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W A T C H E D

I'm annoyed that it didn't make tons more money than it did. It's excellent.

#RENFIELD (2023) #NICOLAS CAGE #NICHOLAS HOULT #AWKWAFINA #Chris McKay #Robert Kirkman #Ben Schwartz #Shohreh Aghdashloo #Brandon Scott Jones #Adrian Martinez #Camille Chen #Bess Rous #Jenna Kanell #Caroline Williams #William Ragsdale #Miles Doleac #WATCHING #HORROR #COMEDY #UNIVERSAL MONSTERS #DRACULA #Helen Chandler #Edward Van Sloan #UNIVERSAL horror #DRACULA 1931 footage

[whatadifferencethedaymake]

I’m so late to watch this, but “Stumptown” was so goooood!

The humor, the drama, especially the PTSD related moments and the collective personalities and hardship and joy of every character. Everything was top notch🙌🏼

#stumptown #cobie smulders #jake johnson #tantoo cardinal #cole sibus #adrian martinez #camryn manheim

[adamwatchesmovies]

Renfield (2023)

If those who would most enjoy Renfield go into it with low expectations, they’ll find an imperfect film that (mostly) caters to their tastes. This movie has such a great premise and such a good cast. If only the screenplay and story were better. I liked it more than I didn’t but while watching, I kept wondering “I should love this… why don’t I?”

Like in the novel by Bram Stoker, R. M. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is transformed into Dracula’s familiar when he meets the Count (Nicholas Cage) in the early 20th century. Unlike in the novel, Dracula and Renfield survive and defeat Van Helsing, along with every subsequent would-be vampire slayer they encounter. In modern day, Renfield has grown tired of the abuse Dracula throws his way. While searching for fresh victims for his master, Renfield crosses paths with Teddy Lobo (Ben Schwartz), the son of the notoritious Lobo crime family. The bloody aftermath catches the attention of police officer Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina), who holds a grudge against the Lobos and is looking for an ally against them.

Even without doing any research, I could’ve told you from his performance alone, that Nicolas Cage is a massive fan of 1931’s Dracula. It’s pretty clear Robert Kirkman (who pitched the story but did not write the screenplay) and director Chris McKay are too. The film begins by showing us new versions of the most well-known scenes from the 1931 film, with the sets either recreated with immaculate attention to detail or the new actors digitally added in. For anyone who loves the Universal Monsters, it’s a delight to see new performers re-interpret the material. Remember the first time you saw the Spanish version of “Dracula”? It’s that exciting. Cage, in particular, is such a good fill-in for Bela Lugosi. Hoult doesn’t quite look like Dwight Frye and may not bring the same intensity to the role, but he turns out to be a wholly different kind of servant to this prince of darkness anyway, so it won’t bother you at all.

After the dynamite intro, we dig into the story. It’s a fun idea to show Renfield, now 90 years into his servitude, getting fed up with his situation. There are some good laughs as Dracula physically and emotionally abuses Renfield while he slowly builds the courage he needs to face this vampire he could never hope to defeat on his own. This Count doesn’t insta-die when exposed to sunlight, is super strong, immortal, able to fly, can transform into a swarm of bats, hypnotize people, turn into mist and recover from practically any injury given enough time and blood.

The problem with Renfield is that we don’t explore the vampire-familiar dynamic enough. The Lobos and Officer Quincy plot, with Renfield stuck in the middle, eats up about 60% of the film. While the scenes of Quincy and Renfield teaming up against a bunch of Lobos goons means there’s plenty of comedic gore, that's not what you came to see. Then, when we finally get back to Dracula, he announces he’s going to take over the world! With Renfield gaining superhuman strength and agility whenever he eats bugs, this horror-comedy (and I use the word horror in theory here, as none of this picture is even remotely frightening) starts to feel an awful lot like a superhero film. A superhero film that isn’t taking itself seriously but come on. I came here for a vampire movie with a fun anti-romance twist. Give me that!

Since I mentioned the gore, I want to praise the special effects. There are many shots of people get their arms torn off or getting ripped apart, gutted or dispatched in other hideous ways. In any other movie, you might ask “wait, how did they even manage to stand upright if they were that easy to turn to shreds?”. Here, it’s all part of the fun. The most impressive SFX are in the scenes showing Dracula in various states of injury. Be it a scorched skeleton that can talk or a gooey blood sucker with half his skull showing and all sorts of bits barely hanging on, it’s all mega gross and well done. I’m pretty sure most actors hate having to sit in chairs while tons of makeup are applied to them, but I’d wager that after seeing the results, Cage was like “oh yeah, I’m totally willing to do with 4-5 more times.”

