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Movie Review – Creed (2015)

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Creed, 2015. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Tony Bellew. SYNOPSIS: The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. For all the unified bitching we typically embark on […]

Creed sequel eyed for November 2017

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At the Golden Globes, MGM CEO Gary Barber told Variety that his goal was to launch the inevitable Creed sequel in November of 2017. Domestically Creed is a success, having made over $100 million at the box office alongside receiving rave reviews (you can read our reviews here and here). Sylvester Stallone also won a Golden […]

Rob Zombie settles on R rated cut for 31

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It was revealed last week that Rob Zombie’s latest horror flick, 31, had been given the dreaded NC-17 rating by the MPAA. For those unfamiliar with American rating system, that basically means no mainstream theater will carry the movie – therefore ensuring it will make virtually no money. The MPAA description originally described 31 as containing “sadistic graphic violence […]

Movie Review – Entertainment (2015)

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Entertainment, 2015. Directed by Rick Alverson. Starring Gregg Turkington, John C. Reilly, Amy Seimetz, Tye Sheridan, Lotte Verbeek, and Michael Cera. SYNOPSIS: En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, aging comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert. “I heard a joke once: […]

Movie Review – Love (2015)

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Love 2015 Directed by Gaspar Noe Starring Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, and Klara Kristin SYNOPSIS: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed. “Do you […]

Karen Gillan teases Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 return

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is currently in production, and Karen Gillan has taken to her Twitter account to post a set photo expressing her excitement in returning as villain Nebula. SEE ALSO: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 starts shooting, first teaser image released as Kurt Russell and more confirmed for the cast […]

Ash vs. Evil Dead Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Books from Beyond’

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Robert Kojder reviews the third episode of Ash vs. Evil Dead… The next question on the mind of both longtime Evil Dead fans and newcomers to the series (one week after being granted proof that the show can function properly without Sam Raimi writing or directing), was simply one regarding repetition. For the first two episodes, […]

Movie Review – The 33 (2015)

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The 33, 2015. Directed by Patricia Higgen. Starring Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Juan Pablo Raba, Bob Gunton, and Gabriel Byrne. SYNOPSIS: Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. As the opening credits are flashed (while […]

J.J. Abrams confirms no post-credit scene for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Earlier today at a press conference for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams stated that the hotly anticipated next entry into the worldwide revered saga contains no post-credits sequence whatsoever. There isn’t even a middle-credits stinger. Basically, once the movie is over, you can feel free to leave the theater, provided sticking around […]