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What did your kids think of A Minecraft Movie?

Open this photo in gallery:Jack Black poses on the red carpet for the world premiere of A Minecraft Movie, in London, on March 30.BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP/Getty ImagesSave for laterMinecraft, with its pixelated landscape, is one of the best-selling video games of all time, and has dominated hours of kids’ time over the past several years, letting their imaginations roam free. So, of course, Hollywood decided to turn it into a movie.Starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Jennifer Coolidge, and helmed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess, the film has critics cringing. As The Globe’s Radheyan Simonpillai writes, the film is a “jumbled mess of video-game-to-movie tropes and self-deprecating gags so lazily rehashed they tend to whimper toward the punchline.” Its Rotten Tomatoes score is a stale 51% at the time of writing.But Simonpillai noted that his own teens were delighted by the film’s many references to their childhood experiences and went so far as declaring A Minecraft Movie “a nine out of 10.”Children’s movies are often lauded for appealing to the parents taking their kids to the theatre (or the couch) along with the younger audience they’re aiming to reach. Perhaps A Minecraft Movie is truly only made for its target users: the youth – and fans of the video game.Did you have a similar experience with this movie, where you could barely get through it but your kids were enthralled? We want to hear from you, and them. Share your experiences below.

What did your kids think of the Minecraft movie?

The Minecraft movie has been critically panned by the adults. But what do the kids think? If your children have watched the Minecraft movie, tell us what they thought of the film.

‘The Rats’ – Unearthing the 2002 TV Movie from the ‘Child’s Play 2’ Director

There’s at least one more season of American Horror Story on the horizon and details about the upcoming Season 13 are starting to come in.
It’s difficult for any television series to sustain itself for a dozen seasons, but American Horror Story has experienced a particularly fascinating trajectory that’s often more chaotic than it is creative. Regardless of one’s opinion on American Horror Story – its current state or the series in general – there’s no denying that it ushered in a new wave of anthology storytelling that’s still popular a decade later. There’s been an increasingly blasé approach to American Horror Story seasons that it’s sometimes easy to forget about the tremendous pomp and circumstance that surrounded the early seasons and how each year’s theme would be teased and revealed like a major event. American Horror Story’s production and promotion has become more perfunctory, but a final season is often a good way to rejuvenate a project and bring it back to its roots.
In January 2020, American Horror Story, hot off the heels of AHS: 1984’s success, was renewed for three more seasons. This resulted in AHS: NYS, AHS: Delicate, and the upcoming 13th season. Production for the 13th season is not yet underway, which has prompted some big questions regarding what many fans have presumed to be American Horror Story’s final season. Concluding with a foreboding 13 seasons seems all-too appropriate for a horror series that’s as campy as American Horror Story.
Many details about American Horror Story season 13 – including theme – have yet to be revealed. However, there are a few things that are known and some other possible presumptions.

What’s Been Confirmed About ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13?

News on American Horror Story Season 13 has been very mum. That being said, this is a series where there are certain constants that are usually in play. American Horror Story has established quite the repertory of actors who are frequently just as important to the season as the writing and theme. While it may seem like a given that certain cast members will be involved, Ryan Murphy revealed to Variety that ​​he “was talking to Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters” about the new season. This isn’t a firm confirmation, but at least an indication that two of American Horror Story’s most reliable actors will be back. Hopefully other familiar faces like Taissa Farmiga, Lily Rabe, Denis O’Hare, and Emma Roberts are also along for what could be the show’s farewell season.
Curiously, one OG American Horror Story cast member and Ryan Murphy mainstay has seemingly confirmed that she won’t be along for Season 13. Jessica Lange was asked about the prospect of her returning for the show’s final season and glibly responded, “Oh Christ, no…I’m not doing it.” Lange cited the fact that it’s been over a decade since she was last on American Horror Story as the primary reason here. Lange, in all likelihood, is being honest. However, it wouldn’t be the first time that an actor plays coy about a surprise appearance. Lange has continued to work with Murphy on productions like The Politician and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, the latter of which even treated Lange’s appearance as a surprise. There’s clearly no bad blood between Lange and Murphy.

What Might Be On The Table For ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13?

