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Now Streaming: Gareth Edwards, MONSTERS, GODZILLA, ROGUE ONE
Also: 'The Creator,' as we ramp up for the director's latest, 'Jurassic World Rebirth.'
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Review: All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
Out of many cultural references featured in Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, the one that was absolutely not intended by the authors, but that keeps coming to mind, is Amy Adams’ famous rant in The Fighter about having...
Friday One Sheet: THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Something that comes up in almost every entry of this column, lately, is the omission of the credit block in movie posters. As if to single-handedly compensate for this, the BLT Communications design for the latest Wes Anderson film, The Phoenician...
KUNG FU PANDA 4 Review: Fourth Entry Falls Short of Its Predecessors
While the Kung Fu Panda series has been noticeably offscreen for the better part of a decade, it’s survived and thrived via three, small-screen series, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Paws of Destiny, and The Dragon Knight, each,...
ARGYLLE Review: Meta-Spy-Comedy Underwhelms on Every Level
A profoundly underwhelming D-level effort from mostly A- and B-level talent, director-producer Matthew Vaughn’s (The Kingsman: The Secret Service. X-Men: Days of Future Past, Layer Cake) latest attempt at a franchise starter, Argylle, perplexes, irritates, and disappoints in almost equal measure. Nothing, not even...
Pretty Packaging: The DRIVE Limited Edition Is Not Middle Of The Road
The United Kingdom-based distributor Second Sight is building quite a catalogue of excellent special editions. Their limited edition of Adam Wingard's The Guest turned heads with its extravagance and high pricing. Was that a film which warranted it? Even fans...
4K Review: ALLIGATOR Shines on Home Video
Steven Spielberg is responsible for many things in the film world, including the popular spate of “animals attack” films of the ‘70s and early ‘80s, whether he liked it or not. One of the best of these films was the...
Now Streaming: THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, Must Be Kind and Gentle
Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie and Danny DeVito lead the voice cast of a family picture starring Bryan Cranston, directed by Thea Sharrock, and now streaming on Disney Plus.
Review: ISLE OF DOGS, Absolute Nerdy Fun
Already hotly anticipated by the director's fiercly loyal fans ever since the film's trailer was dropped by Fox Searchlight last year, Wes Anderson's brilliant animated feature Isle of Dogs does not disappoint and proves to be quite another little idiosyncratic gem in...
Berlinale 2018 Review: ISLE OF DOGS, An Obvious Joy By the Masterful Wes Anderson
The 68th Berlinale Film Festival's Main Competition opened in safe hands today, with Wes Anderson's brilliant latest animation Isle of Dogs. Already hotly anticipated by the director's fiercly loyal fans ever since the film's trailer was dropped by Fox Searchlight...
An American Film Geek's Top Ten of 2017
What an embarrassment. An embarrassment of riches, that is. 2017 had so many excellent, top-tier, wonderful, provocative, enjoyable films, that any given critic's list can't help but be embarrassing for what's not able to be included. I've seen no shortage...
Review: THE INFILTRATOR, A Decent Hero in a Decent Movie
Robert Mazur seems so normal. As played by Bryan Cranston, Mazur is an all-American good guy, an exceedingly decent man who is also a top-notch U.S. Customs official, an honest and dedicated employee, a loyal and loving husband and father....
POWER RANGERS: Here Is Elizabeth Banks As The New Rita Repulsa
People magazine had our first look at Elizabeth Banks as the villain RIta Repulsa in the upcoming Power Rangers reboot. "I've never played a villain before," Banks tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, adding that she's looking forward to "world...
HumanSide Podcast: Director Robert Eggers Talks THE WITCH
Welcome to HumanSide. This time around I'll be letting you in on some amazing Chicago-based movie happenings, including the Music Box Theatre 70 MM Film Festival, the Roger Ebert Film Festival and a pair of great screenings from the Chicago...
The Many Faces Of Dustin Hoffman
This week, Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh's Kung Fu Panda 3 enters cinemas. I'm actually looking forward to seeing it, as the first two turned out to be a lot better than initially anticipated. And though I'm not always a...
Review: TRUMBO Hits The Right (Typewriter) Keys
For people who pound away at keyboards for a living, Trumbo is inherently nostalgic, presenting a romantic vision of a life enjoyed by only a few. Slumped in a bathtub to ease his back pains, Dalton Trumbo slaves away, staring...
Review: GODZILLA Is King Of The Monsters Once More
British director Gareth Edwards makes his Hollywood debut in jaw-dropping style, bringing Godzilla back to the big screen in a grand scale action adventure that is pitched perfectly between obligatory disaster drama and indulgently delightful monster mash.2014 marks the 60th...
New Extended Look At Gareth Edwards' GODZILLA
I do not know what other film coming out this spring has me more excited than Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. And with this new 'Extended Look' popping up, all other contenders are pretenders as far as I am concerned. In this two...
GODZILLA: New International Trailer Lays Waste To The Landscapes
Since none of us seem to have had our fill of Godzilla trailers, how about the new international trailer from the UK? It features the clearest shot of what has to be Rodan to date. We also get more scenes of...
Trailer: GODZILLA Is Pure Gravitas
Woah. And... woah...The new trailer for Gareth Edwards' take on Godzilla arrived today and it sure knows how to instill a bit of fear in the hearts of us measly mammals. Over some starkly terrifying shots of destroyed cities we've...
