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‘Shaft’ tries to go anti-millennial, goes anti-gay instead
2/10 Several years ago, there was a major social media hubbub over the idea of Donald Glover playing Spiderman. A counterargument that rose above the initial din was to equate that to casting Michael Cera as Shaft. Now it’s 2019. … Continue reading
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Tagged #anthony mackie, #chadwick boseman, #donald glover, #michael b jordan, #samuel l jackson, Alexandra Shipp, homosexism, Jessie Usher, Michael Cera, Michael Cera should play Shaft, Regina Hall, Richard Roundtree, Shaft, Shaft 2000, Shaft 2019, Tim Story, toxic masulinity, transsexism
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The crippling ennui of ‘Men in Black: International’
1/10 In 2016, Sony rebooted Ghostbusters, a beloved comedy franchise that’s actually just one good movie and a bunch of other media that everyone forgot about. It lost $70 million. Now it’s three years later, and Sony has rebooted Men in Black, a beloved … Continue reading
‘Dark Phoenix’ has its merits, but falls apart as you’re watching it
3/10 X-Men: The Last Stand was a doomed production. Franchise director Bryan Singer and two of X2’s writers had jumped ship to make Superman Returns, which had its own problems, and 20th Century Fox producers set a May 26, 2006 release date and refused to move … Continue reading
Micro-budget thriller ‘Ma’ razor-sharp
8/10 I came into Ma wondering how they drew in talent like Octavia Spencer, Luke Evans and Juliette Lewis for this $5 million goof. I stayed for a spectacular, nasty horror movie. After losing her job in the city, Erica Thompson (Lewis) … Continue reading
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Tagged Diana Silvers, Luke Evans, Ma, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor, The Girl on the Train, The Help
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