There’s been no clear indication of what might be American Horror Story’s guiding theme in Season 13, although there have been some veiled hints in the past. Murphy was vocal following American Horror Story’s Murder House and Coven crossover season, AHS: Apocalypse, that this wasn’t the last that audiences had seen of the Coven witches. There was an indication that the witches could return in Season 13, but these comments were made all the way back in 2018. It’s very possible the bloom is now off the rose and there’s less value in the concept. There’s also only so much that can be done in a post-Apocalypse timeline, as much as audiences would get a kick out of seeing Cordelia Goode, Madison Montgomery, and Zoe Benson again.
There have also been times in the past where Murphy attempted to crowdsource potential American Horror Story themes. In 2021, Murphy held an online poll regarding possible themes for a future season that fans could vote on. These included, Sirens/Merfolk, Werewolves, Cryptids/Mythological Horror, Wild West/Civil War, October/Halloween, and Salem. In the end, “Bloody Mary” and “Plague” emerged as the two finalists. Despite the poll, none of these potential themes – even the finalists – became future American Horror Story seasons (although Bloody Mary is the focus of a second season American Horror Stories episode). There’s the potential that one of these ideas, like “Sirens,” is turned to in the final season. For what it’s worth, Paulson herself said that her vote was for “AHS: Sirens,” during the poll.
There have been increasingly ambitious attempts regarding how to mix things up with each American Horror Story season, whether it’s Roanoke’s mid-season twist, Double Feature’s split narrative, or Delicate’s shift to a new showrunner and a story that adapts novel source material. In this respect, it wouldn’t be out of place for American Horror Story to turn to its episodic spin-off, American Horror Stories, for seasonal inspiration. There are several American Horror Stories episodes that feature characters from American Horror Story that are treated like expansions to their seasons. However, the reverse approach could also be taken. There are some especially strong American Horror Stories installments that American Horror Story could turn into a full season. There is of course the risk that these strong ideas lose their edge when they’re extended into a full season, but there’s a lot of rich material the team could pull from here.

What Does The Ideal Final Season Of ‘American Horror Story’ Look Like?

American Horror Story has tackled the majority of genre tropes over the course of 12 seasons. In this respect, it can be difficult to figure out how to top past ideas and what would make for an appropriate final season. American Horror Story could really play into the superstitious nature of the number 13 and treat the season like a tribute to Final Destination or slashers where characters from every previous season are being eliminated. There’s even the potential to riff on the never-trendier multiverse concept as multiple Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Emma Roberts characters confront and compete against each other for supremacy in some apocalyptic Battleworld setting. 
The last thing that American Horror Story needs to do is put more fuel on the multiverse fire, but this is a unique series that actually has the opportunity to do something original and reflexive with its anthology format. In fact, the show’s final season has the potential to tie everything together with a meta angle that’s akin to Wes Craven’s New Nightmare or some of the rumors that have circled Scream 7. A final season that’s set in the “real world” and follows Ryan Murphy and company as they set out to film the definitive season is exactly the type of self-indulgent gonzo subversion that the series loves. Everyone could play heightened versions of themselves as the season explores and pokes fun at American Horror Story’s legacy and the cast’s relationship with it all.
There’s also the possibility that Season 13 won’t be American Horror Story’s end. The series has only been renewed this far and increasing apathy – and a busier schedule on Murphy’s part – has bolstered the belief that FX won’t renew the series for more. After all, Murphy’s new Grotesquerie is something that he wants to keep running and it could become his new horror outlet on FX. American Horror Stories may be in limbo, but Feud, American Crime Story, and American Sports Story are still presumably producing new content to keep Murphy busy at FX, in addition to his recently announced The Beauty adaptation. Murphy is overbooked, but he clearly has a friendly relationship with FX.
American Horror Story Season 13 could be the end for now, but Murphy would likely have the freedom to do another season – or miniseries – several years down the road, on his own schedule, if he were so inclined to do so. If anything, the series might even benefit from a few years of hibernation before it returns with a greater sense of purpose.
Whatever is in store for American Horror Story Season 13, it’s sure to be some of the season’s most talked about television – for both better and for worse.

We’ll continue to report further American Horror Story Season 13 details as they develop.

Horror Movies on VIZIO WatchFree+ in April Include ‘Evil Dead 2’, ‘Hostel’ and More

The team at VIZIO WatchFree+ has unleashed a brand new batch of horror movies to keep you company this month, promising to chill you to the bone even as the weather warms up.
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Here’s the full lineup of fresh horror arrivals for April 2025…

The Grudge 2 (2006) – April 1

Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret moves into a Chicago apartment building.

Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003) – April 1

As their curse spreads on, the ghosts find their chance to live once again through the pregnancy of a cursed woman.

Amityville: The Awakening – April 1

A desperate single mother moves with her three children into the notorious, supposedly haunted, real-life Amityville house to try and use its dark powers to cure her comatose son. Things go horribly wrong.

Texas Chainsaw (2013)  – April 1

A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance. Little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.

Evil Dead 2 – April 1

Ash Williams, the lone survivor of an earlier onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits, holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.

The Road – April 1

In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.

Daybreakers – April 1

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

Hostel – April 1

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

The Tag-Along 2 – April 1

A mother goes in search of her missing teenage daughter after her sudden disappearance. She is told that her daughter was last seen in the company of a girl in red, leading the mother to attempt to unravel the mystery behind the girl.

Incarnation – April 1

Based on the ancient demon Mammon, Incarnation is a twisted tale of greed about a young couple chasing the American dream.

The Dark Tapes – April 1

A genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.

Island Escape – April 1

A team of mercenaries embarks on a rescue mission to an island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Trapped, they begin to question their concept of time and space as they learn of supernatural creatures living in the shadows.

Hellhole – April 1

Having witnessed her mother’s brutal death, Susan gets amnesia from a fall while being pursued by the killer, Silk. Awakening in Ashland Sanitarium, she is once again terrorized by Silk, disguised as an orderly.

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