The YouTube Effect movie review (2023)

Winter is after the Big Picture: how YouTube’s “recommended” algorithm changed the game, our world, and us. Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube, is interviewed extensively, and her corporate-speak about the positive “connections” formed between “diverse” groups of people rings false, as does her reassurances of how hard YouTube works to make the community … Read more

Kevin Smith hosts screening of Batman Forever’s Schumacher Cut

Reactions from the secret screening of the Schumacher Cut of Batman Forever offer praise and details on the key differences. As JoBlo.com was founded in 1998, we missed the opportunity to chronicle the reactions to 1995’s batman forever. But time works in funny ways, as just last week a rare screening of the nearly three-hour … Read more

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Is Getting a Deadly New Tabletop Game From Funko

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is getting a brand-new tabletop game, courtesy of Funko Games. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Slaughterhouse Game is a new tabletop game releasing in Sept. 2023. Currently available for pre-order on Amazon, the strategy game is designed for two-to-five players ages 13 and older. “One person plays as the deranged Sawyer family, … Read more

The Out-Laws Review

The latest Netflix film from Happy Madison is an unfunny blend of action and comedy featuring solid turns by Pierce Brosnan and Ellen Barkin. Plot: Owen Browning is a straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life, Parker. When his bank is held up by the infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding … Read more

Danny DeVito Is Open to Reprising Penguin Role in Batman

Danny DeVito is open to resuming his role as Penguin. DeVito first portrayed the character in the 1992 DC superhero film Batman Returns. There he played Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin, a crime boss who takes on Michael Keaton’s rendition of Batman. This film from director Tim Burton has gone on to become one of the most celebrated … Read more