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Long Shot Review: My Fair Flarsky

Jason Gorber — Mon, 06 May 2019 16:00:19 +0000

Long Shot is a high concept rom-com that stars Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, who form a highly unlikely couple on screen. While on first look it’s not much more than the fantasy tale of a guy getting a girl way out his league, the film manages to build the confrontations and interactions in ways...

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Now Streaming – Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000

Netflix’s Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle might pull from the same Rudyard Kipling story as Disney’s The Jungle Book, but this dark tale of survival has no singing bears for the kiddos’ amusement. It’s an exercise in showing the more savage side of life and death amongst both beasts and men. Like the Disney adaptation,...

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‘Black Panther’ Review: This Is How You Do It

Philip Brown — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:00:22 +0000

It’s funny how perspective has shifted on Black Panther as a character so quickly. For years, he was a cult favorite who spoke to a specific community but never really took center stage. Then, as the Marvel movie empire expanded, Black Panther suddenly became an important pop icon. An obscure comic book character who Wesley...

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2018 Oscar Nominations

Josh Zyber — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:00:19 +0000

Hollywood is in such a shambles these days that it’s almost a surprise the Academy Awards are going through with an Oscars ceremony this year at all. Nevertheless, tradition must be upheld and too much money is on the line. Actors Andy Serkis and Tiffany Haddish presented the latest round of nominations this morning. Desperate...

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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Review: Rian Strikes Back

Philip Brown — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:00:32 +0000

The new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy has finally found its own voice and identity. After the nostalgia-fueled tears and cheers of J.J. Abrams’ relentlessly crowd-pleasing (and pandering?) ‘The Force Awakens’, oddball genre mashup artist Rian Johnson (‘Brick’, ‘Looper’) cracked the code and found a new direction for those adventures in a galaxy far, far away. Yes,...

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‘Breathe’ Review: Do Not Resuscitate

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:00:24 +0000

You’d think that the directorial debut of motion-capture acting pioneer Andy Serkis would be some sort of technical marvel, especially given that it’s produced by his own studio. Instead, Serkis directed ‘Breathe’, a sweetly forgettable film that takes a frightfully British approach to disability. You can cry a bit, but mostly invest in a stiff...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Breathe’

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:00:22 +0000

It wouldn’t be a TIFF or awards season without a beautiful able-bodied movie star portraying a historically important disabled person. This time it’s Andrew Garfield doing the capital-I Important acting as Robin Cavendish in ‘Breathe’. Thankfully, the film is pleasantly watchable in a feel-good schmaltz kinda way. The story kicks off with an impossibly dapper...

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‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Masterful Monkeying Around

Philip Brown — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:00:32 +0000

Somewhere in between all the superhero sequels, ‘Star Wars’ spinoffs, and CGI talking animal silliness, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ reboot has become the most intelligent blockbuster franchise of recent years. In ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’, director/co-writer Matt Reeves has created a summer tentpole with such a cynical and cruel portrayal of...

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Apes Go Epic

Philip Brown — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:00:22 +0000

One horrendous remake and one sequel too far aside, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series has quietly become one of the most consistently excellent film franchises in La-La-land, and the latest installment in no exception. A true epic blockbuster with stunning effects and plenty of monkey mayhem, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ is...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Acting Performances of 2011

Josh Zyber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:15 +0000

Let’s do one more of these prior-year look-back Roundtables before we move on to newer topics. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed both the overrated and underrated films of 2011. This week, we’ll talk about our favorite acting performances of last year. Aaron Peck The best performance from an actor in 2011 was...

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Now Playing: Prequel Syndrome Strikes ‘Rise of the… Apes’

Luke Hickman — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:49 +0000

Every prequel ever made has one gigantic obstacle to overcome: How do you make a story interesting when the outcome is already known? How is ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ going to keep us locked in suspense when we already know that the apes are going to win? Turns out, it can’t. I...

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