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‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Blu-ray Giveaway!
I’m very excited to announce that I have Five (5) Blu-rays of Sonic The Hedgehog up for grabs. The discs, all of which are sealed, also come with the Digital Code and the DVD! Entry details are below!
‘Citizen Vigilante’ Review: Uwe Boll Crafts An “Incredibly Interesting” Armie Hammer Action Film
Now available on Digital, Citizen Vigilante is an action thriller headlined by Armie Hammer and directed by Uwe Boll. Described by the director as “an action film inspired by real events,” the film was met with praise by CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes. In his review, Eric talks about why the movie is an “incredibly interesting” experience even though he does not fully agree with some of the narrative’s point-of-view. Check out Eric’s full review below and find out a bit more on Citizen Vigilante!
Read more: ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Review: Uwe Boll Crafts An “Incredibly Interesting” Armie Hammer Action Film
Citizen Vigilante centers on Sanders (Armie Hammer), a wealthy American businessman who is living in Zagreb. A loner with a mission, Sanders becomes an underground vigilante who takes on rapists, criminals and corrupt judges to deliver his version of justice and retribution.
“First of all, the movie is extremely angry,” said Holmes. “Uwe Boll saw something in the news that triggered him and got him real angry. It inspired him to write this. As much crap as Uwe Boll gets for being the worst filmmaker ever because (movie fans) didn’t like House of the Dead or whatever – whenever Uwe is inspired, you get something like Postal. Or you get something like First Shift or Citizen Vigilante. This is him expressing himself, and I think there something very interesting there.”
To date, Citizen Vigilante has a 96% score (from moviegoers) on Rotten Tomatoes. Since there are only three reviews from critics, there are no scores on the media side as of yet!
“It’s incredibly interesting,” added Holmes. “And if you’re there for the ride and you’re curious, I would definitely check it out.”
Check out Eric Holmes’ full review of Citizen Vigilante:
Now available on Digital in North America, Citizen Vigilante, co-starring Costas Mandylor, is one of Boll’s most controversial films. Share your thoughts on the movie in the comments!
Check out Eric Holmes’ two interviews with Uwe Boll for the films Citizen Vigilante and First Shift:
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Derrick Borte Talks ‘The Get Out’ And Reuniting With Russell Crowe
Based on the Thomas Perry novel Strip, The Get Out centers on Manco, a nightclub owner (Russell Crowe) who is focused on leaving California with his girlfriend Sunny (Teresa Palmer). With a cartel breathing down his neck and inexperienced masked gunmen (Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul) complicating his business, Manco wants to pack it up. Director Derrick Borte, who previously worked with Crowe on Unhinged, talked to Deepest Dream about his latest feature (now playing in theaters).
Read more: Derrick Borte Talks ‘The Get Out’ And Reuniting With Russell Crowe
Derrick Borte co-wrote The Get Out with Daniel Forte, whom he previously worked with on American Dreamer. The Get Out screenplay’s layered approach to film noir-sh storytelling is one of its strongest facets.
“What’s interesting about the characters (is) everyone has their own POV on how to get to the next step or survive,” said Borte. “Look, I think every character in this film is trying to escape something. Debt, age, regret. I mean, failure, responsibility. Even in Carrie’s (Nina Dobrev) case, escape themselves. That’s kind of the core of this film. (For) each one of these characters, it’s about reinvention in some way . . . (but) they keep making bad decisions along the way that make their situations worse.
***Listen to Derrick’s Borte’s full interview on Find Your Film:
As for working with Russell Crowe once again on The Get Out, that collaboration seemed like a no-brainer. “Russell brings so much to not just the screen, but to a production, in terms of just his his film knowledge,” said Borte. “And his production knowledge and his collaborative nature. (He was just) supporting me in a great way. So, I think with Manco, this is a difficult character to play. He’s charismatic. He’s funny, but Manco is also very dangerous as well. He’s a character that Russell brings a level of humanity to him that keeps him from sort of really veering off into caricature.
