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The Dirt (2019) Review
The Dirt (2019) Director: Jeff Tremaine Screenwriter: Amanda Adelson, Rich Wilkes Starring: Machine Gun Kelly, Douglas Booth, Daniel Webber, Iwan Rheon, Anthony Cavalero, Pete Davidson, David Costabile From the director of Jackass and Bad Grandpa comes the latest in a spate of recent biopics that are self-conscious of their own questionable testimonies, in this case…
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Gotti (2018) Review
Gotti (2018) Director: Kevin Connolly Screenwriters: Lem Dobbs, Leo Rossi Starring: John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Spencer Lofranco I watched a movie called Little Italy this week. Hayden Christensen and Emma Roberts play the children of rival pizza shop owners, and we watch their competitive friendship blossom into a romance only a cheesy…
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Ray & Liz (2018) Review
Ray & Liz (2018) Director: Richard Billingham Screenwriter: Richard Billingham Starring: Ella Smith, Justin Sallinger, Joshua Millard-Lloyd, Tony Way A bedraggled, stubbled middle-aged man awakens in a hazy stupor and immediately lights a cigarette. His surroundings are singed with the deep, smoky cyan of the late afternoon. For extended minutes he simply sits and listens…
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Us (2019) Review
Us (2019) Director: Jordan Peele Screenwriter: Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex Jordan Peele comes off his hugely successful debut film Get Out, the first horror film in ages to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, and stepping up to the sophomore plate is…
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Aliens (1986) Retrospective Review
Aliens (1986) Director: James Cameron Screenwriters: James Cameron Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Carrie Henn I’ve always felt that Aliens just about had the edge over Ridley Scott’s original. Maybe it’s simply because, as a kid, it took me about three distinct occasions to sit down and get through the damn thing, thanks…
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) Snapshot Review
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) Director: Jan de Bont Screenwriters: Dean Georgaris Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Noah Taylor, Ciarán Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Til Schweiger, Christopher Barrie Two years after audiences got their first look at Lara Croft on the big screen, the twin-pistol shooting, pony-tail whipping heroine saddled up for…
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Snapshot Review
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) Director: Simon West Screenwriters: Patrick Massett, John Zinman Starring: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor, Daniel Craig When the Illuminati try to get their grubby little hands on the all-important Triangle of Light, an ancient MacGuffin with the power to control time, it’s up to intrepid explorer and…
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Alien (1979) Retrospective Review
Alien (1979) Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriter: Dan O’Bannon Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo Before Ridley Scott became one of the most reliable directors-for-hire in the business, he quickened the heartbeat of horror fans everywhere with his terrifically accomplished breakthrough, Alien. This isn’t…
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The Thing (1982) Review
The Thing (1982) Director: John Carpenter Screenwriter: Bill Lancaster Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, T.K. Carter, David Clennon John Carpenter’s The Thing is a suspense-riddled, snow-covered sci-fi horror and Kurt Russell is the fiery cherry on top of a perfectly-iced paranoia cake. While a portion of 1982 cinemagoers were captivated by the relentlessly…
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Captain Marvel (2019) Review
Captain Marvel (2019) Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Screenwriters: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mandelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Rune Temte, Gemma Chan, Algenis Perez Soto, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace, Akira Akbar It has been eleven long years since the MCU began, Jon…