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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead’ Is Funny & Important

Film: Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story Of National Lampoon Starring: Henry Beard, Chevy Chase Directed by: Douglas Tirola In a world of remakes, reboots, and prequels the idea of tracing the roots of something funny all the way back to their point of origin can be risky business. People like what they like, but […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ Is Tobey Maguire’s Best Work

Film: Pawn Sacrifice Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber Directed by: Edward Zwick The world didn’t need another version of the Bobby Fischer story, but Pawn Sacrifice is far too compelling to deny. Tobey Maguire has been something of an indie darling his entire life. Sure, he was also the first Spider-Man to appear on the […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Everest’ Offers More Heart Than Suspense

Film: Everest Starring: Jason Clarke, Sam Worthington, Kiera Knightley Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur Not since Vertical Limit has a film reached the heights of mountain climbing entertainment achieved by Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest. It’s far from the perfect thriller, but in a time where Hollywood is turning out forgettable films at an incredible rate it’s definitely […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Black Mass’ Does Not Celebrate Whitey Bulger

Film: Black Mass Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton Directed by: Scott Cooper My faith in Johnny Depp has been restored. At its best, Black Mass is a platform for Depp to showcase every ounce of acting talent his recent works have denied him the opportunity to use. The smirking oddball actor who bounced around Pirates […]

HOLY SH*T: Ronda Rousey To Star In ‘Road House’ Reboot

UFC superstar Ronda Rousey has just landed the role of a lifetime, and it’s just one of many high profile acting gigs the champion fighter has secured in recent months. According to a new story from Variety, Rousey is going to be starring in MGM’s reboot of the 1980s cult classic Road House. She will […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Grandma’ Is A Definite Must-See

Film: Grandma Starring: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner Directed by: Paul Weitz Featuring an instantly iconic performance from Lily Tomlin, Grandma is one of the year’s absolute best. A lot of movies are big on plot and light on heart, but Grandma is the opposite. Sage (Julia Garner) is a teen girl who recently discovered she […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘A Walk In The Woods’ Is Light On Story

Film: A Walk In The Woods Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte Directed by: Ken Kwapis The fear of death meets the fear of dying alone on an underwhelming, but funny hike on the Appalachian trail in A Walk In The Woods. Robert Redford is travel writer Bill Bryson, an aging married man who is afraid […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Contracted: Phase II’ Is Another Bad Horror Sequel

Film: Contracted: Phase II Starring: Matt Mercer Directed by: Josh Forbes Two years after Eric England’s Contracted took the world of body horror by storm, IFC Midnight has released a clunky sequel with no input from England that struggles to find a single original beat. Opening with the same sequence that ended the first film, […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Addicted To Fresno’ Is One Of 2015’s Best Comedies

Film: Addicted To Fresno Starring: Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne Directed by: Jamie Babbit Addicted To Fresno is the bold and unflinchingly hilarious comedy you never knew you needed to see. It’s the perfect response to anyone who claims women can’t be funny, as well as anyone who believes every movie needs romance or a male […]

First ‘Old 37’ Trailer Will Make You Think Twice Before Calling 9-1-1

Two of horror’s biggest stars have finally come together for a tale of highway terror you won’t soon forget. Old 37 tells of a quiet stretch of road in upstate New York where those who call 9-1-1 reach someone other than the police. An ambulance will still arrive, and men who claim to be paramedics […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Mistress America’ Is Not To Be Missed

Film: Mistress America Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke Directed By: Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig have outdone themselves yet again. Mistress America is the pinnacle of Baumbach’s career up to this point, and it’s only suiting that time come in a work created with, not to mention starring, his equally talented spouse. It’s […]

‘The Iron Giant’ Is Returning To Theaters, Sequel Possible

If there was an animated film that never received the respect or universal adoration it deserved, Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant would be it. Released in 1999, the film received critical love, but failed to bring in the kind of major box office receipts expected of top tier family films. It was still a success […]