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17 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Daydreamers doesn’t stray too far from vampire movie narratives we’ve seen before; there are warring clans of bloodsuckers, a brother versus brother face-off, and visits to flashy clubs stuffed with fang-faced partiers. But it’s one of very few vampire movies to come from Vietnam, which makes it a curiosity worth seeking out. And once you start watching, Daydreamers‘ stylish execution and ridiculously good-looking cast just might hook you in.

18 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Black Mirror fans felt excitement and joy—unfamiliar emotions to associate with the dystopian series, to be honest—upon learning that the show’s seventh season would include a sequel to season four’s “USS Callister.” Now that “USS Callister: Into Infinity” has hit Netflix, putting its cast of humans and digital-clones-trapped-in-a-video-game through a new high-stakes adventure, the question has now become: will there be a third installment for “Callister” fans?

19 hours ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

House of the Dragon season three went into production about a month ago, so it’s not surprising we’re getting some new casting announcements today. Showrunner Ryan Condal has previously teased “four major events from the book” will be part of the next batch of episodes. As fans of the Game of Thrones prequel well know, major events in Fire & Blood tend to mean a pile-up of bodies… so maybe don’t get to attached to all these new faces.

1 day ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

If the upcoming movies based on Lego, Matchbox, and other childhood toys weren’t enough for you, next up is… a Toys ‘R’ Us movie? Yes, really. Per Variety, the toy store chain is coming to the silver screen, courtesy of Story Kitchen, the studio behind several recent game adaptations. The apparent idea here is to make something in the vein of Night at the Museum and Big, and other recent toy-related hits like Barbie. At the moment, the film is in early development, but producers Dmitri M.

1 day ago | gizmodo.com | Cheryl Eddy

Filmmaker Aislinn Clarke, who became the first Northern Irish woman to direct a horror film with The Devil’s Doorway, reaches another milestone with Fréwaka, a dread-infused folk-horror narrative that’s one of the first Irish-language horror films. Memorable found-footage horror films are increasingly rare, but 2018’s The Devil’s Doorway remains a standout.