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‘Alien: Covenant’ Review: Prometheus, Now with More Aliens

Philip Brown — Tue, 16 May 2017 17:00:04 +0000

‘Prometheus’, Ridley Scott’s return to the ‘Alien’ franchise, was supposed to reignite excitement and deepen the series’ mythology. Instead, it was beautiful to look at but stumbled through failed grasps at profound themes and irritatingly stupid writing. The long-delayed sequel, ‘Alien: Covenant’, at least improves and expands on what ‘Prometheus’ hoped to accomplish, even though...

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‘Equals’ Review: Actually, Less Than

Philip Brown — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:00:42 +0000

From the moment you see the identical white jumpsuits and bland expressions, it’s immediately clear what kind of movie ‘Equals’ will be. Unfortunately, there aren’t many surprises from that point on. The movie is pretty much a remake (or ripoff, depending on your point of view) of ‘THX 1138‘ with an added emo twist. It’s...

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‘Genius’ Review: Hardly…

Philip Brown — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:00:01 +0000

During the movie ‘Genius’, I wondered if I wasn’t watching a straight-faced parody of bio-pic clichés. Movie stars saunter across the screen playing famous American authors, none of whom are American so they seem to be in a competition over who can spit out the worst accent. Long passages of dialogue feature characters discussing their...

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‘The Rover’ Review: Road Trip to Nowhere

Philip Brown — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:00:25 +0000

‘The Rover’ falls into the genre of semi-profound post-apocalyptic dramas like ‘The Road‘. It’s essentially a bleak Western, the type that tries to conceal its genre thrills through slow pacing and minimalist meaningful dialogue. It’s an art house con game that rarely works and ‘The Rover’ certainly doesn’t do the genre any favors. A silent...

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Weekend Movies: Over Hill and Dale

Luke Hickman — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:00:33 +0000

I miss the good old days when summer blockbusters were original material. This year, you can’t go more than two weeks without a sequel or a remake, and fantastic original movies like ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ can’t catch a break. The two big movies opening nationwide today are each second chapters in very successful franchises –...

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The Trailer Park: Not Much Else Going On

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:00:45 +0000

The last couple of weeks have been pretty slow in terms of new movie trailers. With little else to discuss, let’s look at a few potentially interesting movies coming soon. ‘The Rover’ First, ‘Mad Max’ portrayed a post-apocalyptic future set in Australia. Now, David Michôd (who directed the excellent ‘Animal Kingdom’) envisions a violent and...

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Now Playing: Stark Relief

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:37 +0000

Since ‘Iron Man 2‘ proved to be less than stellar back in 2010, this third adventure for the Marvel hero returns with a much-needed boost of attitude and character. ‘Iron Man 3’, which can be also considered a sequel to ‘‘The Avengers‘, takes us through many twists and turns and tons of new Iron Man...

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Weekend Movies: Demons, Puppets and Moonshine – A Dangerous Combination

Luke Hickman — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:00:39 +0000

As a sign of how low studio expectations may be, not a single of this week’s three new wide release movies will hit more than 2,700 screens. Considering that the year’s last successful opening was ‘The Expendables 2’ fourteen days ago, this doesn’t look like it’s shaping up to be a very lucrative weekend at...

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Now Playing: ‘Lawless’ – Certainly Not Flawless

Aaron Peck — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:00:33 +0000

What happens when a maskless Bane takes over the Prohibition Era and starts selling his own bootleg alcohol? ‘Lawless’-ness. ‘Lawless’ desperately wants to be a gangster epic right up there with ‘The Untouchables’. However, this mobster story doesn’t take place in the streets of Chicago or New York. This tale of intimidating gangsters hails from...

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Blu-ray Highlights for July 17th, 2012 – What a Glorious Feelin’

Josh Zyber — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:48 +0000

Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo Doo-dloo-doo-doo-doo-doo… I’m singin’ in the rain Just singin’ in the rain We’ve finally got Blu-rays Worth buyin’ again! All right, maybe there aren’t that many Blu-rays worth buying today, but considering how slow things have been recently, it’s nice to have at least one major title to get excited about. In fact,...

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Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Prometheus’?

Josh Zyber — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:00:21 +0000

Among sci-fi fans and film buffs, Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ prequel ‘Prometheus’ (and don’t believe any of Scott’s misdirection that the movie’s not really an ‘Alien’ prequel – it so is) has been one of the most eagerly anticipated movies of the year. Now that it’s finally opened, it has also turned out to be one...

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The Trailer Park: After-Summer Surprises

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Once the summer movie madness is pretty much over, two more wonderful surprises will hit theater screens. Both come from fairly promising filmmakers, and their short previews have definitely worked some magic on me. ‘Looper’ Just about everything in this trailer has me excited to see it as soon as it releases. As someone who...

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