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JM Mutore

New York
As seen in: Polygon, RogerEbert.com, The A.V. Club, Pajiba
Covers:  Film, television, science-fiction, fantasy, comic books, horror, Marvel, DC, Disney, streaming, American history, race theory, Black identity

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"JM Mutore was a carbon-based, NYC-based writer and film journalist. Our data shows he was confined to four dimensions, but through cinema, Frank Herbert, and Octavia Butler, he occasionally found freedom. Remnants of his consciousness can be located on Twitter (@JM3K)." - JM Mutore's bio on Birth.Movies.Death.

JM Mutore has been writing online professionally since the age of 18. He's studying and writing about film, TV, and comic books since about forever.

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The BACURAU Trailer Is Out For Blood

The Brazilian western that tore up last year's film festival circuit now has a U.S. release date. Last year, …

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Now That JOKER Has Won At The Oscars, Can We Let The Joker Be Fun Again?

Now That JOKER Has Won At The Oscars, Can We Let The Joker Be Fun Again?

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Here's When You Can Expect To Watch This Year's Biggest Disney+ Shows

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The Many Cards of Harley Quinn

The Many Cards of Harley Quinn

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Matt Reeves' The Batman tackles wealth and privilege

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By JM Mutore
| The A.V. Club
Jeffrey Wright as Detective Jim Gordon and Robert Pattinson as The BatmanPhoto: Warner Bros. Ever since Robert Pattinson was cast as the new Bruce Wayne for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, I (half-jokingly) wondered if the film would bear any resemblance to Pattinson’s previous brooding billionaire movie, David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis.
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The New Black Film Rebellion

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By JM Mutore
| RogerEbert.com
When Angela Davis was being held as a political prisoner in the New York Women’s House of Detention in 1970, few activities interested her less than watching the “insipid Hollywood movies” the jail projected for inmates during recreational hours. Considering the kinds of movies Hollywood was producing in this period, it’s easy to see why a Black communist and activist like Davis would be dismissive of them.
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Now on Amazon Prime: ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse: Black Box’ Will Remind You To Rewatch ‘Get Out’

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By JM Mutore
| Pajiba
By JM Mutore | Film | October 6, 2020 | By JM Mutore | Film | October 6, 2020 | Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour’s Black Box almost seems like an addendum to Get Out. It’s gauche to compare every Black-led horror production to Jordan Peele’s 2017 social thriller, but Black Box’s Blumhouse credentials and fixation with unnerving intrusions into the subconscious make such comparisons unavoidable.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

To respond to a bad Red Letter Media video

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, my uncle gave me his old one.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Gus Haynes

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