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‘Chuck’ (2017) Review: Real Rocky’s Rockier Road

Philip Brown — Fri, 26 May 2017 16:00:10 +0000

Countless hard luck boxing dramas have been released since ‘Rocky’ and most aren’t worth the pain of suffering through. ‘Chuck’ is the latest and thankfully proves to be an exception to the rule. The reason? Well, it’s about Chuck Wepner, the man that Stallone allegedly based ‘Rocky’ on, and it’s as much about the awkward...

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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Review: No Potter, No Problem

Philip Brown — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 13:00:41 +0000

You’d think that eight ‘Harry Potter’ movies would be enough, but that’s not how Hollywood works, silly. J.K. Rowling’s beloved children’s series captivated a generation with a distinctly magical sense of storytelling. More importantly, it also guaranteed Warner Bros. about a billion dollars in box office revenue annually. Obviously, the studio was curious to see...

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TIFF Journal: ‘The Bleeder’

Philip Brown — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 16:00:36 +0000

Hey, you know those movies about boxers whose lives are just as tumultuous outside the ring as they are within? ‘The Bleeder’ is one of those. It’s even based on a true story to theoretically maximize the hanky-soaking, teary-eyed potential of the piece. However, this one is thankfully far more entertaining than most movies of...

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‘The Book of Life’ Review: Surprisingly Lifeless

Philip Brown — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:00:29 +0000

‘The Book of Life’ has an amazing aesthetic that sets it apart from most animated family films. Unfortunately, beyond the pretty exterior, there’s very little here that hasn’t been seen endlessly before. The film opens with a group of school children attending a museum where a tour guide pulls out a collection of puppets to...

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Captain’s Blog: Packing Heat

Tom Landy — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Central Canada Comic-Con 2013 kicked off this past weekend, November 1st-3rd. If it wasn’t the most successful year for the convention yet, it was certainly the busiest, with a sold-out crowd and more things to see than ever before. Numerous celebrities were on hand, including three ‘Star Trek’ alums: Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig), Captain Benjamin...

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Captain’s Blog: Canada Goes to Hell!

Tom Landy — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:00:37 +0000

Is it that time of year again already? In just a few short months, Central Canada Comic Con 2013 will kick off in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main headliners this year are two fan-favorites: Ron Perlman (‘Hellboy’, ‘Pacific Rim’ and ‘Sons of Anarchy) and ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ star Avery Brooks! More than a dozen...

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Now Playing: Out on a ‘Rim’

Bryan Kluger — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:00:52 +0000

Robots, monsters and Ron Perlman. Oh my. Director Guillermo del Toro gives us the movie that we’ve wanted to see since we were five-years-old. In an action-packed and brilliant visual effects spectacle, we have giant robots fighting vicious monsters on Earth. As a fan of genre films who knows how to tell a great story...

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TV Madness: Morrow vs. Magnum – McCall vs. Kirk

Aaron Peck — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:28 +0000

In the last TV Madness match, our competitors gave a couple of valiant efforts, but in the end, superpowers trumped mere mortals. Much to my chagrin, Clark Kent from ‘Smallville’ took out crazy Tommy Gavin from ‘Rescue Me’, while David Banner went all Hulk on Nikita. Today we have the final first-round match-ups. On Friday,...

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Weekend Movies: Now Would Be a Good Time to Finish That Puzzle You’re Working On

Drew Taylor — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:00:22 +0000

Hopefully you’re working on the puzzle I saw a few weeks ago in my local Borders, the one that’s the cover of Michael Jackson’s marginal 1991 album ‘Dangerous’. I’m not sure how many pieces it has, but it looks pretty impressive and I can imagine throwing on a Jackson-only mix tape and going to town...

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Now Playing: ‘Season of the Witch’ Not So Spellbinding

Drew Taylor — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:00:06 +0000

I’m about to get existential on your ass: Who, exactly, is Nicolas Cage? Is he the character actor who worked with David Lynch, Mike Figgis, and the Coens – the one who ate a live roach on camera? Is he the big-time movie star who can hold down franchise fare like ‘National Treasure‘? Or is...

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Leaving the Stream: Week of January 2nd, 2011

Dick Ward — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:00:13 +0000

After last week’s major content switch (more titles were added to my queue than were dropped), it’s refreshing to see a week where nothing of value is lost from Netflix streaming. That is, unless you’re really into mediocrity. Gulliver’s Travels (1/12) Who needs Jack Black when you’ve got Ted Danson? Admittedly, this version of ‘Gulliver’s...

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