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What to Watch: “Shame” on HBO GO
Read more: What to Watch: “Shame” on HBO GO“Shame” is a 2011 film by Steve McQueen starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, whom you might recognize better as young Magneto (X-Men: First Class) and Daisy Buchanon (The Great Gatsby), respectively. Brandon (Fassbender) is a rather successful thirty-something working in a nondescript, modern New York office with a rather pig-headed best friend / boss.…
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The Red Badge of Savagery – “Star Trek Into Darkness” Review
Read more: The Red Badge of Savagery – “Star Trek Into Darkness” ReviewEarly on in Star Trek Into Darkness Kirk engages some Klingons in a rather brutal shoot out complete with fisticuffs. Kirk is left with one of the few indications that anyone in the future bleeds: a small cut on his right cheek. The cut is looks like an inverted “V” and suspiciously like the insignia for…
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The Trouble With Nerds
Read more: The Trouble With NerdsTime for a completely unscientific look at the nerd culture. I’m a huge fan of JJ Abrams‘s work. His Spielberg-esque, modern sensibilities allow him to rejuvenate franchises well as he create new ones. I think that he is a fundamentally important filmmaker that will influence the next generation of writers and directors. What JJ Abrams has…
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The Surprisingly Pretty Good Gatsby
Read more: The Surprisingly Pretty Good GatsbyI’ve preemptively complained about Baz Luhrmann‘s take on The Great Gatsby to anyone who would listen (especially here). Produced by Jay-Z, the soundtrack was littered with his friends and family and primarily hip-hop artists with a few other randomly popular “indie” artists like Sia or Florence & the Machine – which frankly just seems absurd. I…
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Simon Pegg and the Apocalypse: Reactions to “The World’s End” Trailer Debut
Read more: Simon Pegg and the Apocalypse: Reactions to “The World’s End” Trailer Debut[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF-4c8U-mUI] Fans of Simon Pegg likely know him best for his iconic role of Shaun in Shaun of the Dead and its spiritual follow-up, Hot Fuzz. You probably loved the first and found the second funny in a ha-ha kind of way. In our Summer Movie preview, Liam gave you a little taste of their third…
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The Sounds of Disaster: Comments on the Soundtrack to “The Great Gatsby”
Read more: The Sounds of Disaster: Comments on the Soundtrack to “The Great Gatsby”Apropos to this terrible article, I recently became aware that people are worshipping Baz Luhrmann as some kind of false idol and are blatantly misreading the source material for his upcoming new movie that you might have heard of (The Great Gatsby): But just as Fitzgerald peppered his text with references to jazz-influenced pop songs to show…
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The Enemy’s Gate Is Down – Ender’s Game Trailer Reaction
Read more: The Enemy’s Gate Is Down – Ender’s Game Trailer ReactionI’ve dreamt of a movie adaptation of Ender’s Game since 2001. My brother-in-law gave the book to me as a Christmas gift and it was my first true science fiction novel. Over the past 12 years he and I have bonded over Orson Scott Card‘s stories, as well as introduced one another to new books and…
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The Resurrection of Tony Stark
Read more: The Resurrection of Tony Stark**WARNING MILD SPOILERS INBOUND** I usually hate it when someone starts out a review with some sweeping generalization of an idea, but I’m about to do it. I just wanted you to know that I’m upset with myself for doing it. Shields protect us, but they also weigh us down. Ok, that’s out of the…
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Summer Movie Preview Part Deux
Read more: Summer Movie Preview Part DeuxStar Trek Into Darkness May 17 J.J. Abrams, King of Nerds, is back with what looks like a hell of a film. In 2009 Abrams pulled off one of the most successful reboots of the remake/reboot generation. He injected Star Trek with some much needed vigor and action, but was able to maintain a good…
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2013 Summer Movie Preview Part One
Read more: 2013 Summer Movie Preview Part OneIt’s official: with it being May 3, the summer blockbuster season has begun! But with seemingly great new movies coming out on a weekly basis, how do you know what’s worth your time? We’ve done a bit of research and I’ve gone ahead and pinpointed 5 movies that I think will be worth neglecting sunlight…
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