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Timelapse Video of a Dad Painting an Amazing Disney Mural in His Young Daughter's Room

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We all love the classic Walt Disney Animation movies, but they have especially significant meaning for young children who often watch them over and over again and use them as a gateway into the world of film. But sometimes watching the movies isn't enough; sometimes you want to surround yourself with those characters as much as possible. 

NerdApproved points us to the work of Adam Hargreaves, an artist who painted an epic Disney mural in his five-year-old daughter's room. He posted a couple of photos and a timelapse video of the process of painting the room, and the little girl's reaction at the end of the video is really cute.

The other half of the #megadisneyanimals piece I did for my daughter by #adamhargreaves #bespokeart #uvflourescent #cute #daddy #daddylove #daddysgirl #bobbie #bobbierose #disneydreams #bambi #ladyandthetramp #beautyandthebeast #peterpan #101dalmations #bubblebath #bubbles #cheshirecat #aliceinwonderland #mrspotts #chip #phillipethehorse #wallart #wallmural #viral

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First half of the #megadisneyanimals #mural finished including #narla #timon #pumbaa #rafiki #ariel #flounder #sebastian #marie #dumbo #baloo #mufasa #liloandstitch #lionking #littlemermaid #aladin #genie #abu #aristocats #adamhargreaves #bespokeart #artist #wallart #disney #babysroom #photoftheday #instaartist #instaart

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Anne Hathaway to Star in Film Adaptation of LIVE FAST DIE HOT

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After Anne Hathaway won her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Les Miserables, she could feel the way fans and pop culture at large were sort of turning against her. (People like to build actresses up and then tear them down.) So she kept her head down for a little while, and then started popping up again around the time of Interstellar and now has a few really interesting projects lined up, including Colossal and Ocean's Eight.

Deadline reports that she's also just become attached to a new movie, an adaptation of Jenny Mollen's memoir called Live Fast Die Hot. I'll let the book's Amazon description do the talking:

Jenny Mollen is a writer and actress living in New York. Until two years ago, her life was exciting, sexy, a little eccentric, and one hundred percent impulsive. She had a husband who embraced her crazy—who understood her need to occasionally stalk around the house in his ex-girlfriend’s old beach caftans and to invite their drug dealer to Passover seder (so he wouldn’t feel like they were using him only for drugs). 

Then they had their son, Sid, and overnight, Jenny was forced to grow up: to be responsible, to brush her hair, to listen to her voicemail.

Live Fast Die Hot is a collection of stories about what happens when you realize that some things are more important than crafting the perfect tweet. It follows Jenny to Morocco, where she embarks on a quest to prove to herself that she can travel alone without reenacting a plotline from Taken. It shows her confronting demons—most of them from childhood, a few from the spirit realm. And it culminates in Peru, where Jenny decides that maybe the cure for her anxiety as a mom lies at the bottom of a cup of ayahuasca.

Hilarious, outlandish, and surprisingly affecting, Live Fast Die Hot reminds you that even if you aren’t cut out for parenting, at least you can be better at it than your mother.

Hathaway drew criticisms for showcasing symptoms of the over-eager "theater kid" type of personality, and though this isn't quite the same thing, it feels like she'll be able to lean into that a little bit in the beginning of this movie and then narratively transition into something else; if those other upcoming films beat this one to the big screen and don't really register, this could be the movie that changes the public perception of the actress and swings it back to the other side of the pendulum.

A Full-Size 3D Printed STARGATE Towers Over Guests at a Belgian Museum

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Director Roland Emmerich is moving forward with a new trilogy of Stargate movies, but in the meantime, we have to give some props to the centerpiece of an exhibit in Belgium's Musée royal de Mariemont called "From Stargate to Comics: Egyptian Gods In Geek Culture." With a build time of over 1,000 hours, a team constructed a 20-foot-tall 3D printed replica of the gate from the original movie, and this version is comprised of over 2,000 individual pieces.

This will be on display until November 20th, 2016, so our Belgian readers near Mariemont should try to go check it out in person!

