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‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Trailer: Keanu Remains The King of Action

March 21, 2019 11:24 am

The career of Keanu Reeves is remarkable in its longevity; despite some memorably sub-par performances in films like “Much Ado About Nothing” and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” the strength of his most iconic roles, ...

‘Lucy In The Sky’ Trailer: Noah Hawley Takes Natalie Portman On A Celestial Adventure

Jake Naturman

March 19, 2019 9:15 am

News, Trailers

There are few working writer/directors in Hollywood with as much potential as Noah Hawley — the man behind FX Network’s “Fargo” and “Legion” has consistently produced some of the absolute best content on televi...

‘Good Omens’ Trailer: David Tennant & Michael Sheen Try To Cancel The Apocalypse

Jake Naturman

March 6, 2019 9:40 am

News, Television, Trailers

The production processes behind cinematic adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s work are something of a mixed bag; sometimes you’ll end up with a smooth behind-the-scenes experience, with films like “Coraline” and “Star...

‘Game of Thrones’ Trailer: At Long Last, Winter Is Finally Here

Jake Naturman

March 5, 2019 11:11 am

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It’s pretty difficult to estimate just how big an impact “Game of Thrones” has had on television since its debut eight years ago; much like “The Sopranos” introduced a distinct level of prestige to television d...

‘Dark Phoenix’ Trailer: The X-Men Universe Comes To A Close (Probably)

Jake Naturman

February 28, 2019 12:30 am

Features, News, Trailers

With the utter domination of superhero movies at the box office at virtually every time of the year (six of the highest-grossing films in 2018 came from the genre, from “Avengers: Infinity War” to “Incredibles ...

‘Tolkien’ Trailer: Nicholas Hoult Is A Hot, Young J.R.R.

Jake Naturman

February 12, 2019 10:33 am

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J.R.R., is an indisputable titan in English literature, with his series of Middle-Earth novels and stories, from “Lord of the Rings” to “The Hobbit” to “The Silmarilli...

‘Donnybrook’ Trailer: Jamie Bell, Frank Grillo & Margaret Qualley Are On The Way To A Desperate, Brutal Fight Club

Jake Naturman

January 25, 2019 5:19 pm

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There are a few genres that reliably get the term “Oscar bait” tossed at them come awards season: biopics of important figures, epic historical dramas, movies about disabilities or the Holocaust, etc. However, ...

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‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ Trailer: Zac Efron Becomes Ted Bundy

Jake Naturman

January 25, 2019 12:40 pm

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Biopics are rarely made about people who had a negative impact on society, but serial killers seem to be the exception to that rule; between Michael Rooker’s portrayal of Henry Lee Lucas in “Henry: Portrait of ...

‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’ Trailer: Chiwetel Ejiofor Makes His Directorial Debut

Jake Naturman

January 25, 2019 9:10 am

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Chiwetel Ejiofor has quietly climbed his way to the top of the character actor food chain over the past two decades; despite memorable leading performances in films like “Come Sunday” and “12 Years a Slave” (wh...

‘Fast Color’ Trailer: Gugu Mbatha-Raw Stars In A New Spin On The Superhero Genre

Jake Naturman

January 17, 2019 12:41 pm

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The massive success of the superhero genre throughout the 21st century, most notably with the unprecedented domination of Marvel Studios over the last ten years, has led to a lot of different approaches and cha...

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