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Shared Psychiatric Disorder 20th Television Folie à deux is an actual documented psychiatric condition with the clinical name of Shared Psychotic Disorder (DSM—IV–297.3). It’s not the same as parasitic manipulation, akin to what we’d call “gaslighting.” Nor is it the same as mass psychosis, which is a more frenzied form of groupthink. Shared Psychotic Disorder is a phenomenon where two people, often stuck together in close quarters with little exposure from the outside world, begin to share common delusions and even hallucinations....

What We Do In The Shadows Team Says Nandor And Guillermo Aren’t Getting Together Anytime Soon, Sorry FX By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 6, 2022 4:45 pm EST “What We Do In The Shadows” isn’t exactly known for will-they-won’t-they dynamics: the bawdy FX comedy features a cast of sexually fluid vampires who seem refreshingly open to any and all sorts of relationship configurations. Yet that orgiastic attitude doesn’t seem to extend to one person: Guillermo (Harvey Guillen), Nandor the Relentless’ (Kayvan Novak) put-upon human familiar....

The early numbers Disney “Lightyear” still has a way to go at the box office, but, as of this writing, it has earned $155 million worldwide against a reported $200 million budget. The big problem is that it has to contend with competition in the form of “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” which is going to cut into its legs at the domestic box office. “Lightyear” opened with a soft $50....

Believe It Or Not, Face/Off Could Have Been Even Weirder Paramount Pictures By Andrew Housman/March 23, 2022 12:01 pm EST “Face/Off” is undoubtedly a bonkers movie, right down to the premise itself. In the early stages of the film’s development, however, the plot was even crazier, which means that, amazingly, the final theatrical version is toned down from its original plans. That doesn’t make Nicolas Cage’s psychopathic performance as Castor Roy, or the face transplant surgical procedure, or the highly improbably but absolutely awesome action sequences any less admirably insane, of course....

Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers Teaser: Disney Nostalgia Gets The Lonely Island Treatment Disney+ By Sandy Schaefer/Feb. 15, 2022 11:18 am EST Sometimes, some crimes go slipping through the cracks, but these two gumshoes are picking up the slack … and by “these two gumshoes,” I mean Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg. Yes, two of the three members of The Lonely Island (sans Jorma Taccone, who’s been busy with other projects of late) have reunited to make “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” a live-action/animated action-comedy based on the beloved animated Disney series that many, like myself, watched via reruns as part of the Disney Afternoon lineup in the early 1990s....

Clips Round-Up: The Cherry Bushido Has The Power, The Last Possession Quakes, & More! [Exclusive] Nikkatsu By Max Evry/March 2, 2022 1:04 pm EST (Welcome to SlashClips, a series where we bring you exclusive clips from hot new Digital, Blu-ray and theatrical releases you won’t see anywhere else!) In this edition: The Cherry Bushido The Last Possession Hell is Empty The Cherry Bushido First up is an exclusive clip from “The Cherry Bushido,” a new fantasy adventure where young student Shizuka (Yoshiko Sengen) learns to leave her astral body to enter the spirit world and defeat the Great Demon of Hades....

Cobra Kai Will Use AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ Or Die Trying Netflix By Jenna Busch/Jan. 6, 2022 9:19 am EST The music in “Cobra Kai” is not only fantastic, but it’s often a plot point. For instance, that reference to (and there are mild spoilers for season 4 ahead) Peter Cetera and his song “Glory of Love” from the second film in the franchise as bonding point between Miguel (Xolo Maridueña) and Daniel (Ralph Macchio)....

Every Batman Movie Opening Scene Ranked Warner Bros By David Court/March 7, 2022 5:25 pm EST Kevin Conroy is the best Batman, and all other actors are just pale imitators. Now, that’s not necessarily true — although many would probably agree with me — but you can’t deny that it’s an opening that got your attention, which is exactly the aim of the scenes described here. Batman is a character who’s close to a century old, and he’s been portrayed in live action by a myriad of talents....

HBO Will Only Pursue More Game Of Throne Spin-Offs If Creative, Exciting Concepts Come Up [ATX] HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/June 3, 2022 8:48 pm EST Arya Stark once asked “What’s west of Westeros?” It’s a fair question, but it turns out there’s only so much of the “Game of Thrones” world that still needs to be filled in. Amidst a full but ever-shifting development slate featuring several “Game of Thrones” spinoffs and prequels, HBO’s VP of Original Programming, Kara Buckley, seems to be putting a lid on the number of new shows we might see....

