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Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review – A Monster Bore

Jason Gorber — Thu, 30 May 2019 19:00:28 +0000

Godzilla has always been a tale of unintended consequences. The original monster was a parable about the dangers of atomic warfare created in the country where the bomb was dropped. After more than three dozen movies involving the big guy, we’re left with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a follow-up to Gareth Edward’s 2014 blockbuster...

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Off the Shelf: Space Truckers

Josh Zyber — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:00:34 +0000

Filmmaker Stuart Gordon may be best known for his H.P. Lovecraft literary adaptation Re-Animator, but connoisseurs of his work will recognize his true masterpiece as an ambitious science fiction drama that was unjustly overlooked during its original release in 1997. After years of existing only in a subpar DVD edition, Space Truckers finally hauls ass...

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‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ Review: Stop It

Philip Brown — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:00:11 +0000

Hey, remember when everyone was obsessed with those ‘Underworld’ movies? I’ll bet you don’t because that never actually happened. Yet here we are, 14 years later, and there are still sequels being made. ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ is the latest title in the franchise. It’s not particularly better or worse than any of the previous handfuls...

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‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ Review: Prim and Proper Blood-Soaked Entertainment

Philip Brown — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:00:42 +0000

Essentially, ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ is one long feature-length joke summed up fairly well by its title. However, something about the way the filmmakers and actors so steadfastly and seriously commit to that joke is goddamn delightful. Adapting from Seth Grahame-Smith’s bizarre and almost inexplicably successful parody novel, writer/director Burr Steers (‘Igby Goes Down’)...

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‘The Imitation Game’ Review: Charming Oscar Baiting

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:00:48 +0000

Featuring a World War II setting, secret homosexuality, mysterious mental illness and a star hitting his peak, ‘The Imitation Game’ is a classic bit of Oscar bait filmmaking designed to profit off statues and nominations. The only boxes left unticked are a true story basis and a handsomely bland production. Wait… never mind. It has...

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‘Dracula Untold’ Review: Dracula Defanged

Philip Brown — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:00:43 +0000

When you think of Dracula, you conjure up of one of the great personifications of evil in pop culture. Romantic? Sure. Tragic? I suppose. But still a villain and certainly a figure of evil. Yet Universal’s new Dracula reboot says patooey to popular myth and refashions Dracula as a misunderstood action hero with a pesky...

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One from the Vault: ‘The Golden Child’

Wayne Rowe — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:00:28 +0000

It seems like a slew of ’80s flicks are still staggering around looking for the high definition treatment. Thank goodness for Netflix and its HD streaming. Eddie Murphy and ‘The Golden Child’ have never looked better, but is that really saying much? My kingdom for proper Blu-rays of some of these titles! ‘The Golden Child’...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Character Actors

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:00:56 +0000

Our readers (that’d be you) responded pretty favorably to last week’s Roundtable topic on the subject of bad actors who should be forcibly retired from the acting profession. Now, let’s flip that around and try to focus on the positive. For this week’s topic, we’re calling out some of our favorite actors – but not...

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‘Game of Thrones’ 1.10 Recap: “Dark Is Coming for All of Us”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:54 +0000

‘Game of Thrones’ brought its first season to a close on Sunday. From my understanding, this brings us right in line with the ending of the first book in the series. Season 2 has already been promised for next spring. After the surprisingly controversial second-to-last episode, was there anything the finale could do to top...

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‘Game of Thrones’ 1.07 Recap: “Do You Still Believe Good Soldiers Make Good Kings?”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:36 +0000

Poor Ned Stark just can’t catch a break on ‘Game of Thrones’. Every time he thinks he has the upper hand, he’s proven to have no hand at all. This week’s episode may be his most humiliating defeat yet. ‘You Win or You Die’ opens with the introduction of Tywin Lannister, richest man in the...

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