For some, space dreams are a very real thing, symbolizing achieving one of the most impossible heights a human can reach in this lifetime. That’s the story of “A Million Miles Away” with a bit of a twist. The film is the true inspirational story of Jose Hernandez, a man with a dream to reach the stars, played by Michael Peña and directed by Alejandra Marquez. But Hernandez was no ordinary man and had to face even greater obstacles.

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There are times when Hulu’s 8-episode series “Wedding Season,” premiering on September 8th, plays like a relatively straightforward romantic comedy about two beautiful people who end up crossing paths during a crowded Scottish season of nuptials among mutual friends. However, it’s also a vicious thriller with a pretty high body count that has the tendency to explode in action sequences like it’s suddenly shifted into spy movie territory. The elevator pitch could be “Runaway Bride” meets “The Bourne Legacy” and the ability of creator Oliver Lyttleton (one of the original core writers of this website, for the record) and his writers to balance the extreme tones of “Wedding Season” is its greatest accomplishment.

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Weddings are typically jovial celebrations, where friends and family come together to honor the ritual bonds that commemorate the rest of one couple’s life together. But, of course, wedding parties may wind up as bacchanals, and who knows what could happen between guests after the vows are consummated?

READ MORE: Disney+ Picks Up ‘Wedding Season’ From Writer Oliver Lyttleton & ‘Emily In Paris’ Producer

“Wedding Season,” an upcoming series from Hulu, takes this premise of wild wedding parties to the hilt.

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Eons ago, back in 2010, Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp‘s stop-motion short “Marcel The Shell With Shoes On” launched Slate’s showbiz career. The short won awards at AFI FEST 2010, was an official selection at Sundance 2011, and, well, the rest is history. Slate And Fleischer-Camp moved to LA, got married, and Slate’s career took off.

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Given that the cute three-minute video was the couple’s catapult to success, one would think that a full-length “Marcel” movie would have occurred almost a decade ago.

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“All I wanted to do was make a movie,” utters would-be film director Lisa Nova (Rosa Salazar) after things have escalated greatly late into Netflix’s new horror series “Brand New Cherry Flavor.” Created by Nick Antosca (“Channel Zero,” “The Act”) and Lenore Zion, and adapted from the novel of the same name by Todd Grimson, the show follows Lisa down a nightmarish spiral after she comes to Los Angeles with dreams of turning her experimental short film “Lucy’s Eye” into a feature. 

READ MORE: ‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’ Trailer: Rosa Salazar & Catherine Keener Star In Netflix’s Wild Horror Series

We first meet Lisa making a late-night call from a remote gas station payphone to her friend Code (Manny Jacinto) asking to crash at his place.

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Netflix is clearly unafraid to try new things. And if you’re looking for a Netflix series that doesn’t follow the typical series rules and pushes the boundaries a little more than your average “Outer Banks” or “Sex/Life,” then perhaps “Brand New Cherry Flavor” is what you’re looking for? I mean, where else are you going to get a series that combines zombies, supernatural kittens, and a tattoo artist with a fondness for curses?

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When the creative minds behind Netflix‘s “BoJack Horseman” whip up a new project, the expectation for nuanced, creative commentary is right there in the fine print. Now, Amazon has fleshed out that very project into the next addition to their series Rolodex.

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“Undone” was given a straight to series order back in 2018 and is created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy (“BoJack Horseman”).

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After a couple of delays and a ton of hype, the James Cameron-produced and Robert Rodriguez-directed action film “Alita: Battle Angel” arrived in theaters earlier this year. The reception to the film was mixed with only a 61% on Rotten Tomatoes, but fans that enjoyed the film really enjoyed it. There was even a campaign to encourage folks to see ‘Alita’ instead of “Captain Marvel” (both were playing at the same time).

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The language of pure cinema is visual, and James Cameron speaks it to you with whizzing chunks of cybernetic fireballs, ablaze with technology and Golden Age angst. The Mt. Rushmore figure of cinematic science fiction has been in the kitchen on his new “Avatar” film for what feels like the last decade, though he’s been instrumental at steering a passion project, the Hollywood adaptation of revered manga chronicle “Battle Angel Alita,” to the big screen.

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It’s been quite some time since we’ve heard anything about Robert Rodriguez‘s film “Alita: Battle Angel.” In fact, the first teaser trailer for “Alita” came out in December of 2017, with fans wondering when they’d finally get to the theater for the actual film. Well, a new trailer is here to get fans psyched for Rodriguez’s biggest film yet.

READ MORE: Robert Rodriguez Says He Cast Rose McGowan In ‘Grindhouse’ As Retribution Against Harvey Weinstein

From 20th Century Fox, and with a screenplay penned by Rodriguez, James Cameron, and Laeta Kalogridis, based on the graphic novel series “Gunnm” by Yukito Kishiro, “Alita: Battle Angel” is poised to be quite the spectacle.

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You’d be forgiven if you have forgotten about “The Maze Runner” franchise. You’re not alone. In the general scheme of YA adaptations, ranging from genuinely good (“Harry Potter,” “The Hunger Games”) to the stupendously bad (“Twilight,” “Divergent“), James Dashner‘s post-apocalyptic action-thriller book series has inspired some fairly average film adaptations.

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The final chapter in “The Maze Runner” trilogy is here and….does anybody care? Delayed due to a near fatal on-set accident involving the film’s star Dylan O’Brien, “The Maze Runner: The Death  Cure” now arrives in cinemas in the usually dry month of January. Granted, the series has managed to find an audience, but are they still invested?

Co-starring Rosa Salazar, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Barry Pepper, I can honestly tell you I don’t know very much about this franchise.

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While “Alita: Battle Angel” was announced ages ago, I have to admit, I completely forgot about it, and figured it was one of those projects that slipped into development hell. It would be easy to understand why. An expensive (the budget is rumored to be near $200 million) adaptation of Yukito Kishiro‘s beloved manga, with no A-list stars — in today’s climate of branded blockbusters, it doesn’t seem like an obvious green light.

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Having suffered a major delay in filming after an on-set accident involving leading man Dylan O’Brien, the fate of the third in “The Maze Runner” trilogy was left in limbo. However, the star regained health and the cast and crew returned to set to finish off the remainder of the film.

The first in the franchise, “The Maze Runner,” was met with a somewhat muted appraisal, coming too soon off the heels of every other YA adaptation to not be met with some fatigue.

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One of the most thrilling things about being a watcher of film and TV is the sheer amount of new talent that you get to see shine. Even just watching a few movies a year, you’re bound to stumble across a bright new actor or actress who, you can tell from the minute they step on screen, is going to be around for a long time, and that thrill of discovery is one of the best things that you can take away from a movie.

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In addition to making his name with blockbuster spectacles, James Cameron is also known for making movies that have tough or complex female lead roles. Ripley in “Aliens,” Sarah Connor in the “Terminator” franchise, and Neytiri in “Avatar” all fit this model (though, we’ll politely overlook everything about Jamie Lee Curtis‘ character in “True Lies“) and that continues with “Battle Angel Alita.” The long-developing manga adaptation is now gearing up with Cameron working behind-the-scenes, and Robert Rodriguez directing, and now the film has found its lead actor.

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Robert Rodriguez's ‘Alita: Battle Angel,’ Produced By James Cameron, Zeroing In On Female Lead

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