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Election week arthouse binge part 3: American Honey
American Honey is a vibrant mashup of a coming-of-age road movie and a smut film, blending shock value with a unique emotional experience. The film follows Star (Sasha Lane), a late teenager in a bad situation. She happens across a traveling magazine … Continue reading
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A less chaotic state: 1959’s Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur holds a unique place in cinematic history for a wide variety of reasons. It’s a movie you’ve definitely heard of, but it’s only on the fringe of what I’d call an enduring classic. It’s highly emblematic of the time it was … Continue reading
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Tagged #fury road, #lord of the rings, #mad max, #star wars, #the force awakens, #the revenant, 70mm, Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, Fury Road was the best thing ever, the Ben-Hur remake is going to be a disaster, the chariot race, Titanic, ye uninitiated heathens
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Warcraft is one of the worst movies I have ever seen
It starts with the first scene. On an empty desert battlefield, an armored man retrieves his fallen shield and bashes his sword against it to taunt his opponent. An orc, a green-skinned, red-eyed monster with a hammer the size of … Continue reading
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Tagged #blizzard, #green lantern, #lord of the rings, #lorecraft, #toby kebbell, #warcraft, #world of warcraft, duncan jones, paula patton, travis fimmel, warcraft movie, warcraft movie is a visual mess, warcraft movie is awful, warcraft movie is bad, warcraft movie sucks, world of warcraft movie
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Witch Hunter a half-baked mess
The Last Witch Hunter is a lot like a burnt steak — most people could turn quality raw materials into a tasty treat, but the chef it was given to has ruined it. In this case, the raw materials are solid lead … Continue reading
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