Day: June 29, 2015
Terminator Genisys: EW review
June 29, 2015Time travel movies are an act of faith between the filmmaker and the audience. The good ones lay out a set of rules that, as preposterous as they may seem, operate within their own air-tight logic. The heady puzzle pieces eventually snap neatly and satisfyingly into place. The bad ones, on the other hand, treat […]
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Film Review: ‘Fourth Man Out’
June 29, 2015A sleeper delight, “Fourth Man Out” centers around a closeted average Joe whose best buds first bridle, then rally around him when he decides to come out on his 24th birthday. This thoroughly ingratiating, touchingly heartfelt comedy doesn’t have marquee names or an attention-grabbing hook, but hopefully its sheer likability will grab some deserved niche theatrical […]
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Film Review: ‘Degrade’
June 29, 2015Courtesy of Semaine de la Critique Cannes Put 13 female stereotypes into a beauty parlor in Gaza and what do you get? The jumble that is “Degrade” (with accents on both “E’s”), a cliche-ridden debut from twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser that wastes a talented cast on a film of considerably less depth than […]
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Film Review: ‘Magic Mike XXL’
June 29, 2015Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures One needn’t have spent much time on dating sites to know that guys have a tendency to exaggerate where size is concerned, so fans of Warner Bros.’ 2012 striptease sleeper should set their expectations accordingly over “Magic Mike XXL.” Meanwhile, someone in the studio’s marketing department deserves a raise for […]
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Nia Vardalos shares shirtless John Corbett pic from the set of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
June 29, 2015Toula and Ian are back together again! Nia Vardalos has shared a first look at My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 on Instagram, featuring herself and her shirtless costar John Corbett. Vardalos posted the photo this weekend from the set of the upcoming sequel, which will reunite the cast of the original 2002 hit movie for a “bigger, fatter […]
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Box office report: Jurassic World hits $500 million, narrowly beats Inside Out
June 29, 2015Jurassic World can update its long list of box office accomplishments with yet another achievement: It’s only the fifth film ever to make more than $500 million in North America, and it hit that number faster than any movie in history. In its third weekend, Jurassic World brought in an estimated $54.2 million, winning the […]
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Film Review: ‘Hollywood Adventures’
June 29, 2015Courtesy of Beijing Enlight Pictures Co. “This is like a film that’s started shooting before the script’s finished,” exclaims one protagonist in “Hollywood Adventures.” He pretty much sums up this scattergun action-comedy helmed by Timothy Kendall, produced by Justin Lin, and made almost entirely with mainland Chinese coin. Following two disaster-courting Chinese tourists and their […]
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