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“The rage virus is back—And not just in the movies”
You do not have to try very hard to see the political parallels in the hotly anticipated new horror movie “28 years later,” to be released on June 20, 2025. In the original film in the franchise, “28 days later,” a lab accidentally releases an experimental “rage virus.”
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White Nationalism is becoming U.S. Policy
In 2017, White Nationalists rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia. They marched through the night with torches, chanting “Jews will not replace us.” Rather than condemn rally organizers unequivocally, then President Trump claimed there were “very fine people” on both sides. This hateful and violent event culminated the murder of an antiracist protester.
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“Sinners is a film about Black joy”
From Blacula (1972) to the Blade franchise (1998–2004), Black vampire films aren’t new. But Sinners (2025) may be the blackest vampire film ever made. Driven by word of mouth and a nerdy video from griot Ryan Coogler, Sinners is taking the box office by storm. It is a cultural phenomenon on par with Coogler’s previous creation Black Panther. Reactions have been nothing short of euphoric. Has a horror movie ever made people so happy?
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