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This Week in Pop-Culture: ‘Dune’, ‘Jeopardy’, ‘Shang-Chi’, and Star Trek Wine

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Aug 22 2021

There have been a bunch of announcements, trailers, and news in the last week – let’s catch up, shall we?

News:


Trailers:

Candyman – August 27th
Oscar winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend that your friend’s older sibling probably told you about at a sleepover: Candyman. Rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (Little Woods) directs this contemporary incarnation of the cult classic.

 

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Shang-Chi and The Ten Rings – Theaters September 3rd

 

Martyrs Lane – Shudder September 9th
In this unsettling ghost story, Leah, 10, lives in a large, old house with her family but can’t quite work out why her mother seems so distant. At night she is visited by a mysterious guest, who might be able to give her some answers. With a new challenge every night, Leah is rewarded with bits of knowledge that, when pieced together, threaten to shine a dangerous light on both the truth in her nightmares and of the world she lives in.

 

Nightbooks – Netflix September 15th
When Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by an evil witch (Krysten Ritter) in her magical apartment, and must tell a scary story every night to stay alive, he teams up with another prisoner, Yasmin, to find a way to escape.

 

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Netflix September 16th
He-Man and his powerful friends learn what it means to be a hero while battling the evil forces of Skeletor and his minions.

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Author: Mars Garrett
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