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Armond White Declares ‘Justice League’ Better Than ‘The Last Jedi’ & More 2017 Hot Takes

January 8, 2018 12:06 pm

Last week, before Hollywood got dressed up to hand out the Golden Globes, Armond "I"m not a contrarian" White dropped his annual Better Than list. Of course, he starts it off with this pretty tasty line — "Ten ...

2018 Best Visual Effects Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

January 2, 2018 1:42 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Winner prediction: 1. "War for the Planet of the Apes" 2. "Blade Runner 2049" 3. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" 4. “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2“ 5. "Kong: Skull Island" Current predictions:...

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The Most Underrated & Overrated Films Of 2017

The Playlist Staff

December 21, 2017 2:23 pm

Features, News

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As much as we evidently love you, our glorious readers (why else would we toil so hard over such a breathtaking array of year-end features, for one thing), there is perhaps a group of people we love even more. ...

‘Last Jedi’ And ‘Okja’ Make Oscar’s Visual Effects 10 As Favorites Shut Out And Bake Off Awaits

Gregory Ellwood

December 18, 2017 3:20 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the 10 films that remain in contention for the 2018 Visual Effects Oscar. Not surprisingly, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "Blade Runner: 2049" and "The Sha...

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‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Okja,’ ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Make First Cut In Oscar’s 2018 Visual Effects Race

Gregory Ellwood

December 4, 2017 7:56 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 20 films that will be officially considered for this year's Best Visual Effects Academy Award. Many of the expected contenders made the cut includi...

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Luc Besson Hates On Superhero Movies & Calls ‘Captain America’ “Propaganda”

Jordan Ruimy

August 12, 2017 2:29 pm

News

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Luc Besson's filmography is fairly impressive for a director that's never really received support from critics. He directed "Nikita," "Leon," and "The Fifth Element" back to back to back from 1990-1997. Fine. T...

Breaking Down Why ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Misfired

Elazar Fine

August 7, 2017 1:20 pm

News

The “Ghost in the Shell” remake starring Scarlett Johansson was met with a distinct lack of audience enthusiasm when it hit theaters earlier this year. Its current standing at Rotten Tomatoes is 45%, a score th...

‘Dunkirk’ Battles To Top Spot, ‘Valerian’ Flops [Box Office]

Kevin Jagernauth

July 23, 2017 11:49 am

Box Office, News

If you had flagging faith that audiences would show up in numbers to a movie that wasn't based on a comic book or brand, or a sequel, "Dunkirk" will restore your hope. It's the first non-franchise film to win t...

Luc Besson Says ‘Avatar’ Raised The Bar For ‘Valerian,’ Reveals He’s Already Writing Sequels

Kevin Jagernauth

July 17, 2017 3:39 pm

News

"Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets" might seem like a huge risk, given that it's the most expensive movie ever produced in France. However, Luc Besson isn't sweating it, explaining recently that the m...

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Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ Is A Supercharged ‘Avatar’ [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

July 10, 2017 8:54 pm

News, Reviews

If the conventional wisdom is true, and visual grandeur holds the only true currency in the theatrical experience today — with popcorn escapism seemingly the only form immune to Peak TV and the convenience of s...

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