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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 3rd, 2016 – Serpentine!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:00:06 +0000

Welcome back from the July 4th festivities. We hope you got your fill of parades, backyard barbecues, and watching stuff blow up while classical music plays. As is so typical during holiday weeks, you shouldn’t expect any major new movies to be released on Blu-ray right now. This is a time to dig some titles...

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‘The Family Fang’ Review: Freaky Family Dysfunction

Philip Brown — Fri, 06 May 2016 14:00:30 +0000

After proving that he could direct a gentle R-rated comedy (‘Bad Words‘) as well as anyone who ever hired him to headline a similar project, Jason Bateman gets a bit more ambitious in his sophomore effort. ‘The Family Fang’ is a delightfully cracked dysfunctional family comedy that should please anyone who enjoys a little misery...

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Weekend Box Office: Trust in Disney

Luke Hickman — Mon, 02 May 2016 16:00:44 +0000

Disney not only topped the domestic box office for the third week in a row, the studio also destroyed all competition overseas with an early release of Marvel’s latest. Six months ago, did anyone guess that the live-action remake of ‘The Jungle Book‘ would be as successful and acclaimed as it has been? I sure...

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Weekend Movies: Cat Scratch Fever

Luke Hickman — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:00:52 +0000

As if trying to get into theaters before the summer blockbusters start rolling out, this weekend offers a trio of new movies – only one of which is mildly appealing – that attempt to capitalize on the fact that ‘The Jungle Book’ is finally running out of steam. No one asked for it, but Garry...

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TIFF Journal: ‘The Family Fang’

Philip Brown — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:00:45 +0000

A few years ago, Jason Bateman tried his hand at directing and did such a good job mounting the bad behavior comedy ‘Bad Words‘ that no one made fun of him for it. Now Bateman has returned with a far more ambitious dark comedy about the pain and value of having a dysfunctional family. It’s...

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