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The 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau, which was directed by John Frankenheimer (who replaced Richard Stanley after half a week of filming), is a well-known disaster, but that was just one of many cinematic adaptations H.G. Wells’ 1896 novel has received over the years. That novel has inspired the 1932 classic Island of Lost Souls, 1959’s Terror Is a Man, 1972’s The Twilight People, a 1977 film that actually kept the The Island of Dr. Moreau title, the Full Moon production Dr. Moreau’s House of Pain, and more. Now we can add another title to the list, as Deadline reports that Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins has signed on to star in the The Island of Dr. Moreau reimagining Eyes in the Trees.

Timothy Woodward Jr., who most recently directed the horror comedy Til Death Do Us Part, will be directing Eyes in the Trees from a screenplay by...

The only thing better than one Tatyana Ali is two.

She did double duty on Vanished: Searching For My Sister, playing total opposite twins Kayla and Jada.

Although, she won't be giving another Tatiana (Maslany) a run for her money just yet because we rarely got to see her embody missing twin Kayla.

Vanished was one of those films where the cast was pretty stellar, but the script itself was lacking.

Jada was a frustrating protagonist whose actions became increasingly senseless and confounding as the film progressed.

Our lack of significant exposure to Kayla (since they didn't opt for anything close to a flashback until they revealed her murder) was disappointing and detracted from the movie.

It's no doubt that Ali is capable of playing the twins, and we saw as much in those opening moments of the film. But she didn't get to put those skills to use.

Instead,...

Resident Alien is back!! Rejoice! Prepare to laugh more than you have all year!! It's followed by another Syfy original you should check out, too.

Promised Land premieres on ABC with our favorite leading lady, Bellamy Young.

And there's an all-star cast at play on Apple TV+'s The Afterparty. Find out what else we recommend this week.

Saturday, January 22

8/7c Vanished: Searching for My Sister (Lifetime)

Tatyana Ali pulls double duty on this thriller playing twins, Jada and Kayla, who are as opposite as opposite gets.

When a recently divorced Jada disappears for days after leaving her kid with Kayla, Kayla takes it upon herself to investigate her twin’s disappearance to get to the bottom of things. And it leads her down her sister’s dark, sordid, and seedy secret life.

As if Tatyana Ali isn’t enough to draw you in, the film also stars the acclaimed Jasmine Guy,...