Film: I Am Chris Farley Directed by: Brent Hodge, Derik Murray Chris Farley, that bubbly, rambunctious, endearing, laugh-a-minute inducing lovable Saturday Night Live comedian, is the subject of the new talking heads doc, I Am Chris Farley. Despite sporting a title that could be misread for Farley talking directly to the viewer, directors Brent Hodge […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘I Am Chris Farley’ Adds Nothing New, Still Manages To Be Funny
July 27th, 2015 
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Pixels’ Is A Disaster In Every Way
July 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Pixels Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James Directed by: Chris Columbus Adam Sandler has official hit rock bottom, and he’s dragging your childhood heroes, as well as the great Peter Dinklage, down with him. Pixels is exactly what we fear seeing when we pay to go to the movies. From beginning to end the film, […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Unexpected’ Is A Wonderfully Simple Indie Gem
July 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Unexpected Starring: Cobie Smulders, Gail Bean Directed by: Kris Swanberg Unless you’re planning for it, the news that you’re about to have a baby can be both an exciting and terrifying experience in someone’s life. For Samantha Abbott (Cobie Smulders), there was probably no good time for the news that she would soon give […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ant-Man’ Is One Of Marvel’s Best
July 23rd, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Ant-Man Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly Directed by: Peyton Reed Fear not, everyone. The reign of Marvel as the leader in modern summer entertainment is far from over. Everyone knew from the very beginning that the third phase of Marvel’s beloved cinematic universe would need to undergo a serious evolution in order to keep […]
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Second ‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Focuses On Reed Richards
July 14th, 2015 James Shotwell A few days removed from the frenzy of Comic-Con, Fox has released the second and potentially final trailer for the upcoming reboot of Fantastic Four. By now you no doubt know what to expect from a comic book movie trailer, and Fox hasn’t done a thing to try and change the long-proven formula with this […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Trainwreck’ Cruises With Help From Amy Schumer
July 14th, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Trainwreck Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Lebron James Judd Apatow’s directorial features have been losing their comedic luster as of late, trading in laughs for more commonplace and conventional themes of parenthood and mid-life crises with This is 40 and Funny People. With Trainwreck, it’s like his spitfire […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Wolfpack’ Must Be Seen To Be Believed
July 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Wolfpack Starring: The Angulo Brothers Directed By: Crystal Moselle I don’t know that I have ever felt about a documentary the way I do for Crystal Moselle’s directorial debut, The Wolfpack. It’s a deeply moving look at the human experience as viewed through the eyes of a Lower Manhattan family whose only working […]
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Go Behind The Scenes Of ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ In This New Video
July 11th, 2015 James Shotwell Everyone believed the Star Wars panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con would be a major event, but no one knew exactly what to expect. The cast was present–including ‘The Legacy Players,’ Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford–as was director JJ Abrams, and somewhere in the middle a behind-the-scenes video from the production of […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Gallows’ Might Be The Worst Film Of Summer 2015
July 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Gallows Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown Directed by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing 2015 may be the year I finally stop defending found footage/POV storytelling in cinema. It’s been a good run, more or less, but after witnessing the hundredth-plus remix of the same twelve ideas presented with little to no original twist whatsoever […]
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Ben Affleck Will Direct, Star In and Co-Write New ‘Batman’ Film
July 9th, 2015 James Shotwell The Warner Bros. panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015 hasn’t even started yet, but already one of the biggest announcements of the entire weekend has made its way to the general public. According to several sources, including SlashFilm and Deadline, Ben Affleck is getting his very own Batman movie. Even better, Affleck will apparently be […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Minions’ Is Cute, But Empty
July 9th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Minions Starring: Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda Two years after Despicable Me 2 became one of the biggest animated films ever, Universal is trying to maximize franchise revenue with the funny, yet emotionally empty prequel, Minions. Yes, the tiny yellow creatures that won over the hearts of children everywhere […]
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The First ‘Goosebumps’ Trailer Pits Jack Black Against a Menagerie of Memorable Monsters
July 8th, 2015 Kyle Florence The wait is over, ‘90s kids. After two years of anticipation, we have finally been given the first official trailer for Rob Letterman’s big-screen adaptation of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps. The film, which is currently slated for an October 16 release via Columbia Pictures, follows a group of youngsters who accidentally unleash all of Stine’s creations […]
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