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Venom Review: Toxic Schlock

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:00:28 +0000

Most superhero movies gross enough money to make small nations look broke, regardless if the movie is any good or not. Because of this, it would be understandable if studios stopped trying so hard. So far, Marvel and DC have been working quite hard to keep our attention (with mixed results), and have yet to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Cast the Next Batman

Josh Zyber — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:00:48 +0000

Even as his gargantuan ‘Justice League’ movie hits theaters, rumors abound that Ben Affleck wants out of his contract playing Batman in future DC Comics movies. If he leaves, what currently working actor should don the cape and cowl next? Shannon Nutt Before DC rebooted its superhero universe with our current cast of characters, there...

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‘Dunkirk’ Review: Anxiety-Inducing Action

Philip Brown — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:00:45 +0000

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ has a summer blockbuster release date because that’s the tentpole template within which the filmmaker works. However, as viscerally thrilling and technically stunning as the film might be (and oh lord is it ever), this is also a thoughtful and in some ways even experimental presentation of war. The film is designed...

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‘Taboo’ Pilot Recap: “I Have Sworn to Do Very Foolish Things”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 19:00:42 +0000

The FX network launches one of the first new TV series of 2017 with ‘Taboo’, an ambitious historical drama starring (and co-created by) Tom Hardy. With last year’s expensive flop ‘The Bastard Executioner‘, FX’s track record isn’t as spotless as it used to be. While certainly not as bad as that, the new show is...

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‘The Revenant’ Review: Beautifully Plodding

Philip Brown — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:00:53 +0000

By now, you’ve likely heard endless tales about how difficult it was to make ‘The Revenant’. Those stories are true and the danger and difficulty of the shoot bleeds onto the screen like a glossy Herzog deathtrap. However, the movie is also difficult to watch in ways both good and bad. Sure, the story is...

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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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Contest: Win ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:00:08 +0000

The results of last week’s ‘Walking Dead’ contest are still being tabulated. In the meantime, we’re ready to go with another really exciting giveaway. We have three extra Blu-ray copies of the action blockbuster ‘Mad Max: Fury Road‘ that we want to put in your hands. Hell yeah! To win a copy of the Blu-ray...

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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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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Review: Absolute Automotive Insanity

Philip Brown — Thu, 14 May 2015 19:00:11 +0000

Until I was actually sitting in a theater watching ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, I wasn’t entirely convinced that it had actually been made. Sure, I’d seen the trailers, but after years of false starts the promise of a (primarily) physically produced, R-rated $150 million ‘Mad Max’ blockbuster made by original director George Miller seemed too...

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Weekend Roundtable: Humble Beginnings

Josh Zyber — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:00:23 +0000

Everyone has to start somewhere. Before she lit up the box office headlining the ‘Divergent’ series, Shailene Woodley began her career as a child actor who made occasional appearances in TV shows like ‘The O.C.’ and ‘Crossing Jordan’. In this week’s Roundtable, we take a look at the humble beginnings for other actors who would...

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‘The Drop’ Review: After Summer Simmer

Luke Hickman — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:00:16 +0000

From watching the trailer, several enticing elements about ‘The Drop’ become evident. First, there’s Tom Hardy. Over the last few years, the guy has proven himself as one of the best actors out there. Second, Noomi Rapace. She’s an amazing chameleon who can adapt to any setting. Third, it’s a seemingly gritty modern day mobster...

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