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Bohemian Rhapsody Review: The Show Must Go On

Jason Gorber — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:00:45 +0000

From the outset, capturing the drama, spirit and sheer charisma of Freddie Mercury on screen in the form of a bio-pic simulacrum was going to be a fool’s errand. He was too big, too sly, too magnetic and too unique to be imitated. Bryan Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody seems to know this fact, using the most...

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‘The Gifted’ Pilot Recap: “You’re with Us Now”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:00:21 +0000

As if we don’t have enough superheroes on TV already, Fox now brings us ‘The Gifted’, an official spinoff of the ‘X-Men’ feature film universe. Even with a pilot episode directed by franchise mastermind Bryan Singer, the show compares very poorly with this year’s other ‘X-Men’ spinoff, ‘Legion‘. Granted, the two shows are working toward...

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Review: It’s the End of the World As We Know It

Philip Brown — Wed, 25 May 2016 12:00:23 +0000

It’s odd that the ‘X-Men’ series is by far the longest-running film franchise of the 2000s comic book blockbuster boom and yet it’s also somehow an also-ran in the superhero race. Bryan Singer technically kicked off the Marvel movie revolution back in 2000 with the first ‘X-Men’ movie, so the fact that he’s now helming...

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Review: Marvel’s X-cellent Mutant Adventure

Philip Brown — Fri, 23 May 2014 13:00:23 +0000

By the time the credits roll on the last screening of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ this weekend, plenty of people in sold-out theaters across the planet will have a new favorite ‘X-Men’ movie. Packed with action, brilliant actors, relentless pacing, and wrapped in a clever conceit, this is easily the most purely entertaining entry...

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Poll: ‘X-Men’ and Bryan Singer’s Sex Abuse Scandal

Josh Zyber — Wed, 21 May 2014 13:00:50 +0000

This weekend’s release of the big-budget sequel ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer. Yet for the last few months, the film has been dogged by a behind-the-scenes sex abuse scandal involving director Bryan Singer, who has pulled out of all public promotion for it....

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The Trailer Park: The ‘X’ Factor

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 20:00:21 +0000

Sure, that new ‘Captain America’ preview was nice, but perhaps the most exciting trailer released over the last couple of weeks is a sneak peek at Marvel’s next mutant adventure. ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ The two ‘X-Men’ movie timelines will finally be bridged together via this adaptation of one of the most popular storylines...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 16th, 2013 – Fee Fi Fo Fum

Josh Zyber — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:22 +0000

This week in Blu-ray brings us one of the biggest movies of the year. Well, one of the tallest, at least. It was kind of a bust in other respects. As is so often the case, some of the smaller releases may be a lot more interesting. New Releases Remember when Bryan Singer was an...

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Now Playing: Bryan Singer Knows ‘Jack’ About Fairy Tales

Luke Hickman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:00:30 +0000

What happened to Bryan Singer? Where is the filmmaker who gave us the brilliant ‘The Usual Suspects?’ Where is the director who gave us the fantastic first two ‘X-Men‘ films? Most believe that he started going downhill with ‘Superman Returns‘ (I’m actually in the tiny minority that loves that one) and fizzled with ‘Valkyrie‘. After...

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‘Mockingbird Lane’ Recap: “Don’t Turn the Neighbors into Your Blood Slaves”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:00:30 +0000

In recent weeks, NBC bombarded its programming (well, ‘Grimm’ anyway, which is one of the few shows I watch on the network at the moment) with commercials for ‘Mockingbird Lane’. What the ads failed to clarify is whether this expensive reboot of ‘The Munsters’ was meant to be a new series, a made-for-TV movie, a...

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The Trailer Park: Summer’s Looking Real Hot!

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:00:10 +0000

The summer of 2012 will be filled with superheroes, Greek gods, ’80s action stars, bourgeois vampires, live-action board games, CGI animation, men in black suits, patriotic action figures, and plenty of remakes. Added to the mix, we also have medieval fairy tales and the long-awaited prequel to a hugely popular sci-fi horror franchise. ‘Jack the...

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The Netflix Stream: Week of October 23rd, 2011

Dick Ward — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:00:17 +0000

At the end of the month, things always look dire on Netflix streaming. We see a lot of great stuff leaving the stream, yet we won’t find out what’s new until the beginning of November. There’s practically nothing good being added and plenty of brilliant films going away. I have high hopes that next week...

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