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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ is a bit too kind-hearted for its own good

Film: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Directed by: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Tina Fey, Martin Freeman, Margot Robbie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot carves out a nice little space for itself next to other breezy, matinee, fish-out-of-water tales. Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa let their mean side take a back seat in this earnest little film about […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Cut Bank’ Finds Murder And Mystery In A Quiet Town

Film: Cut Bank Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Billy Bob Thornton Directed by: Matt Shakman Set against the backdrop of a quiet community too small to make national headlines, Cut Bank tells a story of murder and hope through the eyes of a desperate young man. Liam Hemsworth is Dwayne McLaren, a twenty-something who has spent the […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Parkland’

Film: Parkland Directed By: Peter Landesman Screenplay By: Peter Landesman Starring: James Badge Dale, Zac Efron, Jackie Earle Haley The assassination of John F. Kennedy was one of the most seismic events of the entire twentieth century. People the world over can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when they […]

Billy Bob Thornton Talks ‘Bad Santa 2’ Progress

Actor Billy Bob Thornton has taken on many unique rolls in his career. If this were the mid-2000s one might argue he would never outlive the glory of Sling Blade, but time has proven another wholly original title is the work that may outlive even the man himself. Bad Santa arrived in 2003 with a […]

What The Film!? – Armageddon

What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try to pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes or those […]