**YouTube interview with Derrick Borte:
The Get Out is now playing in theaters and it hits Digital and On Demand June 30. Share your thoughts on the film in the comments!
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Jamie Lee And Sophia Ali Talk ‘Above The Line’ Attraction: “We All Love A Revenge Story”
Jamie Lee and Sophia Ali star in the new Hollywood set comedy/thriller Above The Line. The feature centers on six individuals who have had their dreams dashed by crooked producer Jack Woodrow (Gregg Henry). Lee and Ali talked to Deepest Dream about the 90-minute tale, which is now available on Digital and On Demand.
Read more: Jamie Lee And Sophia Ali Talk ‘Above The Line’ Attraction: “We All Love A Revenge Story”
Above The Line centers on six individuals who have a bone to pick with corrupt producer Jack Woodrow (Gregg Henry), and they meet at a mansion to plot a heist of his awards. A mysterious figure brought all of these strangers together. If they pull off the robbery, each of them will earn a ton of money. Directed and co-written by Jeffrey Scott Collins, the ensemble includes Jackson Pace, Cedric the Entertainer, Dylan Playfair, Suzy Nakamura, Reno Wilson, and Adhir Kalyah.
Jamie Lee stars as Dame, a person who had a particularly abusive exchange with Woodrow. For Lee, a two time Emmy Winning writer/executive producer from Ted Lasso, Above The Line is not just a Hollywood tale. “I definitely think there’s a lot of truth in it. I think people even outside of our industry will find relatable,” said Lee. “We all love a revenge story.”
“Anyone that finds themselves in that position is probably going to act insanely outrageous,” added Ali, who plays Princess, a screenwriter who also got screwed over by Woodrow.
The advantages of working on indie driven projects is, according to Ali, “the allure of no boundaries, no rules” where one is not under microscopic scrutiny from a major studio. That said, Lee was under the weather for a portion of production. “I don’t know if you remember this Sophia, but I was so sick one day,” said Lee. “Like coughing, sneezing – I probably shouldn’t have been around people. But there was a point where I was like ‘we have to get this done.’ I was just chugging DayQuil on set and trying to stay away from people and not breathe on anybody.”
***Full interview with Jamie Lee and Sophia Ali:
Above The Line is now available on Digital and On Demand via Quiver Distribution. Share your thoughts on the movie in the comments!
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Hazel McKibbin and Robert R. Palmer Talk ‘Last Man Up’ And Palm Springs Shortfest
Shortfest 2026 runs through June 29, and tomorrow marks the world premiere of Last Man Up. Award winning director Hazel McKibbin and actor Robert R. Palmer co-wrote the short, and they talked to Deepest Dream about their collaboration. If it seems I praised them a bit too much, it’s because I really love the short! For more details, check out our interview.
Read more: Hazel McKibbin and Robert R. Palmer Talk ‘Last Man Up’ And Palm Springs ShortfestLast Man Up centers on several young men (including Robert R. Palmer and Armando Rivera) who are facing the imminent foreclosure of their house. The news leads to a bit of tension, and since these individuals have an on-edge and possibly self-destructive behavior, an undesirable outcome is in the cards.
”I think the idea was largely mine to begin with and it was really just birthed from this place of wanting to work and explore this theme of these masculine binaries,” said Robert R. Palmer, who contacted Hazel McKibbin for a possible collaboration. “And why these rules that young men are supposed to live by are so rigid. How do these men exist if they don’t have role models? So that was really the genesis of it for me.”
”I make feminist films about womanhood,” said McKibbin. “And to me, it was interesting to do something that was totally different than (what) I wouldn’t have necessarily written. I took Robert’s script, rewrote it, we went back and forth a bit, and then, yeah, directed it. And that’s how it happened.”
Palmer cited the overlooked Andrea Arnold feature American Honey as an inspiration for the short. His Last Man Up performance is intense and raw, but he was more than up for the challenge. “That’s the dream, is to be doing acting full time,” said Palmer. “But I will say doing thingslike this, there were parts of it that I really grew to love as well.”