Like Doctor Strange 2? Now Watch This Sci-Fi Show With The Same Basic Plot Marvel Studios By Sarah Milner/May 10, 2022 9:15 am EST (Warning: the following contains major SPOILERS for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Fringe.”) “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” offered some exciting twists and turns involving parallel worlds and parental longing — not unlike a certain sci-fi TV show from the 2010s. The Sam Raimi movie is the director’s first entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it features his signature style; the horror elements are at the forefront, mixed with a healthy dose of humor....

Marlon Brando’s Demands On Island Of Dr Moreau Sent Production Spiraling Out Of Control New Line Cinema By Lee Adams/April 13, 2022 11:45 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Despite its reputation as one of the most notorious flops of the ’90s, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” almost passes as a watchable movie. It’s nicely shot, the makeup effects are terrific, and on a surface level, it appears to be a standard Hollywood sci-fi horror....

Nicolas Cage Confirms National Treasure 3 Isn’t Happening, Breaks Our Hearts Walt Disney Pictures By Kaylee Dugan/March 10, 2022 9:47 pm EST You can’t cage the Cage. He does what he wants when he wants, and in this cage case, he’s not going to hang around and wait for Disney to get their act together. Sure, us Treas-heads have been pining for the “National Treasure” threequel since the second film was released all the way back in 2007, and yes, we would accept any scraps Cage would throw at us, including a quick cameo in the upcoming “National Treasure” TV series, but it’s not looking good....

What’s In a Voice? Marvel Studios For those who aren’t familiar with the character of Moon Knight … things get pretty crazy. He’s not just a very gray and neat-looking Batman rip-off. Not by any means. He’s imbued with the power of an Egyptian God, which is where the powers come from. Or is he? As we’ve seen in the trailers, there is some “Inception”-sort of crazy going on, blurring the lines between reality and fiction....

In The Right Place at the Right Time HBO Max You’ve choreographed so, so many things, did you ever imagine you’d be choreographing a dance for a James Gunn superhero series? Never, never. Although, I … It’s funny because in, I think it was around August or September of 2020, and so everything was pretty shut down, and people weren’t going anywhere, and my husband (actor Alan Tudyk) and I were in Vancouver....

Sir Anthony Hopkins Has Joined Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon UGC By Danielle Ryan/June 8, 2022 1:21 pm EST Before you can say “that’s no moon!”, another massive star joins the cast for Zack Snyder’s latest film, “Rebel Moon.” The most recent actor to join the already star-studded cast is Sir Anthony Hopkins, the Academy Award-winning star of stage and screen. While a sci-fi movie that’s billed as Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” in space, inspired by “Star Wars,” might sound a little out of this world for someone of Hopkins’ caliber, he’s shown fans that he’s always willing to try new and bold things with his roles: just look at his time as Dr....

Superhero Bits: Marvel’s Efforts To Curb Doctor Strange 2 Spoilers, The Flash Movie Tie-In Comic Canceled & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/April 12, 2022 5:25 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

The Batman Easter Egg In Watchmen That Stayed Hidden For Years Warner Bros. Pictures By Ryan Leston/Jan. 20, 2022 12:25 pm EST There was a time, long before “Justice League” when Zack Snyder’s big ensemble comic book movie was “Watchmen,” his 2009 film based on the classic graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. A gritty deconstruction of the superhero genre, “Watchmen” tears apart what it means to be an all-American superhero....

The Movie That Started Guillermo Del Toro’s Love Affair With Monsters Warner Bros. Pictures By Steven Ward/April 11, 2022 9:37 am EST It’s relatively safe to say that Guillermo del Toro has a thing for monsters. Virtually every one of the films the director has made has featured some kind of horrifying creature. The obsession spans from the literal, like that of the Pale Man in “Pan’s Labyrinth” and colossal Kaiju of “Pacific Rim, to the metaphorical, as with his first film, “Cronos,” and the newly minted “Nightmare Alley....

The Office Season 4 Superfan Episodes Add New Wrinkles To The Teapot Card Mystery And Pam & Jim’s First Kiss NBCUniversal By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 5, 2022 10:24 am EST Despite airing its series finale almost a decade ago, the popularity of the U.S. version of “The Office” endures — so much so that, this time last year, we heard it was the most-streamed show of 2020. The series continues to roll out extended Superfan Episodes on Peacock, and has now worked its way up to season 4, where viewers can learn a few new details about the relationship between Jim and Pam, played by John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer....

The Strange New Worlds Cast Tells Us How To Star Trek Paramount+ By Jacob Hall/May 2, 2022 3:57 pm EST “Star Trek” fans know the drill. You put on that tight-fitting uniform. You sit at your console on the bridge and press buttons to look busy. Something unexpected or dangerous happens, and you report it to the captain in the form of nonsensical science jargon (or “Trek-nobabble,” if you will). Something nasty hits the ship (Debris?...