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The Secret Life of Pets 2 Review: The Dogs Have Been Let Out Again

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 07 Jun 2019 12:00:12 +0000

Big screens or small, people will always love watching animals. The Secret Life of Pets cashed in on that fact back in 2016, and without changing the formula too much, The Secret Life of Pets 2 is here to pick up any loose change left. Smartly recasting the lead voice with Patton Oswalt and ditching...

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All Deckard Out: A History of Blade Runner on Laserdisc

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:00:15 +0000

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner may not have set the theatrical box office on fire back in 1982, but the film found enough of a cult audience on home video to warrant multiple releases on the Laserdisc format between 1983 to 1993. Over the years, I’ve collected most of them. I don’t have much call to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Screen Legends Who Never Won Oscars

Josh Zyber — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:00:51 +0000

Earlier this week, Glenn Close was denied the Academy Award that everybody thought she’d win. The actress can take comfort that this puts her in good company with plenty of other veteran actors and filmmakers who also somehow went without ever winning an Oscar in competition. Maybe Close will get an honorary or lifetime achievement...

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SteelBook Alert: More Human than Human

Josh Zyber — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:08 +0000

Sadly, the long-awaited ‘Blade Runner 2049’ appears to be following in its predecessor’s footsteps and will be a box office bust in theaters. Much like the original, however, it’s sure to be a cult item on video. SteelBooks and other fancy editions are already announced. UK Blu-ray SteelBook Available at: Amazon UK Release date: TBD...

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Review: Run, Don’t Walk

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:00:14 +0000

Of all the revived franchise extensions to pop up in recent years, ‘Blade Runner’ felt like the riskiest proposition. While Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi/noir made a huge mark on pop culture with its groundbreakingly bleak design and formation of the cult of the director’s cut, it’s also a rather slow, ambiguous, even philosophical film –...

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The Trailer Park: A Long Time Coming

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 13:00:48 +0000

The biggest movie news of the week has got to be the teaser trailer for the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi cult classic. Let’s take a look. ‘Blade Runner 2049’ The moment I watched this preview, I’m somewhat certain I yelled like a giddy schoolgirl. However, I have some reservations, primarily a concern about...

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The Flaws Awaken – Nitpicking the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:00:17 +0000

Before fanboys and fangirls out there ignite their lightsabers, let me preface this article by saying I liked ‘The Force Awakens’ – a lot. It was a monumental task for J.J. Abrams and company to revive the feeling most of us felt for the ‘Star Wars’ franchise back in the late 1970s/early ’80s, and for...

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Review: Thrilling Fan Service

Philip Brown — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:00:44 +0000

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but there’s a ‘Star Wars’ movie opening this weekend. A new one too. Not a Special Edition. Not even a prequel. In fact, George Lucas isn’t involved for reasons that even he understands. It’s called ‘The Force Awakens’. You might have heard about it, briefly. Out of...

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Weekend Roundtable: Actors Who’ve Lost Their Edge

Josh Zyber — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:00:11 +0000

Robert De Niro, once one of the most vital actors of his generation if not all time, has yet another bland, forgettable comedy coming out this week. He’s made a lot of those in the last decade and a half. In this week’s Roundtable, we look at some other sad cases of actors who’ve simply...

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‘The Age of Adaline’ Review: Preposterously Romantic

Philip Brown — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:00:41 +0000

‘The Age of Adaline’ is a thoroughly ludicrous fantasy romance that should be impossible to take seriously. Yet the filmmakers somehow commit to the premise with enough full-hearted sincerity to make it strangely palatable. It’s no masterpiece, but for those in the mood for a weepy ode to impossible love, it’ll scratch an itch. Blake...

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Poll: The New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer

Josh Zyber — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:00:47 +0000

It’s been more than four months since we caught a fleeting glimpse of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ in the first teaser trailer. Not much else about the film leaked out after that, until this week’s Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, where the new official trailer was unveiled. So, how’s it look? This is,...

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‘The Expendables 3’ Review: Ageless, Brainless and Painless

Philip Brown — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:00:13 +0000

‘The Expendables’ – a franchise created to revive the ’80s action movie style and provide a few fading stars from that era with pensions – has somehow made it to a third chapter. If you’ve seen the previous movies or a trailer for this one, you’ll know exactly what to expect. This series is about...

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