MOVIES IN THEATERS

As Conan the Barbarian reaches its 40th birthday, there’s no better time to remember the cult classic epic fantasy that helped begin Arnold Schwarzenegger’s acting career. It was peak 1980s fantasy action and it led to Schwarzenegger…
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Lux Aeterna shares a number of similarities with Vortex, Gaspar Noé's other film released in theaters this month. It's not just that both films use a split-screen gimmick. When I first looked Vortex At last year's New York…
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It's often harder than it should be to be a female fan in the genre space, and that doubles when you're talking about superhero properties. Despite significant progress in recent years, the medium is still heavily dominated by male…
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It's been 25 years since Austin Powers: The International Mystery Man premiere, and if you're like me, you probably haven't seen the original Austin Powers in almost as long. When it comes to Mike Myers, I mostly watch Wayne's…
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After four feature films in his career, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid finds himself in the Cannes Official Selection for the first time. The writer and director behind 2011's Police officer2014 The kindergarten teacher (later remade…
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Before the slogans (honestly, how many times have you heard “Oh, behave!” in your life?); before the endless impressions you heard from your friends; before video games and other merchandise; before the sequels, there was Austin…
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As many know by this point, the recent string of mediocre straight-to-VOD movies featuring a seemingly phoned-on Bruce Willis aren't the result of a jaded middle-aged star looking to make a quick buck at the expense of of his…
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When I was a freshman in high school, my favorite teacher took my English class through Beowulf, laying out his use of various foundational literary devices as we learn the story of a legendary warrior fighting his way through…
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In case you haven't figured it out, Jim Gaffigan is do not new to acting. He has 116 credits in IMDb and he has achieved spectacular performances in recent years. The most recent is the lead role in Colin West's moving comedy-drama…
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Released 50 years ago today, Buck and the preacher is a classic, iconic Western - brightly colored, beautifully put together, and funneling social issues through its plot rather than tackling them in obvious or distracting ways.…
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