***1/2 out of **** Rated PG-13 (for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and some language) Released: April 26, 2019 Runtime: 182 minutes Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen, Gillan, Josh Brolin Full disclosure: if [...]
Spidey's got a new mentor. On the day that Avengers: Endgame finally launches in the U.S., Marvel gave new photos of Spider-Man: Far From Home to Entertainment Weekly. It will be the first film from the post-Avengers MCU. l Highlighted is Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal. A famous Marvel supervillian, Mysterio fittingly lives up to his name in [...]
We've had a teaserand a trailer for Disney's live-action remake of The Lion King. Now, Entertainment Weekly has debut some new first-look photos of the CGI photo-real adaptation of the beloved classic. These provide an intriguing way to closely examine the style and quality of the visual effect technique. While it certainly looks real enough, there's something about the way that [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVdcfn2HtWs Now this is a live-action Aladdin I could enjoy. Though this new TV ad titled "Connection" is still as buried in as much excessive digitial effects as the previous ads and trailers have been, the blue version of Will Smith's genie is looking better and the overall tone feels more Disney. As of now, [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbyJignbSj0&feature=youtu.be The Fresh Prince is back, and this time he's a time-traveling assassin. In the new upcoming sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man, Will Smith stars as an aging gunman who's being hunted down by his younger self. With anti-aging technology, Smith plays both roles. For one, he's transformed into the familiar young star that blew [...]
Kevin Costner and Phil Alden Robinson didn't set out to make FIELD OF DREAMS the Best Christian Parable in Movie History -- but that's exactly what they did.
*** out of **** Not Rated (contains R-rated language and references to drug use) Released: March 29, 2019 limited; April 12 expands Runtime: 95 minutes Directed by: Kent Jones Starring: Mary Kay Place, Jake Lacy, Andrea Martin, Estelle Parsons, Deirde O'Connell, Phyllis Somerville, Celia Keenan-Bolger My review of Diane, for The Tulsa Voice. This narrative debut from documentarian [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=29&v=v0bClKEy1HA Perhaps the biggest mystery of Avengers: Endgame is answered in this new 30-second TV Spot: how do the dusted "dead" come back? Notice that I asked "how", not "if", because clearly "if" was never in the cards no matter how close those cards may have been held by Marvel. Well, until now. With this [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ7PAyCDwEg As successful franchises go, The Fast & the Furious films are second to few over the past twenty years (perhaps only to Star Wars and the MCU). The series' relentless combination of action and humor -- and on a scale of seemingless endless choreographic invention -- makes for the kind high voltage entertainmet that people (understandably) [...]
Netlix is hurting its own argument for its business model, not helping it. The streaming behemoth has released viewing numbers for its recent original movie offerings. IMPORTANT NOTE: these numbers are by their tally, not that of an independent arbiter like Nielsen ratings (which is what every other network submits to). According to Netflix (and [...]
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