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‘Physical’ Teaser Trailer: Rose Byrne Goes From Housewife To Aerobic Fitness Guru In New AppleTV+ Show

April 27, 2021 10:04 am

Nostalgia for the '80s milieu isn't precisely a cutting-edge trope in Hollywood and TV. Movies have parrotted and expanded upon the decade's music, fashion, and general ambiance for decades now, well before re...

‘Sweetbitter’ Trailer: Life Happens While You Wait

Kevin Jagernauth

March 1, 2018 2:58 pm

News, Television, Trailers

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Television dramas set in the world of the restaurant industry haven't had a great track record (remember AMC's "Feed The Beast"?), but Starz is going to the plate (sorry, not sorry) with "Sweetbitter." And I ha...

‘Thoroughbreds’ Trailer: So Rich, So Bored, So Savage

Kevin Jagernauth

February 26, 2018 3:26 pm

News, Trailers

Boredom, wealth, resentment, and a killer instinct — those are four qualities that can coalesce into something toxic. Or, in the hands of "Thoroughbreds" writer/director Cory Finley, a bleak and black comedy wh...

‘Waco’: Michael Shannon Shines In Otherwise Routine True Crime Drama [Review]

Elazar Fine

January 18, 2018 2:24 pm

News, Reviews, Television

While there are a number of historical, true crime, Americana-themed mini-series on TV right now or on the way, ("American Crime Story," "Trust," etc.), Paramount Network’s “Waco” is the one that is most accura...

Hugh Jackman’s ‘The Greatest Showman’ Doesn’t Live Up To Its Title [Review]

Will Ashton

December 20, 2017 3:01 am

News, Reviews

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P.T. Barnum is a complex individual. A philanthropist, entrepreneur and phenomenally successful businessman who advertised and celebrated hoaxes with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which pro...

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‘Thoroughbreds’ Trailer: Feel Nothing, Feel Everything

Kevin Jagernauth

November 30, 2017 11:23 am

News, Trailers

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'Tis the season for family time, but it's not always a happy time of year. And if you're gritting your teeth returning home for the holidays, perhaps be comforted by the razor-sharp trailer for "Thoroughbreds,"...

NSFW ‘Thoroughbreds’ Trailer: Killer Sundance Hit Starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy & Anton Yelchin

Oliver Lyttelton

October 11, 2017 10:02 am

News, Trailers

Nearly three-quarters of the way through the year, and most of the big hitters from last January’s Sundance have already hit theaters, with only a couple of the more awards-y contenders still to unspool, like “...

Olivia Cooke & Anya Taylor-Joy Plan A Murder In Excellent ‘Thoroughbreds’ [BFI London Film Fest Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 10, 2017 4:59 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Money, goes the saying, can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you pretty much everything else, including an infinite sense of privilege, and an evasion of the justice system. A billionaire can hoodwink millio...

First Trailer For Miniseries ‘Waco’ Starring Michael Shannon & Taylor Kitsch

Oliver Lyttelton

September 26, 2017 3:45 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Given *gestures at the shitshow of America in the last 11 months*, it’s perhaps not surprising that the last time white people went truly bugnuts crazy, in the early 1990s, has been capturing the imagination of...

First Trailer For Musical ‘The Greatest Showman’ Starring Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams

Zach Martino

June 28, 2017 9:01 am

News, Trailers

The long developing musical “The Greatest Showman” is on the way, and Hugh Jackman will break out his acting, singing and dancing chops starring as the famed circus icon P.T. Barnum. Since 2009, Jackman has cal...

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