Via: GeeksAreSexy

GOTHAM Becomes a "Mad City" in Season 3 Trailer and Poster

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Fox has released a new trailer, photo, and poster (via THR) for season 3 of Gotham, a show that seemingly revels in flying in the face of traditional Batman mythology. I know there are people dig what the show is doing, but I've never been able to get into it myself. This is one of those shows that I don't really see a lot of people talking about online in the same way other big, zeitgeist-y shows, so I'm not even 100% sure what the GeekTyrant readership's general opinion is about this show. Are you still watching? Are you enjoying it, or does it feel more like an obligation at this point? Does anyone hate watch it? Is this a legitimate great show that I should carve out time to watch and simply not enough people are talking about? I'd love to hear your thoughts below.

Gotham returns to Fox on Monday, September 19, 2016.

Everyone is Talking About WORLD OF WARCRAFT and I'm Just Now Getting Back Into RUNESCAPE

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With the release of World of Warcraft: Legion, the world is once again flocking back to the MMO they proclaimed "dead" not a year ago. While so many MMO's...read more on Gametyrant

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WB Reportedly Wants Daniel Radcliffe to Reprise His Wizardly Role in a HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Film Trilogy

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Well, we could have seen this one coming. According to the New York Daily News, Warner Bros. is quietly looking to acquire the rights to the popular stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in the hopes of turning it into a new film trilogy "as soon as 2020," and naturally they want Daniel Radcliffe to reprise his role as The Boy Who Lived.

Obviously this makes a lot of sense from WB's perspective. While the DC movies have been critically reviled, they're largely financially successful — but they're still not the outright box office behemoths studio president Kevin Tsujihara wants/needs them to be. So looking at the studio's other limited franchises, the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movies (a sequel is already greenlit, with a trilogy likely assured) have a lot of pressure on them to deliver in a big way. Harry Potter has always meant big business for Warners, and getting Radcliffe to wear those glasses again would be a huge coup for the studio. Whether or not this story has any truth to it, or whether or not Radcliffe would actually accept such a proposal (despite the ungodly sums of money they would surely offer him to do so) remains to be seen. If the first of these Cursed Child movies were to actually come out in 2020, that would be 19 years after Radcliffe first played the role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

J.K. Rowling has said that The Cursed Child is the final Harry Potter story, and if that holds true, I can easily imagine WB wanting to eke out as much money as they can from the franchise before it's completely dry. We'll keep you posted if and when we hear more.

The Screen Watchers Guild: Ep. 248 — Don't Breathe

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Today we review Don't Breathe, the latest from Fede Alvarez. After his gore-filled remake of Evil Dead, Alvarez brings his twist to a home invasion thriller set to the backdrop of impoverished Detroit. Listen on PodTyrant

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Here's The Full Line of Marvel and DC-Inspired Business Suits

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Last month Fun.com teased a fashion line of Marvel and DC business suits that they were developing for fanboys who have to wear a suit to work. The full fashion line has now been revealed, and it’s pretty awesome. Not only are there suits lined with comic book logos and art, but they have full cosplay-type suits that look like the costumes worn by Batman, Superman, Iron Man, Joker, and The Riddler. The question is, which ones do I buy!? The full collection will be available later this year around November.

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Squirrel Girl Will Reportedly Lead Marvel's NEW WARRIORS Comedy Series

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According to TV Line, Marvel and ABC Studios are developing a new Marvel series called New Warriors, and it will reportedly center on the superhero Squirrel Girl. As you know, Squirrel Girl has been a hot topic of conversation recently because everyone seems to want Anna Kendrick to play the character.

This will be a half-hour comedy series, and it's currently being shopped around to cable and streaming outlets. The report offers a description of the series:

Described as the junior version of The Avengers, the New Warriors are a superhero squad made up of teenagers, one of whom would include Doreen Green (aka Squirrel Girl). For the record, SG can do more than just communicate with the world’s vast squirrel population; she also possesses super-speed and strength.

In the comics, Squirrel Girl serves as the nanny to Luke Cage and Jessica Jones’ daughter. it would be pretty amusing if that happened with the Netflix series, but I'm not expecting that. Also, as much as I would love to see Kendrick in the role, I seriously doubt she will jump on board a TV series to do it. But who knows, anything is possible. 

I think this could actually end up being a fun series if it's handled right. I'm curious to learn what exactly Marvel is cooking up for it. What do you all think about seeing a New Warriors TV comedy series with Squirrel Girl leading the charge? 

