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Late-summer catch-up: ‘Detroit’
This article contains coarse language and distressing content. *** 6/10 Both delving into the past and ripped from the headlines, Detroit explores America’s explosive racial divide. But like so much mass media that addresses these issues, it shies away at … Continue reading
40 years of ‘Star Wars’
Forty years ago today, 20th Century Fox dropped Star Wars off into the 32 theaters they could convince to screen it. It was a Wednesday. The studio was worried the movie would be swallowed by other summer releases, so they … Continue reading
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Tagged #20th Century Fox, #Disney, #george lucas, #jaws, #jurassic park, #return of the jedi, #star wars, #the empire strikes back, #the force awakens, Attack of the Clones, ET, Heir to the Empire, Revenge of the Sith, rogue one, The Last Jedi, The Other Side of Midnight, The Phantom Menace, You think God is in control here?
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‘Prometheus:’ five years later, still shitty
Prometheus is probably the most famously bad movie in recent memory. Well, no, there are a lot of people who would pretty condescendingly disagree with that. Maybe it’s the most often defended bad movie in recent memory? The worst good movie … Continue reading
Remaking ‘The Raid’ is a stupid, self-defeating idea and it’s never going to work
The American remake of 2011 cult classic Indonesian martial arts film The Raid: Redemption seems to finally be getting underway. All the paperwork was done way back in November 2011 — the movie didn’t even release in the U.S. until … Continue reading
Oscar upset isn’t fair to anyone
Presenters shocked the world last night by presenting the Academy Award for Best Picture to the wrong movie due to a clerical error. While no one wanted this onstage situation, in which La La Land producers were asked to physically … Continue reading
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Tagged #casey affleck, Best Picture, La La Land, Moonlight, politics, upset
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