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Weekend Roundtable: Oh, You Devil

Josh Zyber — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Lucifer, Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Old Scratch, the Prince of Darkness… The Devil goes by many names and has been depicted many different ways in popular culture. This week’s Roundtable looks at some of our favorite movie and TV devils. Deirdre Crimmins My favorite depiction of the Devil, or Darkness in this case, is Tim Curry...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 28th, 2016 – Mama Said Knock You Out

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:00:01 +0000

The Ks are here! The Ks are here! The 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray format officially launches this week. If that doesn’t interest you, don’t worry. Regular Blu-ray gets some noteworthy releases too. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Creed‘ – I’m writing this post in advance of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, but I assume that Sylvester Stallone won the...

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Weekend Movies: Coming Up Short

Luke Hickman — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:00:05 +0000

With one week to go until ‘Star Wars’ storms theaters, unfortunately nothing worthwhile takes the stage in the meantime. Originally slated for March 2015, the sole wide release this weekend had its theatrical debut bumped nine months. When Warner Bros. announced the delay for ‘In the Heart of the Sea‘, the excuse at the time...

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Weekend Box Office: Not Quite As Hungry This Time

Luke Hickman — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:00:24 +0000

We knew that the ‘Hunger Games’ finale would top the box office this weekend, but the franchise’s picture-over-picture decline is rather surprising. Unfortunately, that’s not the only new movie to perform below expectations. The ‘Hunger Games’ franchise started with incredible strength and momentum. Although it has come to a close with unarguable box office success,...

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Weekend Movies: Going Hungry

Luke Hickman — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:00:20 +0000

Get ready for another busy weekend at your local cinema. The final ‘Hunger Games’ installment will draw huge crowds, but there’s also a better-than-expected, crude Christmas comedy opening alongside it. The second part of the adaptation of the last ‘Hunger Games’ book finally hits theaters today. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2‘ kicks off on...

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‘Legend’ (2015) Review: A Tale of Two Hardys

Philip Brown — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:00:09 +0000

There have been so many gangster movies at this point that the only way to make an entry in the genre appealing is through some sort of stunt. ‘Black Mass’ recently rescued Johnny Depp from his mountain of scarves to give him an actual human to play, and now comes Brian Helgeland’s ‘Legend’, which doubles...

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TIFF Journal: ‘Legend’

Philip Brown — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:00:12 +0000

The big question at the end of ‘Legend’ is just how much an impact can a single actor have on the overall result of a movie. For the most part, Brian Helgeland’s take on the notorious London gangsters the Kray brothers is fairly average. However, at the center of it is a pretty damn remarkable...

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The Trailer Park: Looking to the Past for Inspiration

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:00:36 +0000

Stories from real life are often a great source for good movies. Sadly, that’s not always the case, but the following films look to be loaded with potential. ‘Legend’ Tom Hardy is always such a blast to watch on the screen. Even when his muffled voice leaves us wondering what he just said, the man...

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SteelBook Alert: You Betcha!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:00:05 +0000

As I mentioned last week, Fox’s upcoming wave of war movie SteelBooks in the UK doesn’t do much for me. Even if you feel the same, the studio has a lot more metal cases coming down the pike, and many of these have unique or at least interesting artwork. Unfortunately, Fox has a tendency to...

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Monster Madness: Balrog vs. The Mist Walker – Darkness vs. Predator

Aaron Peck — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:00:34 +0000

We had a couple bloodbaths in the last Monster Madness match-up. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Neither Chucky nor the Tire bleed. So, that contest simply ended with what smelled like burning rubber. The other battle saw Godzilla easily take out Cloverfield. The classics usually outlast the newbies. One mythical demon beast takes on a...

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Monster Madness: Vermithrax vs. Cooper – Darkness vs. Executioner

Aaron Peck — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:00:10 +0000

Stay Puft held his own against the menacing Mountain King Troll, and will onto the next round of Monster Madness. In Tuesday’s other match-up, Chucky easily ousted the Leprechaun. Today, we’ll find out if dragons are stronger than aliens, and what happens when two evil foes go head-to-head. The internet says that the ‘Super 8’...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 5/31/11 – What’s It Going to Be Then, Eh?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 31 May 2011 13:00:02 +0000

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. Are you ready for a bit of the old ultraviolence? Viddy well, my brothers, for surely the Blu-rays this week are gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. All right, maybe most of the week’s new releases are the usual mixed bag, but a handful of titles stand out as...

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