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AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Movie Review – Less Than the Sum of its Manufactured Parts
The third cautionary tale, albeit a pulpy, comic-book one, about the pitfalls and perils of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in as many months (e.g., Ex Machina, Chappie), Avengers: Age of Ultron, the not unexpected, over-marketed sequel to 2012’s The Avengers (Disney/Marvel had more than $1.5 billion reasons for making a follow-up

GODZILLA Movie Review – Big G’s Triumphant Big Screen Return
The Godzilla movie we should have had sixteen years ago.

Most Anticipated Films of 2014
It’s a new year and that means a whole big batch of new movies! 2014 is sure to make any film lover excited!

Oscar Watching: GRAVITY Takes Off
Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity kicked off the Venice Film Festival earlier today. By all accounts, it’s a great film that looks like one to beat at the Oscars, particularly for Cuarón in the director race, Sandra Bullock in the best actress race, and DP Emmanuel Lubezki in the cinematography category. Stephen Frears’ Philomena could

Oscar Watching: Meryl Streep is Supporting Whom?
You know what I said about Oscar season really beginning in a few weeks? Well, we learned on Monday that The Weinstein Company will push Meryl Streep’s performance in August: Osage County for best supporting actress, thanks to Gold Derby. Yep, it’s starting already, and Oscar lovers are already theorizing

This Chick’s Flicks: The Ups & Downs of 2012’s Chick Flicks
A retrospective analysis of 2012’s chick flicks and a few of my hopes and dreams for 2013’s.

Indie Film’s Top Pin-Up Girls
Writer/actress Zoe Kazan stars in Ruby Sparks — her first feature film as a screenwriter as well — as the title character that is created out of Calvin’s (Paul Dano) mind as he is writing his latest novel. Here, we’ll outline our other favorite “Indie Film Ladies” including Brit Marling,

Blu-Ray/DVD Round- up 10/2: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, DARK SHADOWS, PEOPLE LIKE US, NEW GIRL and more!
It’s time for another Blu-Ray/DVD Round-up! Check out the latest releases! See which ones you should skip, rent or buy! This week I think the big releases this week are The Princess Bride 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray, Dark Shadows, People Like Us and New Girl!

LIBERAL ARTS Trailer – Josh Radnor’s Sophomore Film
Liberal Arts is Josh Radnor’s second film where he wrote, directed and starred. His best accomplishment thus far, hiring Elizabeth Olsen as his romantic counter-part. Suffice to say, the lady is on every “up and coming” best actress list of the next generation.

Blu-Ray/DVD Round-up 7/24: THE DEEP BLUE SEA, JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, SILENT HOUSE, and more!
It’s that time again: another weekly Blu-Ray/DVD Roundup! Here are the new releases for the week and my opinion on whether you should Skip It! Rent It! Or Buy It! This week has a nice amount of quality releases. Some of these had smaller theatrical releases, so they’re definitely worth

First Look: Daniel Radcliffe As Allen Ginsberg In KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Here is the first look at Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. This is one of those prime examples of perfect casting. The resemblance between them is awesome. It’s sort of eerie how much they actually look alike. The synopsis for the film is Set in

Freaky first trailer for one take film remake SILENT HOUSE
The first trailer for the upcoming film SILENT HOUSE starring Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, and Eric Sheffer Stevens was recently released. It looks pretty suspenseful if you ask me. One thing that really caught my eye in the trailer was a quote saying that this was a one take movie