Chappie is getting ripped to shreds by critics. Few are even calling writer/director Neill Blomkamp the ‘next Shyamalan’. Ouch. I was a big fan of his first film, District 9, but never got around to seeing his second, Elysium. I was told the social commentary that worked so well in District 9 was far too heavy handed in Elysium. Well, that...
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The trailers and promos for Everly make it look like a standard action revenge thriller, not far removed from the surprise hit of last fall, John Wick. The comparison is easy to make. Both films feature a star who hasn’t had much luck in recent years attempting to get back into the public’s good...
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Sometimes it’s best to just sit back and enjoy a movie. Not in a “check your brain at the door” way though. I’m not fond of that phrase. If I have to leave my brain behind that means I’m willing to become a vapid idiot for two hours and I don’t ever feel like...
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CAST OF ALL-FEMALE JAWS ANNOUNCED Emma Stone, who spilled the beans at this years Golden Globes, confirmed on her twitter page today that she will be fronting the cast of an all-female Jaws – this reporter has learned. She will be joined by screen veterans Viola Davis (The Help, Prisoners) and Sissy Spacek (Get...
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I don’t post trailers very often but Big Game looks like it will be the most entertaining movie of year. I’m already saving a spot on my best of 2015 list and I’ve only seen about a minute and a half of the actual film. THIS. TRAILER. IS. EVERYTHING. So don’t tell me to...
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Now that 2015 is officially here, it’s time to look back on the films that made a lasting impression this past year. I must say, I thought 2014 was a damn good year for movies. You had to look for some of them but the search was well worth it. In fact, I liked...
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First of all, to address your gaping jaw and look of utter bewilderment, that image above is not fake. Paramount Pictures has indeed made a push for the Academy to nominate Transformers: Age of Extinction for Best Picture. They want Michael Bay to get a Best Director nomination and for the flick to get a whole...
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Foxcatcher has Oscar written all over it. It’s chock full of things the Academy loves: a comedic actor making a dark dramatic turn, a pretty boy actor demanding to be taken seriously, a prestigious director who only makes Oscar bait, a script based off a lurid true story, a long running time, and themes focused on...
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It’s much easier to explain what makes a movie bad than what makes a movie good. This is common knowledge. Any idiot can say that Transformers 4 is an ‘overlong, clunky, piece of shit’ or that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a ‘cynical cash grab’ and back it up with evidence. It’s much more difficult to say...
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It’s been a depressing couple of weeks. Everything going on in Ferguson is a nightmare that I can’t even begin to wrap my brain around and we’ve learned that Bill Cosby is a despicably evil monster (for a much more in depth take on that whole disgusting mess, check out Noah’s brilliant piece). But...
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