Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword-fighting Heroes Edition: Day 2- “Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters” Vengeance is the theme for the opening weekend of this year’s fest! The Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute has provided this year’s festival…
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Quentin Tarantino’s Real First Film Was Lost in a Fire (or Was It?)
Few directors have had their filmography dissected and lauded more than Quentin Tarantino. He is often a gateway for budding cinephiles when learning what a film director is. Tarantino has the name recognition of a global celebrity, and his collection…
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How Inconsistency Ruined Rey’s Story Arc in the Sequel Trilogy
Star Wars is the most iconic and popular franchise of the sci-fi genre. Over the course of its four-decade run, the franchise has provided us with a number of films, TV series and video games. Not to mention the whole…
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Oppenheimer Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date July 21, 2023 Running Time Not available Cillian Murphy stars as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and the "father of the atomic bomb."... Full synopsis » MOVIE REVIEW This movie review is…
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Barbie Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date July 21, 2023 Running Time Not available To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.... Full synopsis » MOVIE REVIEW…
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Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning – Part One Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date July 14, 2023 Cast Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Rob Delaney, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Charles Parnell, Greg Tarzan Davis, Frederick…
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Film Review: ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’
Three pillars of human existence and the bonds between us define Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, a story of survival, instinct, and basic human goodness in a time and place that does not support or forgive such acts. The place is Afghanistan,…
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Why Joe Is Nicolas Cage’s Most Underrated Movie of the 2010s
Determining what constitutes a “great” Nicolas Cage performance can be a challenge. Cage certainly has beloved classics like Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation, or Wild at Heart under his belt, but his onscreen persona is often most closely associated with the…
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The Evolution of Batman’s Villains on the Big Screen
Iconic and beloved, Batman is a pop culture character whose villains are just as memorable as the man who protects Gotham City. From Joker to Catwoman, they have significantly shaped the Batman franchise. In this list, we will explore the…
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Film Review: ‘Evil Dead Rise’- 5th Film In The Series Is A Bloody Delight
The bland Hollywood genre films of today get a jolt of bloody originality and excitement in the form of “Evil Dead Rise”, a wild, raucous, and inventive thrill ride of a horror film. Writer/director Lee Cronin does something rare and…
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City Lights is a *Silent* Film
Sometimes a masterpiece is so colossal that reviewing it in its totality is insurmountable. But when you look to a single element, its brilliance radiates outwards. Let’s try this with the most minor element possible in the silent 1931 film…
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Star Wars Droids Have the Worst Lives and No One Seems to Notice
They work for our favorite characters. They amuse us constantly. They provide countless memorable designs toy companies can exploit endlessly. Yet, where is the respect for the perspective of the droids of Star Wars? These little mechanical critters are responsible…
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