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Now Streaming: Jack Ryan Season 1

Josh Zyber — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:00:35 +0000

Now on its fifth actor to play the lead role, the Jack Ryan franchise has had nearly as many reboots as James Bond in half the time. The latest iteration brings Tom Clancy’s famed intelligence analyst to the small screen courtesy of Amazon Prime streaming. How well does the property translate to episodic television? Perhaps...

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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Review: They’re Just Gonna Keep Making ‘Em Until You Stop Paying

Philip Brown — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:30:59 +0000

Oh, what it must be like to live inside the brain of Michael Bay – a magical place where everything explodes, all booties are ogled, children swear like sailors, cars exclusively drive at high velocity, acting is wide-eyed squealing, all jokes are inappropriate, stories have no meaning, money is limitless, and everyone is stupid. It...

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’13 Hours’ Review: Zero Brains, Dirty

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:00:21 +0000

Before I get into this review, I should start with a semi-apology. I did this with ‘American Sniper’ as well, even though it didn’t make a lick of difference when the comments piled up. I want to make it clear that obviously I’d admire those who are willing to risk their lives for their country...

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Statuesque: The 2015 Spirit & Razzie Awards

Josh Zyber — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:00:10 +0000

Though you undoubtedly had little reason to notice, the Oscars actually weren’t the only movie awards handed out over the weekend. As per tradition, the Independent Spirit Awards and the Razzies both continued to demonstrate their ever-growing irrelevance. Independent Spirit Awards Originally intended as a celebration of the small indie films that other award ceremonies...

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‘Transformers: Age of Exinction’ Contest Results

Josh Zyber — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:00:04 +0000

Last week, we promised to give away a copy of ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ on Blu-ray, and our readers supplied a lot of very funny contest submissions. The time has come to transform one of our your entries into a winner. Let’s get to it. As explained in the original post, we challenged you to...

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Go! Go! Go! Run! Run! Run! – Win ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:00:41 +0000

For as much as we may gripe about Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers’ franchise around here, the movies sure do make splendid home theater eye candy. If you’re looking for a new show-off demo disc, we’re giving away a Blu-ray copy of ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ this week – complete with stunning 3D visuals (or 2D, if...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 28th, 2014 – Less Than Meets the Eye

Josh Zyber — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:00:52 +0000

This week is all about those Robots in Disguise as Michael Bay’s latest rock ’em sock ’em sequel hits Blu-ray, and everything else moves out of its way. New Releases ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction‘ – I seem to recall Michael Bay swearing that he was done with his ‘Transformers’ “trilogy” after ‘Dark of the Moon’...

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SteelBook Alert: Me Grimlock Kick Butt

Josh Zyber — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:00:02 +0000

It seems foolish to call a movie that grossed over $240 million domestically (and is currently the top-earning film for the year worldwide) a box office disappointment, but the studio definitely hoped that ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ would be a bigger mega-hit than it actually was this summer. Nonetheless, Michael Bay’s latest robo-carnage extravaganza will...

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‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Review: Heroes with a Half-Brain

Philip Brown — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 19:00:24 +0000

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have returned, possibly signaling the moment when ’90s nostalgia hits the mainstream. There’s a problem with nostalgia, though. Fond memories tend to make things seem better than they were. Unless you’re an unapologetic Ninja Turtles nut, all this new reboot offers is definitive proof that some franchises should never be...

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Weekend Roundtable: Invent a Transformer

Josh Zyber — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:00:28 +0000

This week’s ‘Age of Extinction’ may be the fourth entry in the blockbuster ‘Transformers’ franchise, but it certainly won’t be the last. Before Michael Bay gets to work on his next robot-on-robot slugfest, let’s offer the director some suggestions for new characters that should join the ‘Transformers’ roster. M. Enois Duarte Inspired by the positive...

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‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ Review: LOUD NOISES!!

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:00:27 +0000

‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ feels like watching all of the previous ‘Transformers’ movies back to back in both the best and worst possible sense. It sure is dumb and action packed, but it’s also much too much in every conceivable way. You’ll be begging for the movie to end by the last thirty minutes regardless...

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‘The Last Ship’ Pilot Recap: “The World Is Sick”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:00:57 +0000

Michael Bay is a busy guy. For all of his other failings, let it never be said that the man is a slacker. The same week as his latest robo-carnage ‘Transformers’ sequel hits theaters, Bay also has a new TV series (his second of the year) premiering on TNT. ‘The Last Ship’ looks more overtly...

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