Duncan Jones Discusses Potential Return to WARCRAFT Sequel and No Director's Cut

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Warcraft may have completely bombed in the U.S. but it exploded in China, and that gives me hope that we will get to see a sequel one day. I am a big fan of the first movie, and director Duncan Jones started it with a potential full trilogy of films in mind. Not long ago it was hinted that a sequel would happen, but there's been no official announcement from the studio.

Jones recently did an interview with Thrillist, and during the interview, he was asked about the potential for returning for a sequel to the film. This was his reply:

“If there were an opportunity for us to make another film in the Warcraft universe, I really feel like we did the hard work in the first movie as far as setting the table. I would love to capitalize on three-and-a-half years of hard work and be able to have some fun in that world now that I’ve done the hard work. [So] who knows? Maybe I’m just being a masochist.”

When talking about his planned trilogy and where it is headed, the director previously said: 

“You don’t make films this big and not hope that you’re going to get the chance to make maybe one or two more. I know Chris Metzen, who works at Blizzard and myself have talked about, if we have the chance to make a trilogy, what would story be? And what we set up in this film, I think, I don’t think I’m spoiling anything by saying… The Orcs had a home, they lost their home. Duratan, who’s chieftain of the Frost Worlds has tried to bring his people somewhere to give them a new home. At the end of this movie they don’t quite have that new home yet. I would hope by the end of the trilogy we know where the Orcs are going to live.”

It'd be a shame if Jones and Blizzard never got to tell the full story they set out to make. Jones went on to reveal that there will be no extended version of the film. 

“A lot of people ask me, ‘When is the director’s cut coming out?’ There will never be a director’s cut. With a film like this, where there are so many visual effects, every concession that you make you lose those shots. They cease to exist because the effects work never gets done. Some of it’s not even at that stage. You go through a writing stage right up to the deadline of shooting the thing. [You lose] ideas in the writing process. Then sets change for whatever reason and notes come in. You’re changing things around a three-and-a-half year process. You get these little changes which are constantly course correcting you. So there is no possibility of ever being a director’s cut. It’s purely in my head.”

It would have been interesting to see a director's cut of the film, but if it's not going to happen it's not going to happen. I would love to sit down with Jones, though, and discuss the details of the film in his head that never made it to the screen. 

Warcraft will be released on Digital HD on September 13th, and on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on September 27th.

Honest Trailer for BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE Points Out How the Joke Was on Us

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Warner Bros. Animation animated film adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke was such a mess of a film. This movie should have been just as incredible as the graphic novel it was based on, but Bruce Timm and his team managed to screw it up and give a boring, poorly animated film that was just stale in every way. Screen Junkies has released a new honest trailer that points out all of the ridiculousness that this movie had to offer. 

Brad Bird Offers an Update on THE INCREDIBLES 2, Says He Wants to Take It in New Directions

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It's hard to believe that it's been 12 years since Pixar released The Incredibles. Since then superhero films have evolved into something incredible. I would have never thought at the time that superhero movies would be what they are today.

Director Brad Bird has been developing The Incredibles 2 since 2014, and the film is still in development stages. It's not scheduled to be released until 2019 so there's plenty of time to polish up the story and script they are working on. 

In a recent interview with EW, Bird offered an update on The Incredibles 2 and said that they will be taking it in new directions:

“I don’t like unwrapping presents before Christmas. It’s very actively moving, and we’re excited about it. [We’re] trying to take it in some new directions.
"Hopefully it’s the same characters and feel, but going in a new direction. I mean, that’s the trick with a sequel. It’s repeating yourself, without repeating yourself.”

I don't see why they wouldn't be including the same characters. After all, it's the Parr family that make up The Incredibles team, which consists of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet, Dash, and Jack Jack. Of course, the film wouldn't be the same without Frozone and Edna Mode. In a previous interview with Bird, he talked about the challenges of making a sequel to The Incredibles saying:

“A lot of superhero films have been made since Incredibles and it is kind of like an athletic field that’s just kind of dried up dirt now, with a few clumps of grass. And I think what the challenge is how do you step outside of that and say, ‘Hey, there’s another place for our heroes to go.’ So that’s kind of the challenge.”

There aren't any details on the story yet, but I'm confident that Bird and his creative team have cracked the story for The Incredibles 2 and that Pixar is going to deliver one of their best sequels yet. 

The Incredibles 2 hits theaters on June 21st, 2019.

