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‘Beauty and the Beast’ (2017) Review: Pretty but Superfluous

Philip Brown — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:00:18 +0000

While Jon Favreau’s high-tech take on ‘The Jungle Book’ may have reinvented enough elements of the Disney animated classic to justify its existence, the live-action reboot of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ feels like little more than a restaging of the 1991 cartoon triumph. It’s nice enough and pretty enough, but why does this need to...

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‘Mr. Holmes’ Review: Elementary Fan Fiction

Philip Brown — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 17:00:26 +0000

‘Mr. Holmes’ seems to have so much promise as the opening scenes establish the tale. It’s a layered, meta take on an aging Sherlock Holmes that imagines the great detective as a real person who was spiced up into a fictional character through the writings of his partner, Dr. Watson. Now a dying old man,...

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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Review: Marvel’s X-cellent Mutant Adventure

Philip Brown — Fri, 23 May 2014 13:00:23 +0000

By the time the credits roll on the last screening of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ this weekend, plenty of people in sold-out theaters across the planet will have a new favorite ‘X-Men’ movie. Packed with action, brilliant actors, relentless pacing, and wrapped in a clever conceit, this is easily the most purely entertaining entry...

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Now Playing: Tough ‘Hobbit’ to Break

Luke Hickman — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 20:00:49 +0000

My name is Luke and I’m an unapologetic fan of Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ films. While ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ wasn’t as strong as the first ‘Rings’ trilogy, I still loved it and, unlike most, I prefer the extended cut over the theatrical version. If you felt that ‘An Unexpected...

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‘The Hobbit’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:00:07 +0000

They wants the precious! They really wants the precious!! Last week, we offered you the chance to win ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ on Blu-ray, and you turned out in force with a lot of great contest entries. The time has come to reveal the winner. Let’s take this journey together, shall we? As explained...

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Share in the Adventure – Win ‘The Hobbit’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:15 +0000

Even after three successful contests in a row, we’re still in a giving mood around here at High-Def Digest. To keep the momentum going, we’ve decided to give away yet another free movie to one of our readers! This week, we’re offering you the opportunity to win ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ on Blu-ray, and...

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Now Playing: One Prequel to Rule Them All

Luke Hickman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:21 +0000

Like the majority of those who have seen them, I love the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies and have been excited to revisit Middle Earth since ‘The Hobbit’ films were announced. The act of stretching J.R.R. Tolkien’s short book into three parts has done minimal damage to the first chapter (subtitled ‘An Unexpected Journey’) –...

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The Trailer Park: More Excitement for 2012

M. Enois Duarte — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:37 +0000

As is often the case, for every few promising movie trailers that come along, there will be at least one that completely ruins the party. We’ll start off with the worst first and then rid ourselves of its godawful taste with something sure to please. ‘Wrath of the Titans’ The funny thing about this sequel...

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Hollywood Rolls Out the Big Guns During Super Bowl

Josh Zyber — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:00:35 +0000

As I understand it, there was some sort of significant sporting event on television over the weekend. I believe it was called the Super Dish, or Wonder Plate, or something like that. Because it tends to do pretty well in the ratings, advertisers like to use this as an opportunity to debut lots of flashy...

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