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Now Playing: CIVIL WAR Divides, STING Scares, ARCADIAN Bites

Plus: 'All You Need Is Death,' 'In Flames,' 'Housekeeping for Beginners,' 'The First Omen.'

SXSW 2024 Review: CIVIL WAR, Is Not What You Think It Is. It's So Much More.

Civil War follows a quartet of war correspondents in the last days of the American republic as the Western Forces of the secessionist states of Texas and California advances on Washington, D.C. with harrowing results. Leading this motley crew are Lee...

Friday One Sheet: BUSHMAN 1971

In the twilight of the 1960s, America was frothing with political unrests, assassinations, and racial tension. David Schickele's hangin' out movie cum documentary slash film essay from 1971, Bushman, gets a 4K restoration, and a handsome, grainy black and white poster....

Destroy All Monsters: Ideals Will Destroy Us All, And Other Things I Learned from CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

A lot has been written about the broody darkness of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice; but in its way, Captain America: Civil War is the most quietly nihilistic superhero movie in years. Full disclosure: I still haven't seen BvS,...

Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, A Snappy, Witty Beatdown

When it comes to the major comic book tentpoles that are being shuffled out with increasing regularity, some viewers have grown a little tired of the city-destroying carnage that has marked many of their climaxes. Marvel, one of the biggest...

Tom Holland Is Your New SPIDER-MAN, COP CAR's Jon Watts Will Direct

The wait is over! Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Holland is your new Spider-Man! Holland will first appear in Marvel's Captain America Civil War then in two stand-alone films for Sony in 2017.Jon Watts, director of Sundance flick Cop Car, will...

CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR: Martin Freeman Joining The Cast

The Wrap reported earlier today that Martin Freeman, likely one of the most recognizable Brits outside of it's shores thanks to roles like Watson in Sherlock and Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit films, has joined the cast of Marvel's Captain...

*UPDATED* AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Parts 1 And 2 To Be Directed By Russo Brothers

Update: Marvel confirms that Joe and Anthony Russo are on board to direct Avengers: Infinity War - Parts 1 and 2. The original story from March 23 follows. Joe and Anthony Russo, the directing brothers behind Captain America: Winter Soldier...

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR: Daniel Brühl Cast As Villain Baron Zemo

Well. This turned out to be a good day if you are a fan of Marvel villains. Earlier today it was announced that David Tennant has been cast as Zebediah Killgrave in Netflix's Jessica Jones. At the same time the...

Review: THE RETRIEVAL Quietly Takes On Loss, Life, And Hope

Chris Eska crafted the finely-honed, modern-day drama August Evening, which featured a resilient, stoic Mexican immigrant who dealt with life's challenges as they arose. The Retrieval is Eska's followup, and it's a similar, low-key, high-quality affair that etches portraits of...

SXSW 2013 Review: THE RETRIEVAL Quietly Takes on Life, Loss, and Hope

Chris Eska crafted the finely-honed, modern-day drama August Evening, which featured a resilient, older Mexican immigrant who stoicly dealt with life's challenges as they arose. The Retrieval is Eska's followup, and it's a similar, low-key, high-quality affair that etches portraits...