Open Your Mind and Watch This New Featurette for Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE

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The next Marvel film to grace the big screen will be director Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange. Everything I've seen from this film so far looks awesomely mind-bending, and I'm so freakin' excited to finally be able to watch this film.

To help appease the fans and keep the excitement alive, Marvel has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for the film that they call "Open Your Mind." The video offers us some new insight into the mysterious villains, who are led by Mads Mikkelsen's Kaecilius, and it features interviews with the cast and crew. It also shows off some cool footage and concept art. This is just a segment from a longer featurette that will be part of the Special Features on the Blu-ray/DVD for Captain America: Civil War

Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilizing a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.

Doctor Strange will be released on November 4th.

STRANGER THINGS Season 2 Officially Set for 2017 and There's an Announcement Teaser!

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I'm excited to report that Stranger Things has finally been officially renewed for a second season by Netflix! We've all been anxiously waiting for this news, and now that it's here, we can let out a big sigh of relief and party by rewatching Stranger Things season one again!

Writers and creators Matt and Ross Duffer are returning to develop Stranger Things season two, which will consist of nine episodes. That's one more episode than the first season.

Netflix even released an announcement teaser that basically tells us next season will take place during the school year in the fall of 1984. There are also some interesting cryptic phrases in the teaser, which I assume are episode titles because there are nine of them. Those titles are "Madmax," "The Boy Who Came Back to Life," "The Pumpkin Patch," "The Palace," "The Storm," "The Pollywog," "The Secret Cabin," "The Brain," and "The Lost Brother."

I'm sure fans will have some fun trying to decipher what those titles could mean. Season two is currently in development, and I can't wait to see where the story goes next! We knew that it would happen, but I'm still beside myself with excitement!

Rob Zombie's Deranged Horror Thriller 31 Gets a New Blood Splattering Trailer

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A new trailer has been released for Rob Zombie's upcoming horror thriller 31. I had a chance to see the film at Sundance earlier this year, and if you're a fan of Rob Zombie movies then you'll probably like it. I didn't really care for it because it's basically just a rehash of all the other films that he's made. I'm just waiting for Zombie to grow as a filmmaker and break out of his shell and do something different and unique. If you are just a fan of the blood and guts aspect of his films, there's plenty of that in this movie. You can read my review of it here.

The film tells the horrific story of five carnival workers "who are kidnapped the night before Halloween and held hostage in a large compound. At the mercy of their captors, they are forced to play a twisted game or life or death called 31. For the next 12 hours they must fight for their lives against an endless parade of homicidal maniacs."

The movie stars Sheri Moon ZombieMalcolm McDowell, Richard Brake, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Meg Foster31 is set to open in theaters on September 16th.


STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE Toys Revealed with Stop-Motion Animated Short Series

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Lucasfilm has come up with a very fun and unique way to reveal their line of toys and action figures for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. They gathered together a team of talented fans to created a series of stop-motion animated shorts using the toys. There are four shorts in the series, which is called #GoRogue, and they were written, directed, and produced by the team of fans. You can watch the first chapter of this series below.

The series is also being used to kickoff a global UGC contest that asks fans to create their own short films that tell their own “Rogue Stories.” The winner of this contest will get to attend a special screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at Lucasfilm in San Francisco, and they will also get to see their own short film on the big screen. I've included all of the information to enter that contest below the video.

The action figures and other toys you see here will be available to purchase on September 2nd. I've also included some photos of the toys at the end of this article thanks to EW.

Below you will find all of the detailed information on the contest and the short film series:

The global contest, which kicks off September 30, invites fans to share their own short stories or skits set in a galaxy far, far away… Winning entries from around the globe will be chosen by a panel including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards. Beginning September 30, teen and adult fans can enter the Go Rogue contest on StarWars.com/GoRogue. In addition to the global contest on StarWars.com, in the U.S. and parts of Canada, kids 8-12 can participate on Disney.com/MyRogueStory. Winners will be invited to Lucasfilm in San Francisco to attend a screening of Rogue One, and see their short story on the big screen.
The fan-created shorts showcasing the new line of Rogue One toys for the first time launches on the Star Wars YouTube channel today, with new installments rolling out through September. The team was led by James DeJulio at Tongal, and the series was written by Kevin Ulrich and brought to life by stop-motion animators and directors Dan MacKenzie and Tucker Barrie. The stories follow the adventures of Rogue One toys from Hasbro, LEGO, FUNKO, JAKKS Pacific, Mattel and Disney Store as they try to track down the building instructions to the LEGO Star Wars Death Star set which have been misplaced by the Empire.
Fans can pre-order a handful of select items seen in the “Rogue Stories” beginning September 2 at mass retailers, Disney Store locations and DisneyStore.com. The full range of new Rogue One and Star Wars products will be available globally starting on September 30.
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New Details Revealed for STRANGER THINGS Season 2, The Upside Down Will Be Explored

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Earlier today we got the awesome news that Stranger Things was renewed for a second season by Netflix. I seriously can't wait to see where the next chapter of this story takes them. 

