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Now Streaming: Carnival Row Season 1

Josh Zyber — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:00:32 +0000

Many fantasy or science fiction narratives use metaphor and allegory to associate relatable real-world events with an extraordinary premise or setting. When done properly, which generally means subtly, this can be a powerful storytelling tool. Amazon’s Carnival Row is perhaps a little too blatant with the message it’s trying to push. All right, fine, maybe...

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Contest: Win a ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Ultra HD Gift Set!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:00:55 +0000

We have something kind of special to offer you in our latest contest. Not only did Lionsgate send us an extra 4k Ultra HD + Blu-ray edition of Luc Besson’s sci-fi epic ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets‘, it comes with a pretty sweet piece of swag. You’ve gotta take a look at...

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‘Tulip Fever’ Review: Sloppy Compromise in Pretty Costumes

Philip Brown — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:00:07 +0000

After sitting on a shelf somewhere in the Weinsteins’ offices for years, ‘Tulip Fever’ is finally getting unceremoniously dumped onto screens this weekend. Weirdly enough, a number of the actors became rather famous in the interim. You’d think that would mean that the movie is an unqualified failure that deeply embarrassed the studio, but it’s...

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‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Review: The Fifth and a Half Element

Philip Brown — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:00:23 +0000

There used to be a thriving market of European filmmakers who made trashy exploitation movies for a global market. Sadly, Luc Besson is essentially the last man standing in this genre movie tradition. But he’s also one of the most successful of all time, producing and writing delightfully trashy action flicks like the ‘Transporter’ and...

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