In the end, I’m going to rate Renfield right down the middle. More than once, I was loving it. I felt like this movie had been made specifically for me. Far too often, however, it let me down. I know it probably doesn’t make any sense, but it’s a disappointment that I’m nonetheless glad I saw and have some affection for. (September 10, 2023)

#Renfield #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Chris McKay #Ryan Ridley #Robert Kirkman #Nicholas Hoult #Nicolas Cage #Awkwafina #Ben Schwartz #Shoreh Aghdashloo #Brandon Scott Jones #Adrian Martinez #2023 movies #2023 filsm #Dracula

[brokehorrorfan]

Renfield will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on June 6 via June 6 via Universal Pictures. Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage star in the horror-comedy about Dracula’s loyal servant.

Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) directs from a script by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty), based on an idea by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Brandon Scott Jones round out the cast.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentary by producer Samantha Nisenboim, screenwriter Ryan Ridley, and crew

Monsters & Men: Behind the Scenes of Renfield featurette

Dracula UnCaged featurette

Stages of Rejuvenation featurette 

Flesh & Blood featurette

Fighting Dirty featurette 

Deleted & extended scenes

Alternate takes

The Making of a Deleted Scene: Renfield’s Dance featurette 

Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.

Pre-order Renfield.

#renfield #dracula #nicolas cage #nicholas hoult #nic cage #horror #dvd #gift #robert kirkman #awkwafina #ben schwartz #adrian martinez #chris mckay #ryan ridley #universal monsters

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Adrian Martinez (American, born 1949) Leah in the Garden

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#stumptown #tv shows #jason richman #cobie smulders #jake johnson #tantoo cardinal #cole sibus #adrian martinez #camryn manheim #michael ealy #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

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Adrian Martinez

#adrian martinez #football

[tinyreviews]

This is a fun watch. I feel tumblr users will like the vibe of this movie.

Renfield is a 2023 American comedy horror film directed and produced by Chris McKay, and written by Ryan Ridley from a story by Robert Kirkman, who also served as producer. Inspired by characters from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the film stars Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Nicolas Cage.

#renfield #renfield review #movie review #robert kirkman #dracula #nicholas cage #nicholas hoult #awkwafina #ben schwartz #adrian martinez #shohreh aghdashloo #dark comedy #comedy horror #popcorn flick #2023

[moviehealthcommunity]

Renfield (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Renfield has multiple nighttime scenes lit by the strobe lights from emergency vehicles, and scenes with machine guns that use bright muzzle flashes. A few scenes start with lightning in the background, using a strobe effect. These almost all happen very suddenly and without warning.

Handheld cameras are used through most of this film, including action sequences where the camera shakes.

Flashing Lights: 9/10. Motion Sickness: 7/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: This film deals very directly with abusive relationships. There are scenes of excessive blood and gore.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Renfield

#Movie Health Community #Health Warning #Actually Epileptic #Photosensitive Epilepsy #Seizures #Migraines #Motion Sickness #Universal #Renfield #April #2023 #Nicholas Hoult #Nicolas Cage #Awkwafina #Ben Schwartz #Adrian Martinez #Shohreh Aghdashloo #Rated R

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law this week, includes a windfall for the United States Postal Service: $1.29 billion for the purchase of zero-emission delivery trucks, plus $1.71 billion for accompanying infrastructure, like charging ports, to support those vehicles.

Now, the question becomes: Will the USPS move forward with already announced plans to buy a fleet of gas-guzzling trucks?

Earlier this year, USPS announced that it would buy 165,000 trucks from the manufacturer Oshkosh Defense, and that 90% of those would be gas powered. Environmental activists and Democratic politicians were outraged. Sixteen states and two environmental groups filed lawsuits.

The agency has since recalibrated, announcing last month that it would bump the proportion of electric mail trucks up to 40% of the new fleet. But with the passage of the IRA, the USPS is running out of reasons to move forward with purchasing any gas-powered vehicles at all.

