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Tron: Legacy Was a Disney Princess Movie Aimed at Boys
This week, it was announced that Disney is looking at producing a new Tron film, with director Gareth Davis and star Jared Leto. ...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Is Too Reverential to Be Truly Transgressive Trek
Star Trek: Lower Decks launched late last week. On the surface, Lower Decks marks a departure for the Star Trek franchise. It is ...
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The Incredible Hulk Is a Failed Experiment but Also an Interesting Monster
The Incredible Hulk is a misfire, but an informative one. The Incredible Hulk is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following ...
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With Shutter Island & Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio Became a Movie Star for the Post-Truth Age
Note: This article contains spoilers for both Shutter Island and Inception. Released within five months of one another in 2010, Shutter Island and ...
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Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul Is the Best Character on Television
There were a lot of pleasant surprises in this week’s Primetime Emmy nominations. Fantastic shows like Watchmen, Succession, and The Good Place all ...
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Into the Snyderverse: The Snyder Cut Won’t Be Canon – Maybe More Superhero Films Should Follow Suit
It’s official. Zack Snyder’s Justice League will not be a part of the DC Extended Universe. This is not a surprise. The DC ...
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Hamilton May or May Not Be a ‘Film,’ but It Brings the Theatrical Experience Home
There has been some debate about whether the version of Hamilton streaming on Disney+ could or should be classified as a movie in ...
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Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Movies Live On, Even Beyond Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima pays homage to the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa. Of course, Kurosawa made more than just samurai films. He directed ...
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Atomic Blonde Captures What It Feels Like to Live Through the End of the World
Atomic Blonde is a film about living through the end of the world. Adapted from Antony Johnston and Sam Hart’s graphic novel The ...
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Batman Forever Updated Seduction of the Innocent for the 1990s
Rumors swirled this week around the possible existence of a 170-minute cut of Batman Forever. This would be a full 40 minutes longer ...
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The Old Guard Asks Tough Questions — and Offers Easy Answers
This article contains spoilers for The Old Guard. The Old Guard is an interesting genre hybrid, playing as a cross between a turn-of-the-millennium ...
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Predators Understands – and Demonstrates – the Limitations of the Title Monster
Released 10 years ago this month, Predators remains the best sequel to the original Predator. Admittedly, that is a relatively low bar to ...
