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‘Geostorm’ Review: A Disaster of Emmerichian Proportions

Philip Brown — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:00:09 +0000

Here’s a sentence that will surprise no one: That movie where Gerard Butler fights a super storm sucks. The film didn’t screen for critics and likely won’t be discussed as the disaster that it is since it came out on the week when everyone wants to declare ‘The Snowman’ the worst movie ever made. (It’s...

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‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ Review: It’s All About the Beer Money

Philip Brown — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:00:27 +0000

Based on the most successful kidnapping in history (in terms of ransom returns) and featuring a pretty damn impressive British cast, ‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ is a genre movie that should have made itself. The material is inherently exciting, the story undeniably compelling, and the performers are all talented enough to pull it off. Unfortunately, director...

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Poll: What Did You Think of ‘Cloud Atlas’?

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:00:56 +0000

I may be taking a chance by running a poll about ‘Cloud Atlas’ today. As I write this post on Saturday morning, before any box office numbers have been released, I’m not sure how popular or widely-seen the movie will be. Analysts have predicted a soft opening, and I suspect that they’re right. Nevertheless, this...

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