In 2021, the USPS conducted an environmental impact review that found that it would cost $2.3 billion more to purchase 100 percent electric vehicles than it would to purchase a fleet with just 10 percent electric vehicles. But the Environmental Protection Agency found that analysis to be flawed. As Adrian Martinez, senior attorney on Earthjustice’s Right to Zero campaign, told me last week, “That analysis was so garbled and unsubstantiated, that actually they could have worked out 100 percent [electric] even with existing amounts [of funding].” Still, he said, if we take the USPS’ review at face value, the $3 billion outlined in the IRA should be enough to bridge the gap.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy did not mention the new funding during his remarks at the USPS Board of Governors meeting last week, but he did say that the agency would “capitalize on any EV opportunities…as our operating strategy continues to evolve.”

Until the USPS formalizes a new contract with Oshkosh Defense, the manufacturer of the new trucks, the lawsuits filed by states and environmental groups will go on. “Until they vacate that decision, we’re gonna proceed with the litigation,” Martinez said. “We need greater assurances than via press release about what their intentions are.”

Kim Frum, senior public relations representative at USPS, said to me in an email, “We have been monitoring the interest of Congress in funding electrification and should funding be enacted we will assess the impact on our plans.”

No matter what happens, the IRA’s provision for the electrification of the postal fleet is a promising sign. “This funding further confirms that their kind of heavy bend towards gas guzzling trucks is just wrong,” Martinez said, “and there’s a net support for them going electric.”

#us politics #news #biden administration #president joe biden #inflation reduction act #usps #united states postal service #louis dejoy #fire dejoy #2022 #mother jones #Oshkosh Defense #environmental protection agency #Adrian Martinez #electric vehicles

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Bad movie I have Renfield 2023

#Renfield #Nicholas Hoult #Awkwafina #Nicolas Cage #Ben Schwartz #Shohreh Aghdashloo #Brandon Scott Jones #Adrian Martinez #Camille Chen #Bess Rous #Jenna Kanell #Danya LaBelle #Rhonda Johnson Dents #Christopher Matthew Cook #Michael P. Sullivan #Rosha Washington #James Moses Black #T.C. Matherne #Caroline Williams #Marcus Lewis #Derek Russo #Marvin Ross #Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez #Dave Davis #Keith Brooks #Joshua Mikel #Chloe Adona #Stephen Louis Grush #Christopher Winchester #John Cihangir

[geekcavepodcast]

Renfield Final Trailer

Renfield is finally ready to break free of his codependent relationship with his boss Dracula. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Renfield stars Nicholas Hoult, Nicholas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Adrian Martinez. Chris McKay is directing. The screenplay is written by Ryan Ridley from an original idea by Robert Kirkman.

Renfield hits theaters on April 14, 2023.

#renfield #dracula #nicholas hoult #nicholas cage #awkwafina #ben schwartz #adrian martinez #chris mckay #ryan ridley #robert kirkman #universal pictures #TGCLiz

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Renfield… Está Para Morirse

Nicales Cage desde hace varios años ha recorrido el cine de bajo presupuesto y de cine B como pocos actores. En parte por sus problemas financieros y a la par para poder resurgir desde abajo como el gran actor que es. Continue reading Untitled

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#Adrian Martinez #Awkwafina #Ben Schwartz #Bess Rous #Brandon Scott Jones #Caroline Williams #critica #Jenna Kanell #Nicholas Hoult #Nicolas Cage #Reinfield #Shohreh Aghdashloo

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#lady and the tramp #tessa thompson #justin theroux #kiersey clemons #thomas mann #janelle monáe #f. murray abraham #yvette nicole brown #adrian martinez #ken jeong #sam elliott #charlie bean #2019

[brokehorrorfan]

Dracula is one sucky boss in Renfield, which opens in theaters on April 14 via Universal. I’m giving readers in the Boston area the opportunity to see the horror-comedy early - and for free!

Broke Horror Fan is sponsoring an advance screening of Renfield at AMC Boston Common in Boston, MA on Tuesday, April 11, at 7pm. Click here and follow the instructions to download complimentary passes while supplies last. Seating is first-come, first-served and not guaranteed, so be sure to arrive early!

Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) directs from a script by Ryan Ridley (Rick and Morty), based on an idea by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage star with Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Adrian Martinez.

In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield, the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Nicolas Cage). Renfield is forced to procure his master’s prey and do his every bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there’s a life outside the shadow of The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency.

#renfield #nicholas hoult #nicolas cage #awkwafina #dracula #contest #article #ben schwartz #adrian martinez #chris mckay #robert kirkman #ryan ridley #horror #horror comedy #boston

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Adrian Martinez Dancer in Florence

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