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Hr Smith

Reporter · US

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Sep 28, 2026
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Sep 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · HR Smith

    Black Zombie Will School You Like a Real-Life Monsters High - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    The Republic of Haiti was born of one of history’s only successful slave rebellions, and yet somehow I sat through many interminable, boring history classes without learning this real-life Star Wars shit. When I first heard the story, I felt betrayed. Where was the big-budget spectacular retelling? Instead, Haiti became the source of a different Hollywood box office engine: the zombie flick. Black Zombie, a documentary by Jamaican French Canadian director Maya Annik Bedford, lays out how the zom

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · HR Smith

    Practical Magic 2 Returns With Even More Pinterest Witch Adventures - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    First of all, the magic in Practical Magic (1998) was never practical. Who among us, if faced with the corpse of our sister’s bad boyfriend, would try necromancy to beat a murder charge? Literally no one. But herbal lotion entrepreneur and reluctant witch Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock) was like: Yes, let’s Reddi-Wip a pentagram onto this man’s chest. What could possibly go wrong? Answer: He could possess your sister Gillian (Nicole Kidman), is what. Critics hated Practical Magic. Roger Ebert deeme

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · HR Smith

    Onslaught Is a B-Movie on a Bigger Budget - Portland Mercury (opens the original)

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    It is a truth universally acknowledged that no matter how many films there are about a small band of people being killed by a bad thing in a remote location, there always seems to be room for another one. In the case of Onslaught, the new film from production company A24 and director Adam Wingard, the big evil is three Nazi-engineered super soldiers with beady little eyes. The protagonist, Celeste (Adria Arjona) is an ex-military sniper and dirtbag mom with PTSD. The PTSD is played by repetitive

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