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Cryptozoo

By Lorry Kikta | December 2021

NEW TO HULU! Cryptids are the stuff of myth—gorgons, centaurs, mermaids, chupacabras, yetis, etc. In writer/director Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo, all these creatures…

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NEW TO HULU! Cryptids are the stuff of myth—gorgons, centaurs, mermaids, chupacabras, yetis, etc. In writer/director Dash Shaw's Cryptozoo, all these...

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Nothing brings more joy to my heart (and the heart of the Film Threat office) than to see small studios take on the big boys. Yes, Pixar. I'm talking about...

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NEW TO THEATERS! The Spine Of Night begins as a naked woman, Tzod (Lucy Lawless), hikes up a snowy mountain path to an unknown destination. The witch winds...

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