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‘The Fallout’: A School Shooting Makes for an Emotional Heavyweight [SXSW Review]

March 21, 2021 10:38 am

A teenage Vada (Jenna Ortega) arrives at her high school with her best friend Nick (Will Ropp). The coarse Vada isn’t part of the in-crowd. She sports oversized t-shirts, basketball shorts, and sneakers. She l...

‘Peppermint’ Trailer: Jennifer Garner Goes Back To The Kick-Ass Action Days Of ‘Alias’

David Pountain

May 31, 2018 1:16 pm

News, Trailers

Jennifer Garner is a mother with a very particular set of skills in "Peppermint," the upcoming revenge thriller from “Taken” director Pierre Morel. The "District 13" helmsman probably feels like he could do ...

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Overly Earnest ‘Nostalgia’ Wallows In Sadness [Review]

Elazar Fine

February 26, 2018 4:02 pm

News, Reviews

When I was young(er), my Boston-based family would occasionally shlep out to Connecticut to visit my great-grandmother in her old age home. These excursions were annoying and generally unremarkable, but I do ha...

‘The Cloverfield Paradox’ Takes The Franchise Sci-Fi With Mixed Results [Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

February 5, 2018 9:10 am

Features, News, Reviews

There is not a moment wasted in “The Cloverfield Paradox,” and that includes its surprise, Super Bowl Sunday release on Netflix, with only a thirty-second TV spot dropping during the game to prepare audiences. ...

‘Nostalgia’ Trailer: Jon Hamm & Catherine Keener Face Love And Loss

Kevin Jagernauth

January 4, 2018 12:22 pm

News, Trailers

Not to fear, this isn't a remake of the classic by Andrei Tarkovsky. Instead, this "Nostalgia" comes from another uh, auteur, filmmaker Mark Pellington, who has directed "Henry Poole Is Here" and "I Melt With Y...

‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Is Nearly As Woefully Bad As You’d Expect [Review]

Will Ashton

January 26, 2017 3:51 pm

News, Reviews

Under normal circumstances, it’s best to walk into a film as open-minded as possible. Trailers can be deceiving. Movie posters can be misleading. Plot synopses are often vague. Beyond those under 10, for instan...

New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Trailer With Brie Larson & Tom Hiddleston Brings The Primate Destruction Front And Center

Edward Davis

November 16, 2016 11:52 pm

News, Trailers

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It’s amazing to see some filmmakers taking massive leaps these days. Case in point, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ debut feature was the cute and charming indie “Kings Of Summer” and his follow-up is the long-in...

Life Is Ruff In First Trailer For Lasse Hallström’s ‘A Dog’s Purpose’

Kevin Jagernauth

August 26, 2016 12:58 pm

Trailers

This week, Kate Knibbs at The Ringer had a very simple request: If Your Movie Has “Dog” in the Title, It Should Have Dogs in the Movie. Indeed, if you're going to see "War Dogs" this weekend expecting canines, ...