McKibbin, who said she pays the rent as an editor, is developing a feature version of her award winning short Doublespeak and she is also working on another short with Last Man Up actor Armando Rivera.
But time is of the essense, if you are in Palm Springs area, give Last Man Up a shot at Shortfest 2026!
Podcast and video version of the Hazel McKibbin and Robert R. Palmer interview:
‘Supergirl’ Review: Milly Alcock And Eve Ridley Shine In Coming of Age Adventure
Milly Alcock headlines Supergirl as the titular character (aka Kara Zor-El), an all-powerful being who, at the tale’s start, is celebrating her 23rd birthday. Drinking, listening to pop tunes, and hanging with Krypto are her main concerns. Those priorities change when a young girl named Rutheye (Eve Ridley) makes her an offer she can’t refuse . . .
Read more: ‘Supergirl’ Review: Milly Alcock And Eve Ridley Shine In Coming of Age Adventure
Rutheye’s family was murdered by space pirate Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts) and his crew, and now she wants revenge. Upon a fateful meeting with Kara Zor-El at the planet’s local bar, Rutheye is initially rejected by Supergirl. Kara believes that a revenge mission can only destroy one’s psyche, and she tells Rutheye to let sleeping dogs lie.
When Krypto is poisoned by Krem the next morning, Kara finds her motivations aligned with Rutheye, and thanks to the young girl’s ability to hide in plain sight, they team up on this dangerous mission.
Jason Momoa joins the fray as Lobo, a freewheeling and sarcastic bounty hunter with his own motivations. Though he’s a welcome addition to the tale and contributes to several action scenes, Lobo does not have a huge influence to the overall storyline.
Matthias Schoenaerts, a first rate actor, is also given little to do but growl and bluster as Krem. It’s a paper thin villain but, considering the film’s scant 108 minute runtime, the lack of development is understandable.
Supergirl keeps its main focus on the dual storylines of Kara Zor-El and Rutheye. Milly Alcock and Eve Ridley make a great pair, as both deliver engaged and believable performances. There are moments where Ruthye’s tale takes center stage, and Supergirl’s effectiveness does not wane in these moments.
Superman (David Corenswet) appears in several scenes, and fans of the Man of Steel will be heartened to see that it’s more than a glorified cameo. A flashback sequence center on Kara Zor-El’s childhood is also an arresting work, with David Krumholtz particularly memorable as Kara’s loving and understandably anguished father.
Overall, there are no complaints from this reviewer regarding Supergirl’s overall efficacy. Powered by charismatic work from Alcock and Ridley, Supergirl flies to the skies sans any falter. It’s Grade A entertainment from the get go, and I’ll be looking forward to watching the movie once it hits physical media.
Check out my YouTube review of Supergirl in the comments!
Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillespie (Dumb Money, The Finest Hours), hits theaters June 26.
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Uwe Boll Talks ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Inspiration And Making “A Very Mad Movie”
Filmmaker Uwe Boll’s latest feature Citizen Vigilante is spearheaded by actor Armie Hammer, and this revenge thriller comes from real world cases and incidents. Now available on all major digital platforms, Citizen Vigilante co-stars Costas Mandylor and Dora Dimic Rakar. Boll talked to Deepest Dream about the movie, and his full interview is featured in our video below!
Read more: Uwe Boll Talks ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Inspiration And Making “A Very Mad Movie”Death Wish, Dirty Harry, and John Wick are just a few successful revenge thriller films that have spawned successful franchises. With Citizen Vigilante, Uwe Boll wanted to add a different spin to the genre. “I wanted to do a movie that (was) a little more non-fictional,” said Boll, whose past credits include First Shift and Postal. “I was very made about all the knife stabbings and gang rapes in Europe from migrants. So that’s a fact and that is a statistic that went up in England, in France, (and) in Germany. And a lot of times, there is no prosecution.”
