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Jesse Hassenger

Jesse Hassenger

Polygon

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The man behind The Green Knight has delivered a ghost story like no other

“This is not a ghost story,” says on-screen text in the middle of the trailer for David Lowery’s strange new movie Mother Mary. It’s a catchy...

28.04.2026 10

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Jesse Hassenger

Luc Besson pushes back against an era of elevated monsters by making Dracula dumber

06.02.2026 10

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Jesse Hassenger

Avatar has eclipsed Star Wars as a blockbuster family saga

20.12.2025 40

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Jesse Hassenger

Tron's box office failure reveals a bigger problem of Disney's own making

19.10.2025 10

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Jesse Hassenger

Weapons viewers are pushing back against the villain, and a controversial horror trend

15.08.2025 10

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Jesse Hassenger

The Fantastic Four are selfish parents — but that isn’t the movie’s main problem

The stakes of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, involve the familial superteam figuring out how to...

03.08.2025 20

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Jesse Hassenger

The Fantastic Four are selfish parents — but that isn’t the movie’s main problem

The stakes of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment, The Fantastic Four: First Steps , involve the familial superteam figuring out how to...

29.07.2025 10

Polygon

Jesse Hassenger