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EPISODE · Nov 3, 2025 · 1H 27M

THE BLACK PHONE (2021) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch | Ethan Hawke | Mason Thames

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Ahead of Black Phone 2, Achara and Michael watch the thrilling and suspenseful The Black Phone for the very first time. A kidnapped boy discovers he can communicate with his captor’s previous victims through a mysterious disconnected phone, giving him a chance to fight for his life. The Black Phone was directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange, The Exorcism of Emily Rose). The film stars Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Before Sunrise, Boyhood) as the terrifying masked kidnapper known as “The Grabber,” Mason Thames (Walker, For All Mankind, Incoming) as Finney Shaw, and Madeleine McGraw (Toy Story 4, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Outcast) as his determined sister Gwen. Supporting cast includes Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan, Lost, Justified) as Finney’s troubled father Terrence, James Ransone (It Chapter Two, Sinister, The Wire) as Max, and E. Roger Mitchell (The Walking Dead, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, American Woman) as Detective Wright. OTHER REACTIONS YOU'LL ENJOY!• The Conjuring: https://youtu.be/xnJ0r1HnM7c• The Conjuring 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ0wq-j9CVY• Annabelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KB-sx4_qYs• Annabelle: Creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYWr5qfeiPA• The Nun: https://youtu.be/O1ZwaWAm0yQ• Annabelle Comes Home: https://youtu.be/DZ2zgUmi8sY• The Curse of La Llorona: https://youtu.be/ImBqh1KHgl0• The Others: https://youtu.be/uVucFJmIe9Q• Alien Romulus: https://youtu.be/aBV32ZKwzCI• Zombieland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnPFJ1cLMkU• Jeepers Creepers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa0mA0izkJk• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRb_cAAoxW8• It (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQCKPvifQA• REC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-wEsvOw2Nk• Aliens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kb-ao3G3gg• Shaun of the Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glk9fULF49w• Hereditary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3nl9cyAcpY• Midsommar: https://youtu.be/uvZ6WdaUrFc• Arachnophobia: https://youtu.be/5nOWGg7nzWI• Doctor Sleep: https://youtu.be/QK6BFsCSxHs ____________________ Edit by CineJump Team & Praper Media Thumbnail by Praper Media www.CineJump.comwww.PraperMedia.com ___________________________________________________ SOCIAL MEDIA:~CINEPALS~YouTube: @CinePalsInsta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePalsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals ~ACHARA~YouTube: @AcharaInstagram: ‪@Acharakirk‬ ~MICHAEL BOOSE~Instagram: @BooseIsLoose ___________________________________________________ SHORT FILMS PLAYLIST:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL34B19BA788E18384 Click here to subscribe and know when the next video drops:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=jabykoay Thanks for watching!!! CinePals is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/cinepals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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