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Marvel’s Future: What Might Be Coming In Phase 4?

May 12, 2016 3:38 pm

"Captain America: Civil War" kicked off Marvel's Phase 3 with a bang. The run of films that make up this third chunk of storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue for three more years, through ...

Review: Jodie Foster’s ‘Money Monster’ Never Quite Balances Thrills And Journalistic Morality

Russ Fischer

May 12, 2016 6:57 am

Reviews

Returning to feature directing five years after the dark comedy "The Beaver,” Jodie Foster rips into the structures which amplify corporate malfeasance and the forces that effect everyday citizens in "Money Mon...

Interview: Director Ben Wheatley Talks ‘High Rise,’ David Croneberg, Period Science Fiction Films & More 8

Interview: Director Ben Wheatley Talks ‘High Rise,’ Remaking ‘Wages Of Fear,’ David Cronenberg & More

Russ Fischer

May 11, 2016 12:28 pm

Features, Interviews

In just seven years, filmmaker Ben Wheatley has not only directed a prodigious six feature films, but has immediately established himself as a strong and idiosyncratic voice — one that’s arguably one of the mos...

Review: Bloated ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Buckles Under Excessive Superhero Destruction Porn

Russ Fischer

May 9, 2016 5:16 pm

News, Reviews

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Filmmaker Bryan Singer, who has spent practically half of his career directing “X-Men” movies, recently said the “grounded and serious” world of his mutant films may not mesh with the irreverent and comic tone ...

Interview: Richard Linklater Talks ‘Everybody Wants Some!!,’ Spiritual Sequels, Music In His Films & More

Russ Fischer

April 15, 2016 7:26 pm

Interviews

In his 25-year feature career, Richard Linklater has consistently developed stories about transitional points in people’s lives, whether it’s the first inkling of a shift from adolescence to adulthood ("Dazed a...

Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, More

Russ Fischer

April 13, 2016 5:00 pm

News, Reviews

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Remarkably outshining both 'Avengers' films in its deployment of superhero pyrotechnics and credible, amped-up character conflict, “Captain America: Civil War” is finally the fully realized team-up movie Marvel...

Captain America: Civil War L to R: Director Joe Russo, Director Anthony Russo, and Frank Grillo (Crossbones/Brock Rumlow) on set. Ph: Zade Rosenthal ©Marvel 2016

Interview: Joe & Anthony Russo Talk The Marvel “Artist Collective,” Adding Spider-Man To ‘Civil War,’ And Much More

Russ Fischer

April 12, 2016 7:35 pm

Interviews

Primarily known for their work on non-blockbuster TV shows like “Community” and “Arrested Development,” Anthony and Joe Russo were hired to direct “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” for Marvel, and the decis...

Review: Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’ With Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, More

Russ Fischer

April 12, 2016 5:00 pm

News, Reviews

A lavish technological spectacle, Disney's "The Jungle Book" pushes the capabilities of computer-generated imagery even further than the recent efforts of Pixar and the special-effects orgy of "Star Wars: The F...

Ranked: The Best Characters In Richard Linklater’s Movies

Russ Fischer

April 4, 2016 1:45 am

Features

Austin, Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater helped define the 1990s American indie scene with “Slacker,” a loose collection of conversations with real and invented personalities from the local Austin scene. That ...

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