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New ‘Fantastic Four’ trailer hints at the impending doom on the way
Is it clobbering time yet? The latest trailer for Fantastic Four dropped on Sunday and offered a much better look at director Josh Trank’s revamp of the superhero squad. The film stars Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell. Fantastic Four follows four young scientists achieve superhuman abilities through a teleportation experiment […] More
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The Fantastic Four are back in first rebooted trailer
In the long cavalcade of superheroes making another appearance in 2015, the Fantastic Four have the biggest hill climb, having been rebooted after two dismal films in the mid 2000s. Josh Trank (Chronicle) has taken the task of rebooting Marvel’s franchise, casting Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Bell as the eponymous […] More
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Script Matters: ‘Snowpiercer’ builds a new kind of prison
South Korean filmmaker, Joon-ho Bong, has never been afraid of mixing genres. In his latest and most challenging film to date, Snowpiercer, Bong mixes action, sci-fi and satire to create a delightfully twisted prison break story. Snowpiercer owes much of its effectiveness to an ingenious script that uses 3 discrete acts to effortlessly shift its […] More
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Don’t waste your time with ‘Filth’
Adapted from an Irvine Welsh novel of the same name, Filth will be a frustrating watch for those familiar with the work, and a confusing watch for those without bias. More
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‘Filth’ gets you dirty but leaves you empty inside
Though infused with an infectious anarchic energy, Filth confuses rudeness with rebellion. Even the gleeful excesses can’t save the film’s muddled script as it loses its narrative steam and plummets into melodrama. The wickedness feels less like provocation and more like a diversion to hide the wafer-thin story. In other words, Filth is all talk and no shock. More
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‘Snowpiercer’, from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, releases a new trailer
Over the course of his career, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has garnered accolades and fans in the international cinema community for a filmography that includes The Host, Mother, and Memories of Murder. Many were excited to learn that the filmmaker was set to make a non-Korean language feature with his next effort. Titled Snowpiercer, […] More
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Sordid Cinema Podcast #75: ‘Nymphomaniac’ **Spoilers**
This week we review Nymphomaniac, volumes 1 & 2 – the latest film from enfant terrible and Danish auteur and provocateur Lars von Trier – and joining us is special guest Justine Smith. But before we dive into the sexual depraved world of Trier, we take some time to discuss Captain America: The Winter Soldier, […] More
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Trailer: Rupert Wyatt Brings Revolutionary War Spies to AMC with ‘Turn’
AMC has released a new trailer for its Revolutionary War spy drama Turn, a seres that tackles America’s very first spy ring and the birth of modern espionage tactics. The series which debuts April 6 at 9pm with a 90-minute premiere is based on the book Washington’s Spies by Alexander Rose, and stars Jamie Bell […] More
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Trailer: AMC’s Upcoming Revolutionary War Series ‘Turn,’ Starring Jamie Bell
At the moment, AMC is winning the war when it comes to cable drama series with The Walking Dead ratings increasing week by week, but one show isn’t enough to keep this network on top. As is, Mad Men‘s immense budgetary needs are eating away at the budgets for other shows, and, now that Breaking […] More
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‘Nymphomaniac’, the latest film from Lars Von Trier, releases its first clip
Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier has accumulated a number of fans over a career that spans more than 45 years, with often offbeat and unpredictable features such as Europa, Dancer in the Dark, and Antichrist. His next feature, titled Nymphomaniac, has similarly left many wondering what the final product will be like, in part due […] More
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‘The Adventures of Tintin’ stands as one of the best adventure films in quite some time
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish Directed by Steven Spielberg USA/New Zealand, 2011 A point of controversy regarding Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin is the issue of whether or not, due to its heavy motion capture leanings, one should classify it as an […] More
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Fantasia 2011: ‘Retreat’ an absorbing thriller that consistently keeps you guessing
Retreat Directed by Carl Tibbetts Written by Janice Hallett & Carl Tibbetts UK, 2011 Retreat might not be a perfect film, but it is a well-constructed and closely observed claustrophobic thriller that continually teases its audience to uncover the truth behind all the madness. Both psychologically frightening and maddening to the senses, Retreat is a […] More
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