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‘The Revenant’ is a flawed, breathtaking beauty
The towering technical achievements and bravura sequences of ‘The Revenant’ are enough to warrant a visit to this grim wilderness More
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‘Room’ packs some of 2015’s most harrowing moments
An observant script and amazing performances make ‘Room’ one of 2015’s most gut-wrenching viewing experiences More
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Video: Ecstasy, Agony, and Beauty in the films of Spike Jonze
There’s something incredible special about the movies of Spike Jonze. I don’t know if it is how he shoots them, the intimate stories, or the eclectic characters but they all seem so fresh when you watch them. As if there is nothing else like them. Vimeo user Hello Wizard felt the same and documented the […] More
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MTV’s TV adaptation of ‘Scream’ gets killer trailer and a premiere date
MTV has finally premiered the first footage of the much anticipated Scream television adaptation during their annual Movie awards show after some delay from earlier reports that stated it would be released in October 2014. The new series is based on the popular film franchise of the same name originally written by Kevin Williamson and […] More
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Italian cult films ‘Django’ and Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’ to be adapted for television
Two international producing companies, France’s Atlantique Productions and Italy’s Cattleya, have joined forces to co-develop and produce television adaptations of two cult Italian film properties. According to Slashfilm, the two companies intend to adapt the spaghetti western icon Django based from Sergio Corbucci’s original film and Italian horror film classic Suspiria by Dario Argento which […] More
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Watch how Spike Jonze movies create the atmosphere of a fairytale
Are you curious about how director Spike Jonze frames his films? How his moments can become both filled with reality and fantasy? It seems like the director has a knack for keeping the audience balanced between both realms. In a new video essay, Jacob Swinney shows what makes Jonze’s four feature films (Being John Malkovich, […] More
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‘Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children’ is a muddled but ultimately worthwhile successor
When the teaser for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children first burst upon the scene in the fall of 2003, it would have been a staggering understatement to say fans were excited. In fact, fans of gamings flagship fantasy series were positively chomping at the bit for any new information regarding the sequel. The teaser was sparse but the morsels it did offer gave the public some pretty major bits, such as a recut of Sephiroth burning Nibelheim, shots of Vincent, Barret, and Tifa, and the return of the Turks, all scored to a new version of the iconic One Winged Angel theme from FFVII’s final battle. Was Square setting the bar a bit too high right out of the gate? Just how could they possibly match the insane hype they were already building almost two years prior to release? More
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Sundance 2015: Most Anticipated Films
With January being the traditional low point of the movie season, cinephiles from around the world look to the Sundance Film Festival for some glimmer of hope. America’s preeminent independent film festival has graduated some heavy-hitters over the years, including Whiplash, Ida, and Boyhood from last year’s class. 2015’s program boasts an unprecedented balance between […] More
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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ is a fitting farewell to Middle-Earth
To fully appreciate Peter Jackson’s last foray into Middle-Earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, one must understand it’s actually two separate movies. The first movie is a sour, pseudo-Shakespearean morality play that has nothing to do with Hobbits. The second movie is a heartfelt rumination about friendship and self-sacrifice. For those willing to overlook the sour for the sweet, there are great treasures to be found, as Jackson brings his trilogy to a suitably-epic conclusion. More
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‘Wild’ looks lovely but leaves you longing
Wild is a mildly-satisfying travelogue through one woman’s troubled life that never quite delivers the catharsis it promises. Reese Witherspoon gives a brave, physically-demanding performance, despite her character’s unconvincing psychological transformation. Director Jean-Marc Vallée deftly intertwines our hero’s tragic past with her epic hike along the Pacific coast, but neither informs one another on an emotional level. The result is a beautiful looking film that feels lonelier than a desolate mountain pass. More
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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ flies nowhere
White Bird in a Blizzard Written & Directed by Gregg Araki USA, 2014 Just in case the title wasn’t enough of a hint, White Bird in a Blizzard provides enough ponderous dialogue and artsy flourishes to reveal itself as the pretentious mess that it is. Unsure whether it’s an indie mind-screw or a conventional […] More
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‘Kill the Messenger’ lacks a compelling message
If you can imagine Nixon resigning in the middle of All the President’s Men, with the remainder of the film dedicated to Woodward and Bernstein fighting their editor, you have a pretty good idea how Kill the Messenger plays out. It’s not a bad film, but it is a sloppy one that squanders a firecracker start and a terrific performance from Jeremy Renner. As Gary Webb ponders whether to publish his inflammatory story, he is advised that, “Some stories are just too true to tell.” Such is the case with some scripts, which, in their admirable haste to relate the truth, forget the requirements of compelling storytelling. If you want to find the heart of Webb’s story, you’ll have to dig a little deeper. More
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