Tag: Movie
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Review: In the Heights and Wish Dragon
Lots of expectations on In the Heights and somehow Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ film soars above them. Plus the new animated film Wish Dragon on Netflix. More about In the Heights: Lights up on Washington Heights…The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st…
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Review: Cruella
Sure Cruella has style, but does it have substance for anyone but a Disney superfan? More about Cruella: Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella…
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Review: Army of the Dead, The Dry, and Dream Horse
Zack Snyder + zombies = formulaic fun? in Army of the Dead. Eric Bana in The Dry is a relatively dry thriller. Plus yes Dream Horse is the real name of a movie that is not aimed at children. More about Army of the Dead: Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of…
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Director Mike Rianda Interview: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
Welcome director Mike Rianda to chat about the power and perils of feedback, first films, explaining working in animation to your family, and of course his feature directorial debut, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. More about The Mitchells vs the Machines From the humans who brought you the Academy Award®-winning Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse…
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Review: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, The Mitchells vs The Machines, and Four Good Days
Michael B. Jordan brings his acting chops to the Ryanverse (is that even a thing?) but does Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse even deserve him? The Mitchells vs. The Machines is an animated delight. Four Good Days also wastes the potential of its stars. More about Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse: An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an…
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Review: Mortal Kombat and Stowaway
2021’s Mortal Kombat is on the cusp of cult terrible-greatness and Stowaway on Netflix is a bunch of very smart characters acting very stupid (in space!) More about Mortal Kombat: In “Mortal Kombat,” MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has…
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Review: In the Earth and The Circle Season 2
Out of your Sundance nightmares comes In the Earth from Ben Wheatley. Also the reality competition show The Circle returns – except we’re all in the Circle now [Send Message]. More about In the Earth: As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the…
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Review: Godzilla vs. Kong and French Exit
It’s a clash of epic scale in Godzilla vs. Kong but does the film live up to the two titular titans legacies? Plus Michelle Pfeiffer brings her all in French Exit. More about Godzilla vs. Kong: From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes the long-awaited face-off between two icons in the epic adventure “Godzilla…
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Review: Nobody and The Father
Bob Odenkirk is Nobody and struggles to make the film worth seeing. Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman bring their acting chops to the intimate portrait of aging in The Father. More about Nobody: Sometimes the man you don’t notice is the most dangerous of all. Emmy winner Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, The Post, Nebraska)…
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Review: The Courier and Land
Benedict Cumberbatch gets his spy on in the Cold War thriller, The Courier, (but it doesn’t quite deliver). Robin Wright makes her directorial debut in Land. More about The Courier: THE COURIER is the true story of an unassuming British business man Greville Wynne (Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history.…