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‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2’ Review: An Appropriately Dour Finale

Philip Brown — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:00:06 +0000

Through a haze of shadowy and barely visible cinematography, ‘The Hungers Games’ saga has finally reached its predictably cheerless end. The YA series which hinged on televised child murder is one of the darkest cinematic franchises ever foisted on young audiences, and brought some welcome social consciousness to the party. There’s plenty to admire in...

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‘Escobar: Paradise Lost’ Review: Lost and Never Found

Philip Brown — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:00:44 +0000

The only reason that ‘Escobar: Paradise Lost’ was made and the only reason to ever consider watching it is the fact that someone had the ingenious idea of casting Benicio Del Toro as the notorious Colombian cocaine king Pablo Escobar. Del Toro is every bit as good as you’d hope in the title role. Unfortunately,...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Escobar’

Philip Brown — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:00:12 +0000

So you get to make a movie about the notorious Colombian cocaine king Pablo Escobar and even get the dependably excellent Benicio Del Toro to play the title role. How could anyone possibly screw that up, right? Well, how about making the movie about the lone Canadian in Escobar’s life rather than any of those...

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Now Playing: Hungry for More ‘Games’?

Luke Hickman — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:00:52 +0000

Even though I haven’t read the books, I quite enjoyed the adaptation of the first ‘Hunger Games’ novel. Sure, the story felt like a teen-friendly ‘Battle Royale‘ knock-off, but it established a grim dystopian world with some great action sequences. My biggest complaints were the random, unnecessary use of shaky-cam and a lack of characterization...

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Now Playing: Second ‘Journey’ Better Than First, But That’s Not Saying Much

Luke Hickman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:26 +0000

There are literally three things I remember about ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth‘: First, two members of the cast stuck out in my mind because I remember thinking, “Poor Brendan Frasier has fallen a long way” and “This Josh Hutcherson kid sure is a terrible little actor.” Secondly, I remember watching those two...

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The Trailer Park: Life Beyond Disney

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:01 +0000

Two alums from the Mouse Academy are still working hard to be taken seriously after graduating with honors. They’ve even gone so far as to “accidentally” release some provocative photos on the internet and earn themselves “Hot” ranks on Maxim. Guess what? It’s not working. Sadly, they’ll both always be remembered as “That kid from...

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‘Hunger Games’ Keeps Casting, But Does Anyone Care?

Luke Hickman — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Anyone who frequents entertainment news sites knows that Lionsgate makes cast announcements about its upcoming ‘Hunger Games’ movie almost daily. Being based on a huge teen book series that rivals the ‘Twilight Saga’, this makes complete sense why Lionsgate would market the movie’s casting in such a manner. After all, fans are dying to know....

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