To say that Hellboy (2019) had some huge horns to fill is a massive understatement. The original Hellboy films were lovingly directed by visionary film director Guillermo del Toro. They provided a spellbinding and humor filled take on Mike Mignola’s comic-book character leaving a lasting impression on many. I was …
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The Lego Movie was a surprise hit with it’s irreverent humor that adults got and sailed over kids heads and its nonconformist themes, The Lego Movie 2 continues where the previous left off. Doing a followup that is just as well received as the first is a tricky thing especially …
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DC has almost been the Superhero franchise that gets picked on and made fun of in the playground which is fitting that a core theme of Shazam! is standing up to the bullies and finding your inner strength. Arguably there has not been an all round satisfying Superhero film from …
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At long last we have a female led super hero movie in the Marvel films and strangely it isn’t Black Widow or Scarlet Witch, it’s Captain Marvel. If you have a good character in an interesting world, a hero’s story should inspire and let the viewer empathize with the heroes …
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Alita: Battle Angel is a passion project 20 years in the making from James (The Terminator, Aliens) Cameron. It turns out all this time James Cameron has been a secret Weaboo and has wanted to bring the world of Battle Angel off the pages of the long running manga to …
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This video was made possible by the awesome people at Meatstock! Best day at work ever View this post on Instagram Our coverage of @meatstock is live on our channel!! Best meatstock yet they did an epic job of the event and we had the best time! Looking forward to …
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Glass is the direct sequel to Split also inhabiting the same shared universe as Unbreakable. M. Night Shyamalan is often a bit of a mixed bag going from the sublime (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Split) to the ridiculous (The Happening, The Last Airbender, After Earth), say what you want about …
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Aquaman is the next wave in the DC cinematic universe’s course correction after the erratic messes that could barely be called films after the studios were finished with them. Does Aquaman redeem the path that Batman V Superman, Justice League and Suicide Squad had set? Lets take a deep dive …
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The foremost thing on my mind going into Mortal Engines was “Has Peter Jackson been broken by his loveless shackling to doing The Hobbit out of pure obligation.” Within 2 minutes of the pre-title sequence I was happily lost in the steampunk meets Mad Max world Mortal Engines brings to …
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Big thanks to Warner Bros and Undertow media for hooking us up with an invite to the premiere of Creed II. Creed was a soft reboot of the Rocky franchise under the direction of Ryan (Black Panther) Coogler that came out of its corner swinging and land as many emotional shots …
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