the final chapter in the bloody rivalry between “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre and “The 2nd City Saint” CM Punk as they battle inside Hell in a Cell. Former best friends battle each other as the leader of the Judgement Day, Finn Balor takes Damien Priest. Nia Jax puts the WWE Women’s Championship on the line against Bayley. Liv Morgan defends her Women’s World Championship against Rhea Ripley. Finally, in the main event, “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns returns to the ring after 7 months out and teams with his old adversary & the reigning WWE Champion, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes to take on the Bloodline’s new leader, Solo Sokia & the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu.

This horror film was written & directed by Osgood Perkins and stars Maika Monroe & Nicholas Cage. In this film, an FBI agent is hunting down a serial killer in a small Oregon town but as her investigation proceeds, it turns supernatural and also targets a horrific memory of her past that hasn’t been forgotten. Perkins drew inspiration for this film from the real crime case of JonBenet Ramsey, a child beauty queen was supposedly killed by her own family on Christmas Day in 1996. Nicholas Cage also serves as producer after his production company, Saturn Films, were attached to the film. This film hit theaters on July 12, 2024.

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Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season has come and gone . Thursday’s game saw an historic rivalry as the Dallas Cowboys took on the New York Giants, Sunday night featured a showdown between 2 MVP contenders as the Baltimore Ravens hosted the Buffalo Bills & Monday night gave us a double header as the Tennessee Titans took on the Miami Dolphins and then the Detroit Lions hosted the Seattle Seahawks. Other Sunday afternoon games included Vikings / Packers, Texans / Jaguars, Saints / Falcons & Chiefs / Chargers.

This action comedy was directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonzales, Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer & Cary Elwes. In this film, during WWII in 1941, the British government must assemble a team to stop the Nazis from gaining their weapons and ammunition via cargo ships. With the help of 2 undercover spies, they enlist the help of an incarcerated major who assembled his own team of misfits to carry out the mission. Although this film shares the same name as Giles Milton’s 2016 novel, it is not the same. This film is heavily influenced by 2014 novel, “Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperados of WWII” by Damien Lewis.

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