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Alex Pettyfer’s Challenge Of Direction Begins With ‘The Strange Ones’ [Interview]

December 12, 2017 7:06 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Less than decade ago, at the height of Hollywood's infatuation with Young Adult fantasy franchises Alex Pettyfer found himself in the spotlight as the "next big thing." He was cast in the Michael Bay produced ...

‘American Gods’ Plays To Its Base, But Others May Tune Out Quickly [Review]

Erik Childress

April 16, 2017 1:01 am

News, Reviews, Television

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To his fans, author Neil Gaiman could in fact be one of the titular beings of his 2001 award-winning novel, minus the American distinction, naturally. Bryan Fuller has carved out his own select fanbase thanks t...

David Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal) in Columbia Pictures' LIFE.

‘Life’ With Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson & Ryan Reynolds Is A Pleasurably Old Fashioned Sci-Fi Thriller [SXSW Review]

Drew Taylor

March 19, 2017 11:16 am

News, Reviews

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The whole murderous-alien-aboard-a-spaceship trope has been around since at least 1958's "It! The Terror From Beyond Space," which was initially viewed as a typical, below-average drive-in movie about a doomed ...

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The Avett Brothers Share Their Origins And Souls In ‘May It Last’ [SXSW Review]

Kristy Puchko

March 18, 2017 12:45 pm

Reviews

Since they formed in 2000, The Avett Brothers have swelled their fandom from the locals of their North Carolina roots to sprawling crowds that flood stadiums of sold-out world tours, all lured by this beloved b...

A Great Ensemble Offers A Serious History Lesson In Comedy In Showtime’s ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ [SXSW Review]

Erik Childress

March 17, 2017 1:58 pm

News, Reviews, Television

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It’s a cliché, albeit a tragic one at this point, to suggest that comedy and depression go hand-in-hand. As chronicled by Dick Cavett in connection with CNN’s recent series on "The History Of Comedy," the late ...

War Is Coming In Bloody New Trailer For ‘American Gods’

Kevin Jagernauth

March 15, 2017 1:46 pm

News, Television, Trailers

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To be clear: I'm not familiar with Neil Gaiman's source material, so my only information on "American Gods" is down to the cast (hey, Ian McShane and Crispin Glover!) and from Twitter, where I've learned there ...

‘Atomic Blonde’ Delivers Great Action In Too Minimal A Capacity [SXSW Review]

Erik Childress

March 15, 2017 10:07 am

News, Reviews

Someone once said to me that they wished James Cameron would do other people’s action scenes for them. This was back in the heyday when the one-time “King of the World” was the preeminent action filmmaker of "T...

‘Cheap Thrills’ Director E.L. Katz Hits A Sophomore Slump With ‘Small Crimes’ [SXSW Review]

Kristy Puchko

March 14, 2017 5:20 pm

News, Reviews

Director E.L. Katz made a strong debut in 2014 with his satisfyingly sickening and slick black comedy, "Cheap Thrills." For his follow-up, he teamed with "Blue Ruin" star Macon Blair to pen a blood-drenched tal...

‘The Disaster Artist’ Is A Masterpiece For Fans Of ‘The Room,’ But What About Everyone Else? [SXSW Review]

Erik Childress

March 14, 2017 10:38 am

News, Reviews

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It's a film about the making of arguably the worst movie ever made. That is how the team behind "The Disaster Artist" will hope to sell it to a public that may have yet to experience the wonder of Tommy Wiseau'...

‘Dear White People’ Spinoff Series Is A Deeper And More Daring Look At The Black Experience [SXSW Review]

Kristy Puchko

March 13, 2017 3:52 pm

News, Reviews, Television

With a title meant to inspire, intrigue, and ire, the latest Netflix series "Dear White People" wastes no time challenging and charming audiences. But it might not always manage both. The moment its trailer hit...

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