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NOC Review: ‘Haunted Mansion’ is Better than the First but Still Flawed

Mike Manalo

Justin Simien’s Haunted Mansion is hitting theaters this weekend. This is the second attempted to adapt Disney’s beloved attraction The Haunted Mansion into a stellar blockbuster film. The first was the 2003 adaptation that starred Eddie Murphy, which, if I’m being honest, wasn’t great. And thankfully Simien does a little better with the material, but overall, I’m still waiting for a definitive adaptation to materialize.

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‘Haunted Mansion’ Director Justin Simien Takes Us on a Ride to the Other Side

Mike Manalo

Welcome Foolish Mortals! It’s time to hitch a ride to the other side with the release of Disney’s Haunted Mansion coming on July 28! And to celebrate the transformation of this iconic attraction into a brand new horror family comedy, we managed to speak with the film’s director Justin Simien about what it truly means to be a Nerd of Color, and what his thoughts are on ghosts and the afterlife!

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Movies, Trailers

Here’s the Teaser Trailer for Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’

Sophia Soto

It’s finally here: check out the teaser trailer and poster for Disney’s comically creepy adventure, Haunted Mansion! Directed by award-winning filmmaker Justin Simien, the movie will be released in theaters on July 28.

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A ‘Gaze’ into the Soul of ‘The Underground Railroad’

Guest N.O.C.

by Barry Jenkins | Originally published on Vimeo

In my years of doing interviews and roundtables and Q&A’s for the various films we’ve made, there is one question that recurs. No matter the length of the piece or the tone of the room, eventually, inevitably, I am asked about the white gaze. It wasn’t until a very particular interview regarding The Underground Railroad that the blindspot inherent in that questioning became clear to me: never, in all my years of working or questioning, had I been set upon about the Black gaze; or the gaze distilled.

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