Armie Hammer playes an American businessman named Sanders who wages a campaign against criminals which in turn leads to increased attention from law enforcement. “I wanted to make a very mad movie,” said Boll. “An accusing movie of (where) we are losing our culture (and) the state of law is getting completely moved aside. And all under the saying that we have to be open (and) let everybody into the country and totally forgetting that you need to vet the people coming in. You cannot just assume everybody is great who comes into the country.”
Check out our full interview with Uwe Boll:
CinemAddicts host Eric Holmes gave Citizen Vigilante a positive review on this week’s CinemAddicts:
Citizen Vigilante is now available on Digital platforms including Amazon.
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Jay Silverman Talks Five Year ‘Yale’ Journey, Dances With Films, and “Master Puzzle” Of Indie Filmmaking
In his official website, director/producer Jay Silverman talks about his passion for crafting “impactful true stories.” That aesthetic fits his latest movie Yale like a glove, since it is based on screenwriter Van Billet’s improbable story about his charming, philandering grandfather. Yale makes its world premiere tonight at Dances With Films, and Silverman talked to Deepest Dream about his five year journey into making the movie.
Read more: Jay Silverman Talks Five Year ‘Yale’ Journey, Dances With Films, and “Master Puzzle” Of Indie Filmmaking
Mackenzie Mitchell (Caitlin McGee) is forced to reunited with her estranged father Yale Parker (Kevin Dunn) after her 12-year-old son needs an emergecy kidney transplant. Although Yale has the right blood type for the transplant, he is not healthy enough for the procedure. Yale and Mackenzie immediately go on a troad trip to find Yale’s other kids and hopefully one of them will be a donor.
Yale left Mackenzie as a child, and the wounds of separation continues to haunt her as an adult. Though she is a somewhat successful horror writer, Mackenzie is an alcoholic and though she loves her son, she is not exactly as responsible as her Ryan’s dad and stepmother. Yale, the owner of a strip club, is a charming jokester who just wants to make people laugh. With all that laughter, however, comes the reality that Yale has been a deadbeat dad.
On her instagram feed, McGee said that indie filmmaking is not for the “weak,” and I asked Silverman about this insight. “The business of making independent movies (exists) at many levels,” said Silverman. “You’ve got the ones that are celebrity based, meaning big shot celebrities want to be directors, and they bring their buddies in, and the next thing you know it’s showing at Sundance.”
“Then you’ve got people like me that grab investors, and I go out and take my vision and a screenplay that i acquired and go out and make a movie based on the confinements of what I consider to be a super exciting but at the same time challenging endeavor,” said Silverman. “But the less distractions you have, the more fulfilling it is.”
Describing indie filmmaking as akin to working on a “master puzzle” due to its unpredictable nature. “We spent five years developing Yale, and within that process it became, for lack of a better word, incomplete. We (instead) made another movie called Camera, which was my last movie. And as you begin to make films, and this is my fifth, there’s just no way you’re goig to go into pre-production unless you’re ready.”
Yale makes its world premiere at Dances With Films June 18, and Silverman is ready for the big event. “Unequivocally, tomorrow night when we have our world premiere will be the fulfilling moment of it all,” said Silverman. “All this hard work for five years and seeing it in front of an audience. I’ve only screen the movie twice, and both times were for friends and family. For me, the moment is really knowing that athe picture resonated and all that effort paid off.”
Check out our full interview with Jay Silverman:
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‘The Chosen In The Wild With Bear Grylls’ Lands Prime Video Premiere On August 9
How are The Chosen actors when it comes to nature? The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls premieres on Prime Video August 9. All six episodes will be available on its launch. Further details are below!
Read more: ‘The Chosen In The Wild With Bear Grylls’ Lands Prime Video Premiere On August 9
The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls will have cast members brave their way through deserts, canyons and forests with the help of one of pop culture’s most recognizable survivalists. Cast members Jonathan Roumie, Paras Patel, Elizabeth Tabish, Noah James, Luke Dimyan, and series creator Dallas Jenkins join Bear Grylls for a bit of surviving and learning!
