Kurt Russell Had a Hilarious Comeback When James Spader Refused To Work on ‘Stargate’
Stargate is a truly unique franchise in pop culture history. Though the original film by Roland Emmerich received a mixed reception — and didn't receive an intended trilogy — it led to the highly popular Stargate: SG-1 TV show. SG-1…
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Alfred Hitchcock Tried to Leak the US Nuclear Project
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the 1946 movie, Notorious. Alfred Hitchcock'sNotorious is arguably the first in the genre of post-war Nazi political thrillers, but that wasn't necessarily intentional. Think of it as the strangest companion piece to Oppenheimer…
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‘Night of the Harvest’ Film Review: A Fun Slasher Throwback
The 2024 horror season gets an early start with the bloody gem, Night of the Harvest, a low budget slasher film that gleefully celebrates both the genre and the spirit of the Halloween season. Written and directed by Christopher M.…
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One of the Best, Meanest Neo-Noir Movies of the ’90s Just Hit Paramount+
The world is a harsh, unforgiving place in The Grifters; few movies capture characters so cruel or unforgivable. From a screenplay written by Donald E. Westlake — based on the novel by Jim Thompson — and directed by Stephen Frears,…
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Edge of Tomorrow Is Almost Nothing Like the Source Material
By and large, the last decade has been, with a few exceptions, a dire one for blockbuster filmmaking. And that’s exactly why 2014’s Edge of Tomorrow, 10 years after its release, remains a breath of fresh air. Taking equal inspiration…
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Small Things Like These Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Drama Rated PG-13 98 min. Release Date November 8, 2024 (Limited) MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for thematic material Oscar® winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of…
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Gladiator II Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date November 22, 2024 Running Time Not available Gladiators battle in this sequel to the Ridley Scott epic. ... Full synopsis » MOVIE REVIEW This movie review is currently away from the desk. Please come again. NA …
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The Apprentice Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date October 11, 2024 (Limited) MPAA Rating Rated R for sexual content, some graphic nudity, language, sexual assault, and drug use A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a…
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Conclave Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date October 25, 2024 (Limited) MPAA Rating Rated PG for thematic material and smoking When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the…
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‘The Substance’ Film Review: Extreme Body Horror as Art
In the intensely audacious new body horror film, The Substance, the real-world horrors of self hatred, the sexualization of women’s bodies, and how a misogynistic culture forces women to question their physical worth, take center stage. Written and directed by…
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10 Tragic Film Set Disasters
Alec Baldwin was involved in a fatal movie set accident when a prop gun misfired, killing the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and injuring the director, Joel Souza. Busy filming the New Mexico western, Rust, with co-producer Baldwin also playing…
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Every ‘Dune’ Adaptation Has Left Out the Best Scene in the Book
No one is happy when a pivotal scene is left out of a movie adaptation. Sure, some things need to be cut out to make a story work. (After all, I don't think anyone was disappointed that Peter Jackson's The…
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