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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Review: Buggy Sequel Fails to Fly

Jason Gorber — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:35 +0000

It’s inevitable that some 20 films into the Marvel Cinematic Universe things are starting to feel a bit rote. We know that between the big explosions of the ‘Avengers’ films, standalone works will move the pieces into place for what’s to come, hopefully injecting just enough humor, action and excitement to make the effort worthwhile....

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‘Tomb Raider’ Review: Some Things Shouldn’t Be Dug Up

Luke Hickman — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:00:03 +0000

It’s puzzling to me that studios have recently invested so much into reboots of existing properties that weren’t all that great to begin with. (See: ‘Death Wish’). The execs can’t be so far removed that they’re blindly ignorant to the fact that the there’s absolutely no demand for them, right? Even if they produce a...

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‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Review: The Divergent Finale Is Here… Wait…

Philip Brown — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:00:43 +0000

After four years and hundreds of millions of dollars spent, the ‘Maze Runner’ trilogy has finally come to a close. And yet, there’s a very good chance that you didn’t notice any of it. Why? Well, because no one really cares about the ‘Maze Runner’ movies. The franchise emerged in the post ‘Hunger Games’ haze...

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‘Mojave’ Review: Empty Nonsense

Philip Brown — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:00:58 +0000

Some movies fail because their ambitions are too low. Other movies fail because their ambitions are too high. When the latter occurs and the failure is spectacular, it can be extraordinarily painful to watch. ‘Mojave’ is one such movie. Overwritten and under-directed by William Monahan (who won an Oscar writing ‘The Departed’ for Martin Scorsese...

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‘The Hateful Eight’ Review: Handsomely Nasty Art House Sleaze

Philip Brown — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:00:49 +0000

When you think about the Christmas movie season and the heartwarming populism therein, a blood-soaked Quentin Tarantino Western isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. Yet ‘The Hateful Eight’ marks the second time that a violent trip to the Old West delivered by the movie-obsessed auteur has made it to screens in time...

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Now Playing: ‘Machete’ Slays Me

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:00:49 +0000

“Machete don’t tweet” is just one of the hilarious lines uttered by Danny Trejo’s iconic character, Machete Cortez, in this new fun-as-hell sequel from Robert Rodriguez. If you pay attention, you might notice that Rodriguez has actually made a ‘Star Wars’ film with Machete in it this time around, complete with machete lightsabers, versions of...

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Now Playing: So-So ‘G.I. Joe’

Josh Zyber — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:00:46 +0000

Make no mistake, I consider 2009’s ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra‘ to be one of my most hated movies, and a desecration of a property that I’ve loved since childhood. Yet here we are four years later, and I’ve found myself approaching its inevitable sequel with some measure of cautious optimism. Does ‘G.I. Joe:...

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‘Justified’ 4.01 Recap: “One Sinner at a Time”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:00:55 +0000

I wish that I had enough time to fully discuss every TV show that I watch here in the blog. Sadly, there just aren’t enough hours in the day, especially these days. One that really deserves more attention than I’m able to give it is ‘Justified’, which began its fourth season on FX last week....

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‘Justified’ 3.01 Recap: “Not Much Call for Cowboys These Days”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:00:39 +0000

‘Justified’ returned to kick off its third season last week. Even though the show has never been a significant ratings hit, the FX network has had enough faith to keep it on the air this long. That’s a good thing for fans, because the last season left a number of unresolved storylines hanging. The season...

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‘Justified’ 2.01 Recap: Sweet as Apple Pie

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:00:50 +0000

Despite being a big fan of the show, I neglected to give ‘Justified’ much coverage in this blog during its first season. Since the second season premiered last week, let’s rectify that oversight right now. This is a great series that barely made it to renewal, and deserves a lot more attention than it has...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 1/18/11: What Are You Buying?

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:00:56 +0000

With the release of ‘The Social Network‘ (one of last year’s best reviewed and highest grossing films), last week was pretty good for Blu-ray, wasn’t it? Unfortunately, things slow down considerably this week. There are no truly major titles on the docket today. However, we still might be able to find a thing or two...

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Now Playing: ‘Predators’ Kicks Ass

Drew Taylor — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:00:31 +0000

Maybe this summer’s lackluster slate has dulled my senses, or maybe I was suffering from heat exhaustion (what I like to refer to as “the sun crazies”). For whatever reason, I really enjoyed the Robert Rodriguez-produced, Nimrod Antal-directed sequel/spin-off/reboot/whatever ‘Predators.’ Like, wholeheartedly. So many movies are marketed and described as being able to make you...

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