It was initially reported that season two will consist of nine episodes and will be set in 1984. Thanks to the Duffer brothers, we now have some additional details to share with you. EW just published an interview with the writers and creators of the series, and this is what Ross Duffer had to say:

“I don’t think we ever thought anthology. I think we talked like a larger time jump where the kids are older now and it’s a different decade. That’s something we batted around from the very beginning. But for us, there’s still more story here, there’s still things that are unresolved. We don’t know about Eleven. We leave that up in the air.”

I believe that that Eleven will be back and when she does come back she'll be more powerful than she was before. That's just hopeful speculation on my part. Matt Duffer talked about the inspiration behind season two and the movie sequels that they look up to:

“There’s going to be a lot of new and interesting dynamics that we didn’t see in season 1. I know movie sequels get a lot of s—, but the ones we look up to aspire to pivot and do something different. There’s ‘Temple of Doom,’ ‘Aliens,’ ‘Terminator 2.’ I guess a lot of this is James Cameron. But he’s brilliant. And I think one of the reasons his sequels are as successful as they are is he makes them feel very different without losing what we loved about the original. So I think we kinda looked to him and what he does and tried to capture a little bit of the magic of his work.”

Matt then revealed some information on the setting of the second season, saying that they will venture outside of the small town of Hawkins and explore the Upside Down a little more.

“We will venture a little bit outside of Hawkins. I will say the opening scene [of the premiere] does not take place in Hawkins. We kinda just peeled back the curtain and revealed a tiny bit of the Upside Down. So we definitely want to explore a little bit more. There’s a lot we don’t know about the Upside Down at the end of season 1.”

Ross added:

“We obviously have this gate to another dimension, which is still very much open in the town of Hawkins. And a lot of questions there in terms of, if the Monster is dead, was it a singular monster? What else could be out there? We really don’t go in there much until they go in to find Will at the end. So we’ve opened up this doorway, and to us it’s exciting to talk about, like, what else is behind there? There’s a lot more mystery there to be solved.”

The more they tease what we could see in season two, the more excited I get! I just want to watch it now. In regards to the number of episodes that they are developing and why they are keeping the number of episodes down, Matt explained: 

“We’re letting the story dictate it. I think if it gets any longer, it gets unwieldy for us. We want to make sure it’s manageable and we want to be able to tell a movie-like story where it’s never treading water. We want it to have the same feel and pacing as season 1. I think if we extend it too much, it will have a very different feel.”

Well, they seem to know what they're doing. As much as I loved the first season, I really hope the second season is even better. I hope the Duffer Bros. give us something completely awesome and unexpected for season two. 

Become The PERFECT WOMAN With Weird New Xbox Kinect Game

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Are you the perfect woman? Do you have a good job, a good man, is your s*** together? If you lack any of those, perhaps this new incredibly bizarre Xbox One Kinect game...read more on Gametyrant

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Review: THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS is a Flat-Out Masterpiece

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When I sit down to watch any movie, there almost always ends up being at least one aspect of it that strikes me as as "wrong" in some way or another. I don't actively search for these elements — they just pop up along the way, and I'm sure you notice them too. Sometimes it's a character making a decision that doesn't feel justified, or a shot that seems particularly out of place. Sometimes it's a super cheesy line of dialogue, or an actor edging just a bit too far over the top as to briefly pull me out of the performance. Too many of these moments can ruin a movie, but for the most part, they're just little blips that I observe and sail right past. For me, The Light Between Oceans is the extraordinarily rare film that does not contain a single false note. I was utterly lost in the film from beginning to end, engulfed in every detail from the stitching on the characters' clothing to the heartbreaking events that propel its story. Tinged with melancholy and brushed with a light touch of hope, The Light Between Oceans is an unforgettable experience.

