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Film Review: ‘Spaceman’ is a Tour de Force Performance From Adam Sandler in a Somber Sci-Fi Space Drama
Sad Adam Sandler has become my favorite type of Adam Sandler, at least onscreen (I hope he’s very happy in his life off of it). When he gets serious, Sandler is often riveting, proving time and time again that he’s more than just a clown. Spaceman is just the latest example of this, putting as […] More
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First Trailer for ‘Spaceman’ Sees Adam Sandler in a Sci-Fi Drama
Directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day, the movie will make its way to theatres on February 23 before releasing on Netflix on March 1 More
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TIFF Review: ‘Dumb Money’ Makes a Real Crowdpleaser Out of Complicated Material
I’m a reasonably intelligent person, but I freely admit that I barely understood the whole GameStop stock situation (full disclosure: I was once an employee of that company, working at EB Games while in college). So, while I knew the broad strokes, the how and the why escaped me. In a way, that’s almost the […] More
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TIFF Film Review: ‘The Fabelmans’ is Steven Spielberg at His Funniest, Most Vulnerable, and at the Height of His Powers
Wow. When you see a master filmmaker reach into themselves and raise their game, it’s truly something to behold. The Fabelmans is Steven Spielberg showing a whole new bag of tricks, all in service of telling a story not just his own, but for the world over to bear witness to. What could have been […] More
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Seth Rogen, Pete Davidson, Sebastian Stan & Paul Dano To Join ‘Dumb Money’
The movie will be directed by Craig Gillespie and production will begin sometime this fall, for a potential 2023 release. More
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Watch the Opening Sequence from ‘The Batman’
The Batman is, undisputedly, one of the year’s biggest success stories, so far. Warner Bros has seen their new incarnation of the superhero do huge business at the box office, receive critical acclaim (including this rave review from our own Joey Magidson), and maybe even position itself for an awards campaign down the road. So, […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Batman’ is a Gripping Depiction of The World’s Greatest Detective
We have seen Batman in a number of incarnations on the silver screen. Tim Burton had a gothic and moody take. Joel Schumacher had a campy one. Christopher Nolan had a grounded yet epic take. Zack Snyder had a bleak and dark one. Now, it’s Matt Reeves‘ turn, and he’s managed to find something else […] More
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Sunday Scaries: The Upside of Batman as a Horror Icon
Regular readers will know that I do not have a high opinion of clickbait journalism trying to mislead their readers into knee-jerk outrage/derision responses. Chances are, if a headline for an article is prompting you to share it in anger or mockery on your social media pages, the headline is designed to goad you into […] More
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Steven Spielberg’s Coming of Age Tale ‘The Fabelmans’ Gets 2022 Release Date
With the release of West Side Story later this week, news has turned to the filmmaker’s next movie. Universal Studios announced today that Steven Spielberg‘s and Amblin‘s newest film, based on his own life, will be released Thanksgiving weekend next year. The Fabelmans, which started filming this summer, features Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano […] More
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TIFF Film Review: ‘The Guilty’ Inserts Jake Gyllenhaal into an Intense Remake
Your thoughts on The Guilty will potentially largely hinge on whether you know it’s a remake and if you’ve seen said remake. The Danish original is ruthlessly efficient and very riveting. This remake is, well…the same. If you’re going in blind, you’re almost certainly going to be knocked down by its non-stop intensity. At the […] More
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Jake Gyllenhaal Stars in ‘The Guilty’ Official Trailer
In less than a month, prepare for long-time actor Jake Gyllenhaal to deliver what is shaping up to be yet another excellent performance – this time as police detective Joe Bayler in Antoine Fuqua‘s upcoming crime-thriller The Guilty. The film, also starring Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Eli Goree, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Paul […] More
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Paul Dano to Play Steven Spielberg’s Father in the Upcoming Biographical Project
Steven Spielberg’s next project is coming along smoothly, as the director has drafted another impressive name to star in his semi-autobiographical picture based on his childhood growing up in Arizona. The film is co-written by Spielberg and his occasional writing partner Tony Kushner. Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen were already attached to portray the filmmaker’s mother and uncle, respectively, […] More
