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Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ nobody’s baby
3/10 When a movie is advertised as “from the imagination of Tim Burton,” you tend to go into it expecting a real blue-blooded Tim Burton passion project, one that he really took ownership of and fought hard to get the … Continue reading
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Tagged #alice in wonderland, #Disney, #michael keaton, #the lion king, #tim burton, Aladdin, bad, charlie and the chocolate factory, Collin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Derek Frey, Dumbo, Ehren Kruger, Eva Green, it's a goddamn goldmine, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Nico Parker, over-produced, The Ring, Transformers, ugly, under-directed
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‘Bumblebee’ isn’t actively offensive, which is apparently enough now
4/10 It’s 2018. The Transformers series was met with poor critical reception pretty much on arrival, but last year brought with it the first indication that audiences might be growing tired of it as well. Franchise director Michael Bay, who … Continue reading
‘Ready Player One’ is pure blockbuster magic
9/10 Ready Player One is a blue-blooded blockbuster, a brass bonanza of nostalgia, special effects and action. In 2045, overpopulation has turned Earth’s major cities into desperate slums. Most of the population regularly escapes to the OASIS, a massive multiplayer … Continue reading
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Tagged #bridge of spies, #lincoln, #mark rylance, #mcu, #steven spielberg, #the shining, doing it right, Gamergate, Mechagodzilla, Olivia Cooke, Pure Imagination, Ready Player One, The Overlook Hotel, toxic fandom, Transformers, Tye Sheridan, weaponized intertextuality, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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The Möbius Strip: ‘Kingsman,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ turns 30, Austin film scene implodes
As expected, Kingsman: The Golden Circle easily took the top spot last weekend with $39 million. Other new releases The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Friend Request disappointed, one much more severely than the other- Box Office Mojo Sliding to no. … Continue reading
Bayhem!
1/10 Baydlem! PandeBayneum! Star Wars: The Last Jedi Transformers: The Last Knight is the crowning achievement of one of history’s worst filmmakers. It’s filled with the most sound and fury, it signifies the least. It is a critical mass of … Continue reading
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Tagged #mark wahlberg, #michael bay, Age of Extinction, Anthony Hopkins, Baydlum, Bayhem, Leave Brittney alone, Michael Bay wants to have sex with underage girls, On Tuesdays we wear pink, orange and teal, PandeBayneum, statutory rape license, The Last Knight, Transformers
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