The plot is straightforward and relatively simple. It's about a haunted World War I veteran named Tom (Michael Fassbender) who becomes a lighthouse keeper and learns to experience joy again when he marries a bright young woman named Isabel (Alicia Vikander). After the two endure trouble having children, a boat with a newborn baby in it washes up on shore of their secluded island and they decide to pass the child off as their own. Years later, they meet the child's real mother (Rachel Weisz) and Tom's guilt about what they've done threatens to rip their family apart.

As always, it comes down to execution, and writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The Pines) flawlessly commands every facet of what we see on screen. It's a truly stunning thing to behold: not just actors, a director, and a cinematographer working at the top of their games, but every aspect of production coalescing to form a singular vision and remaining at an incredibly high bar over the film's two-plus hour duration.

Every performance is pitch perfect, from the towering leads all the way down to the smallest speaking role. Fassbender is tremendous as the stone-faced former soldier who softens up when he meets the love of his life, and whether he's playing with his little girl or wracked by his decisions, he remains spellbinding to watch. Vikander is an absolute revelation as Isabel, an effervescent soul who wears her love and loss on her sleeve. Her breathless performance made me feel — palpably feel — every emotion she experiences, and this is the kind of transcendent work that would vault her to the top of every casting director's list if she hadn't already been there for a year. Because those two are so outstanding, I can imagine a scenario in which Rachel Weisz is overlooked. That would be a crime, because she's every bit as amazing here, internalizing a myriad of feelings as this story progresses and brimming with so much pain, guilt, and sorrow that you fear she could overflow at any second.

Adam Arkapaw's cinematography envelops the audience in warmth, with exquisite yellows, greens, and light grays accentuating the awe-inspiring landscape of the island, which feels like the edge of the known world. Even the production design is immaculate, with an ancient, out of tune piano in the couple's home alternately serving as a charming antique and a harbinger of immeasurable despair. (Alexandre Desplat's feathery, piano-heavy score is, unsurprisingly, also terrific.) And from what I've heard, Cianfrance's excellent screenplay hews pretty closely to M.L. Stedman's best-selling novel of the same name, and there's an earnestness to the storytelling that feels as if it's from another era. This is the anti-blockbuster in practically every respect.

I'm fully aware of the risk of overhyping this movie, especially considering how drastically different people react to these sorts of narratives. But movies like this either connect with you or they don't, and this one connected so squarely with me that I felt like a home run ball that Cianfrance launched out of a stadium with the perfect swing. This is the kind of movie that makes me wish I were a better writer, solely so I could more effectively express my love for it. So I'll keep it simple: not only is The Light Between Oceans one of the best films of 2016, it may be one of the best dramas I've ever seen.

ASH VS. EVIL DEAD Season 2 Isn't Just Bloody Gore, Bruce Campbell Offers Details on Ash's Story Arc

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It's no secret that Ash Vs. Evil Dead Season 2 is going to deliver an insane amount of blood and gore, but there's more to the franchise than that. There's a great story to tell and that story follows Ash to his hometown of Elk Grove, where he will confront several family and friends from his past including Ash’s dad, Brock (played by Lee Majors), and Ash’s childhood best friend, Chet (played by Ted Raimi).

In a recent interview with Comingsoon, series star Bruce Campbell talked about Ash's story arc and offered some information on Season 2:

"He goes home and he has to deal with the mess he made three years ago. He has to make good with the town that he basically left in shambles and fight the evil dead... and save the town. That’s a hell of an assignment. He has to deal with his father and his old pal Chet and his ex-girlfriend and sh*t like that, old nemeses, boyhood nemeses, you know, all the sh*t you run into when you go back home, plus deadites."

So Ash is going to be dealing with a lot of shit this next season. Campbell went on to say that even though the next season will be filled with lots of gore, it will also include more story and character development:

"So it’s cool. I know everybody talks about gore, but for all the talk about the gore, this season actually has a, I would say, substantially more character development. You’re going to spend a lot more time with your pal Ash and find out what makes him tick, and his friends are on a crazy journey this year, too. Kelly’s being schooled by Ruby. It’ll be interesting."

Ash has always been such a fun, crazy, and fascinating character and it's awesome that they will be exploring him even more in this upcoming season. 

Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2 premieres on Starz on October 2nd.

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