Jungle Cruise (2021) Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Screenwriters: Michael Green, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Emily Blunt, Edgar Ramirez, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Paul Giamatti Director Martin Scorsese has compared Disney’s Marvel films to theme parks, but in the context of the modern box office a more apt comparison would be the […]
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Stillwater (2021) Director: Tom McCarthy Screenwriter: Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain Starring: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Lilou Siauvaud, Abigail Breslin 2021 Focus Features release Stillwater tells the story of a young American girl who was falsely charged for a crime she did not commit whilst living and studying in Marseille, France. Matt Damon (Good
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The Suicide Squad (2021) Director: James Gunn Screenwriters: James Gunn Starring: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi 2016’s Suicide Squad was doomed before it ever hit theaters. Batman v Superman had flopped while Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War made over one billion dollars at the box
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The Sparks Brothers (2021) Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Edgar Wright Whether you’ve seen one Edgar Wright film or his entire filmography, one thing is apparent: his love of music. Whether that be shown through the likes of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, or through his more music-centered films such
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Wrath of Man (2021) Director: Guy Ritchie Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie Starring: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Josh Hartnett, Scott Eastwood, Jeffrey Donovan, Laz Alonso, Post Malone, Eddie Marsan, Andy Garcia Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker who lives and dies by his own writing. When he’s firing on all cylinders, when his writing is punchy and verbose
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Planet of the Apes (2001) Director: Tim Burton Screenwriter: William Broyles Jr, Lawrence Konner Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, Estella Warren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Warner, Kris Kristofferson, Erick Avari, Charlton Heston Various writers and directors at 20th Century Fox had been trying to get a new Planet
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Screenwriter: Michael Arndt Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, Beth Grant As wonderful as it is, 15 years on Little Miss Sunshine has a lot to answer for. The “quirky Sundance comedy-drama” seemed to gain a lot
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Spirited Away (2001) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki Starring (English Dub): Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Jason Marsden, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers It may be pretentious to claim that 20 years of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is an occasion of solemnity, but it is undeniable that for many people the marking of this particular
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Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) Director: Malcolm D. Lee Screenwriters: Juel Taylor, Tony Rettenmaier, Keenan Coogler, Terence Nance, Jesse Gordon, Celeste Ballard Starring: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Khris Davis, Sonequa Martin-Green, Cedric Joe, Jeff Bergman, Eric Bauza, Zendaya Space Jam: A New Legacy takes itself too seriously. That’s our fault. Film critics demand that story
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Deerskin (2019) Director: Quentin Dupieux Screenwriter: Quentin Dupieux Starring: Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Pierre Gommé, Marie Bunel, Coralie Russier, Laurent Nicolas, Youssef Hajdi Most of us have made needlessly extravagant purchases at some point in our lives, be that when we’ve come into a little extra disposable cash or we just want to
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