Category: Movie News
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Brian Wilson and Director Brent Wilson Take a ‘Long Promised Road’ Inside a Genius’ Guarded Mind and Music
“He’s a talker” is a phrase that has never been used to describe Brian Wilson, then — in the Beach Boys’ original 1960s heyday — or especially now. So director Brent Wilson might have been taking on one of the more quixotic filmmaking quests of all time when he set out to make a documentary…
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Sonic 2 Brings Back Original Video Game Voice Actor As Tails
Hollywood sure loves to take away voice-over roles from actors whose performances have become synonymous with the character in favor of someone with a bit more Hollywood star-power, but Paramount Pictures just made video game fans’ nice list after it was announced that Colleen O’Shaughnessey, who has been voicing the character since 2014, would be…
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James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli Thinks Women Deserve Their Own Characters
“No Time to Die” is the latest film in the 007 series. There have now been 25 James Bond films, the last several starring Daniel Craig who is now retiring from the role and the franchise. Of course, speculation is rife in terms of who should play the famous spy that everyone immediately recognizes. I mean,…
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‘Submersible’ Review: A Grimy, Claustrophobic, Deeply Generic Submarine Thriller
There are lost-at-sea thrillers that make a virtue of the leanness of their narratives. J.C. Chandor’s “All Is Lost,” Wolfgang Fischer’s “Styx” and Chris Kentis’ legitimately traumatizing “Open Water” (not to mention Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” if we switch in space for ocean) all spun gripping tales of survival — or not — using minimal dialogue…
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Don’t Look Up review – slapstick apocalypse according to DiCaprio and Lawrence
Adam McKay’s laboured satire challenges political indifference to looming comet catastrophe but misses out on the comedyHaving long complained that movies aren’t engaging with the most vital issue of our time – the climate crisis – it’s perhaps churlish of me not to be glad when one comes along that does exactly that. But Adam…
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Don’t Look Up Review: This Smug, Shrill Disaster Movie Satire Is Just A Disaster
Who is “Don’t Look Up” for? Adam McKay stepped away from his unapologetically silly comedies with 2015’s “The Big Short,” a semi-serious investigation into the crisis surrounding the United States housing bubble. It was a new side to McKay, and while the film outfitted famous players in goofy wigs, the reception was positive, and the message was…
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The Essential Marvel Movies You Must Rewatch Before Spider-Man: No Way Home
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” feels like it’s been a long time coming, at least by Marvel Cinematic Universe standards. The end of 2019’s “Far From Home” left audiences with one heck of a cliffhanger, setting the stage for Tom Holland’s biggest cinematic adventure as the beloved superhero to date. This movie has a whole lot…
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Shows Like Game Of Thrones You Definitely Need To See
Yes, some years ago, “Game of Thrones” ended — a walker was killed, a dragon burned a throne, a boy who couldn’t become king became the king, and a fanbase went wild. But whatever disappointments “Game of Thrones” ended with, the show still began with undeniable promise.It wasn’t like the others. It was a big-budget…