Earlier in the week, the lineup for this year’s Cannes Film Festival was revealed. Every year, this announcement is hotly anticipated, as it’s one of the signifiers that we’re going to soon get some looks at potential Academy Award players. 2019 will be no exception, as a handful of possible contenders are poised to laun ... READ MORE
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There are surprisingly few attempts to do small scale superhero stories. Almost every time out, it’s blockbuster or bust. Even supposedly smaller scale offerings are still huge, like Deadpool or Logan. Even Chronicle was hardly an independent title. It’s a missed opportunity, too. So, when along comes something like Fast Color ... READ MORE
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There are few bigger legends among actresses than Judi Dench. An Oscar winner, almost anything she chooses to be in is with your attention. Whether it’s a prestige Academy Award hopeful or a blockbuster like the James Bond franchise outings, she’s usually able to elevate the material and provide a reason to watch. However, tha ... READ MORE
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Filmmaker David Robert Mitchell blew me away a few years ago with his sophomore feature It Follows. That made anticipation high for his follow up, which turned out to be the noir crime dramedy Under the Silver Lake. Making its debut last year at the Cannes Film Festival, the movie was met with a mixed reception, which led to a release del ... READ MORE
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Documentaries about religious groups tend to be either exposés or propaganda. Rarely do you get an even handed look at a religion and what they’re setting out to achieve. However, Hail Satan? and The Satanic Temple is hardly your average religion. This documentary seeks to shed a light on the goals that this group has in mind. They ... READ MORE
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We’re back! Continuing onward with this (mostly) weekly series I’m doing here on the site, we’re talking about the top 25 Oscar winners in just about every single one of the Academy Award categories out there for us to talk about. Aside from the short categories and likely something a bit harder to rank like Best Sound Editing o ... READ MORE
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Welcome back to the weekly box office report! Each and every Sunday, expect a look at what made the most money in theaters, as well as just how all of the new releases fared. This week, our newest hero du jour in Shazam! fights to retain the crown, while newcomers like Hellboy and Little hope for an upset How did the two new offerings do, ... READ MORE
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What a tremendous breath of fresh air this is. Usually, period pieces or biopics of figures such as Emily Dickinson, they tend to be rather dry. Then, there’s Wild Nights with Emily, which takes a far more lighthearted route. In fact, this is basically a dramedy, which you’d never expect based on the premise. That’s what ... READ MORE
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All at once, we went from knowing very little about the final installment of the now nine episode Star Wars saga to being blown away. Over at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, not only was the title finally revealed for Episode IX, we got a Teaser Trailer as well. The latter will be discussed below and seen at the bottom of this post. The ... READ MORE
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There’s so much talent involved in the production of Mary Magdalene, you know it would only sit on the shelf for so long. Caught up in the dissolution of The Weinstein Company, it now hits theaters this week, a year or so after when it was figured to arrive. For some, this will be a must see curiosity. Unfortunately, for most it’ll ju ... READ MORE
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