Locations featured on the Prime Video series include Castle Valley, Canyonlands, the Ausable River, the Colorado River, the Great Basin Desert, and the Adirondack Forest.
Along with his bestselling novels Soul Fuel and The Greatest Story Ever Told, Bear Grylls spearheaded the hit series Man vs. Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, and The Island with Bear Grylls.
“This one is so special to me,” said Bear Grylls in his announcement video. “Faith has sustained me and helped me through so many battles and jungles and mountains over the years. To get to share the journey with some of this cast really meant so much to me. I can’t wait to see what you think of it.”
The Chosen’s sixth season premieres November 15, 2026 on Prime Video. Robert Austin Vanover directed all six episodes of The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls.
Will you be watching The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls when it hits Prime Video August 9? Share your thoughts in the comments!
‘Find Your Friends’ Movie Review: Helena Howard Standout Performance Nearly Saves Shudder Misfire
Actress Helena Howard stars in Find Your Friends as Amber, a disillusioned college student who goes on a girls’ trip in Joshua Tree. Partying with her friends (Chloe Cherry, Sophia Ali, Zión Moreno, Bella Thorne) should have been a blast, but tragedy and violence land at their doorstep. Directed and written by Izabel Pazkad, this 93-minute feature is now streaming on Shudder. Was it worth the watch? I review Find Your Friends with CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes, and we are in relative agreement. Check out our review below!
Read more: ‘Find Your Friends’ Movie Review: Helena Howard Standout Performance Nearly Saves Shudder Misfire
The narrative begins at a yacht party where the girls are taking shots and looking for a bit of fun. Amber makes out with a stranger to get her ex-boyfriend jealous, but that encounter turns into a sexual assault. After understandably attacking the rapist in front of his friends, Amber and her crew are kicked off the yacht and head to Joshua Tree.
Partying at the AirBnb with loud music, drugs and liquour is not all fun and games. An angry neighbor (Chris Bauer) tells them to turn their music down, and an evening out to see a band leads to an even more nightmarish encounter with three men.
Helena Howard is terrific as Amber, as she delivers a layered performance as a young woman experiencing a ton of mental and physical anguish. On top of the misogynists who tragically alter her life, she is also experiencing a growing distance from her best friends. For most of the movie we are locked into Amber’s psyche and behavior, and Howard effectively captures these often stomach churning moments.
Unfortunately, the rest of the characters in Find Your Friends are, at best, paper thin. Although filmmaker Izabel Pakzad and cinematographer Tim Curtin capture the tension and frenetic behavior of these women and their eventual antagonists, it exists on a superficial level. Even a modicum of character exploration would have been welcome.
For horror-thriller enthusiasts, the inevitable confrontation does not occur until well into the third act. By that time, co-host Eric Holmes was checked out from the story. Thanks to Howard’s performance, I was still hanging on for dear life, but overall the movie was a disappointment.
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‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season One’ Digital Codes Giveaway With Exclusive Features!
We have four Digital Codes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season One available courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment. For more information on our giveaway, which ends June 18, check out our post!
Read more: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season One’ Digital Codes Giveaway With Exclusive Features!Star Trek: Starfleet Academy centers on a young group of cadets who dream of becoming Starfleet officers. As they encounter friendships, rivalries, and possible romances, they must face a new enemy that threatens the Academy and the Federation. Sandro Rosta, Karim Diane, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins and Bella Shepard play the cadets. Holly Hunter leads the way as the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy.
The co-showrunners are Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Jonathan Frakes directed the ninth episode (300th Night) of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
Special features include First Year (52:51), Mario Magic: Props (15:30), Gag Reel (4:24), and Deleted/Extended Scenes (one of them is Extended). The Mario Magic: Props, Gag Reel, and the Deleted/Extended Scenes are exclusive on Digital.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Digital Giveaway Details
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is now available on Digital platforms including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Google Play and Amazon.
The second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will air in 2027. Share your review and thoughts on the series in the comments!
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