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Hulu’s ‘All That We Destroy’ is a Sinister Take on the Depths of a Mother’s Love

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All That We Destroy, the latest feature-length episode in the Blumhouse-Hulu venture Into the Dark, takes the notion of a mother’s powerful and unconditional love and turns it on its head with chilling and twisted results.

Set in an unnamed future, the film tells the story of Dr. Victoria Harris (Samantha Mathis), a brilliant geneticist with a specialization in cloning whose company has patented a process for cloning organs for human transplant. She lives in an idyllic desert home with her son Spencer (Israel Broussard).

Spencer is a socially awkward yet talented artist. He also happens to be a cold-blooded killer, and we learn in the first five minutes of the episode that Victoria has begun cloning his first murder victim (Aurora Perrineau) again and again in an attempt to assuage his need to kill.

Written by writing duo Sean Keller and Jim Agnew, All That We Destroy marks the feature directorial debut of Chelsea Stardust. For her part, the director proves that she has what it takes to bring out great performances from her cast and is adept at slowly building tension in a subtly organic way from a mixture of action and character.

It doesn’t hurt that her cast is equally brilliant.

At its core, the film is about the duality in all of us, and the film’s leads underline this beautifully.

Broussard’s Spencer is completely believable as a socially inept, shy young man who creates beautiful art. He chafes against his mother’s constant monitoring, but no more than any other young man would. All of this makes his sudden killing rages seem even more intense.

The actor, who previously starred in Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, proves that he has what it takes to be a start.

Mathis is equally believable as the dedicated scientist and the desperate mother. As she begins to modify her experiments in the cloning process, and further, actually begins grooming the human clones to be more “real” in order to satiate her son’s need for violence, she becomes just as sinister as Spencer.

And then there’s Perrineau who gives a remarkable performance as Ashley, Spencer’s repeated victim. In her life before, she was a bit of a wild child with a criminal record, but there is a palpable vulnerability in each of her iterations as a clone.

Slowly, this duality seeps into the viewer, as well. We are frustrated by these people, afraid of their capabilities, and yet there is a genuine sympathetic response.

We know that what this mother and son are doing is wrong…but how wrong is it if he’s essentially killing the same person over and over again?

The fact that we ask ourselves the question while watching proves just how well Stardust and her cast and crew performed their jobs.

All That We Destroy is available to stream on Hulu. Check out the trailer below!

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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