James Mangold Took a Classic Western and Made It Even Better

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James Mangold Took a Classic Western and Made It Even Better

The Western genre is one of the oldest in cinematic history; 1903’s The Great Train Robbery kicked off a style of American storytelling that has grown and evolved over the course of a century. Many of these stories are inherently…

How Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Wasted Adam Warlock

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers Ahead for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Now that we have finally seen the third and final MCU film with James Gunn's beloved band of ragtag misfits, we know that the team roster of the great…

Harrison Ford Rises Above This Dusty Franchise [Cannes]

In “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the sturdy lark, positioned precariously in the liminal space between commerce and taste, there are the familiar callbacks, the big set pieces, the cracking bullwhip, dashing fedoras, nefarious Nazis, exotic locales, old…

Another F-Bomb Exists in MCU Footage

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is currently in theaters making MCU history by featuring the first F-bomb in Marvel Studios’ ambitious storytelling project. While James Gunn’s last MCU movie can get extremely dark, the filmmaker couldn’t say goodbye without…

The Last of Us Stages of Infection, Explained

The Last of Us on HBO Max has everyone prepped and ready for Season 2. Season 1 of this horrifying and dynamic show kicked off on January 15, 2023, and wrapped up after nine episodes on March 12, 2023. The…

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Time-Hopping Melodrama Movingly Shows The Power Of Perspective [Cannes]

Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest gem, “Monster,” begins on an enormous inferno. The facade of a hostess club is engulfed in flames of mysterious origin, attracting everyone from curious neighbors to squealing children chasing down roaring fire engines to witness…

Who Dies in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’?

Editor's note: The following article contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.We’ve known for a while that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 would be the last chapter in James Gunn's beloved Marvel Cinematic Universe trilogy. We also…

Why Disney Doesn’t Want You to Know About Song of the South

Disney’s Song of the South is one of the most controversial Disney movies out there. If you have never heard of it, there’s a good reason. Disney has gone to great lengths to pretend that the movie doesn’t even exist.…

Pedro Pascal & Ethan Hawke Pine For Their Unlived Romance in Pedro Almodóvar’s Terrific Western [Cannes]

Pedro Almodóvar has never done Westerns. Not unless you count the winks at “Johnny Guitar” in “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (1988) or “Duel in the Sun” in “Matador” (1985). Likely the most American and the most…

Ben Affleck Unlocks His Mind

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for Hypnotic. As it turns out, the key to the mystery facing Ben Affleck’s troubled detective Danny Rourke in Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic was far more simple and straightforward than he could have ever realized.…

What Makes the Horror Franchise so Special

There are many famous horror franchises in cinema, each with its own unique flair that has garnered them devoted fans and countless sequels, but none of them are quite as unique as The Evil Dead franchise. Started by Sam Raimi…

21 Must-See Movies To Watch

As we head into the summer blockbuster season, we get inundated with franchises, the latest Marvel and ‘Fast’ movies, tentpoles, and mega films of all sorts. But thankfully, before it really starts in earnest, and we’re on to the third…

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