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DEADPOOL

If we have reached the point if “peak heroes”, it would seem as though one property recognizes that fact.

Posted on February 14, 2016September 28, 2019
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HAIL, CAESAR!

Who needs talent when you have luck? Who needs edge when you have absurdity?

Posted on February 7, 2016September 28, 2019
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BROOKLYN

Walking through the golden door is sometimes just the beginning. What awaits on the other side is what makes for stories like BROOKLYN.

Posted on November 20, 2015November 28, 2015
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SPECTRE

How does a franchise follow one of the greatest chapters in its story? Evidently, by closing the book.

Posted on November 8, 2015November 18, 2015
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CRIMSON PEAK

Behind a splendid exterior, true darkness can often lay in wait.

Posted on October 25, 2015November 5, 2015
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BRIDGE OF SPIES

The new Steven Spielberg film asks us what is noble, what is evil, and what is somewhere in-between.

Posted on October 16, 2015October 25, 2015
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THE WALK

Would you endure the first few shaky steps to get to the triumphant final strides?

Posted on October 6, 2015October 20, 2015
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MISTRESS AMERICA

Can we choose our armour, and can we choose our role?

Posted on September 6, 2015September 12, 2015
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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

These are troubled times, so what better point to look back on previous times that were troubled?

Posted on August 14, 2015September 12, 2020
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TRAINWRECK

Who needs romance when you can buy wine by the box?

Posted on July 20, 2015July 26, 2015
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SLOW WEST

Anyone can set off on a journey, but it takes a certain sort of survivor to reach their destination.

Posted on June 14, 2015June 20, 2015
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KUMIKO THE TREASURE HUNTER

What does it take to evoke the spirit of The Coen Brothers without specifically becoming “Coen-esque”?

Posted on April 12, 2015April 19, 2015

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