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'Macbeth' finds the beating heart of Shakespeare's play, pulls it out, holds it in front of us to behold how real and vital it is, and stuffs it back in leaving us in either disgust or awe.
Read More »‘Macbeth’ is Shakespeare at his bloody best
‘Spectre’ is a return of everything good and bad about 007
For both better and worse, this latest entry in the franchise is likely the most "Bond" of Bond movies.
Read More »‘The Martian’: science right when we need it
The most emotional moments in 'The Martian' aren't when we hear Whatney talk about his family, or see the crew react to his being stranded, they're when we watch the characters figure out how to make impossible things possible. 'The Martian' has many such moments.
Read More »‘The Scorch Trials’ repetitively repeats itself in a repetitive way
'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails' is a repetitive movie. A repetitive movie is 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails.' 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials' repeats itself. Hey you, wanna see a repetitive movie? 'Maze Runner: The Scorch Trails' is a repetitive movie.
Read More »The future of superhero movies and why I won’t watch ‘Fantastic Four’
The future of superhero movies is in for a backlash and the only way to prevent it is for the studios to keep making good films. And the only way to ensure that is by not giving our time and money to films that don't deserve it.
Read More »‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’ is serviceable but not one of series’ best
Whereas the best films in the franchise have their own identities, 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' feels merely serviceable. It's fine but nothing else.
Read More »‘Terminator: Genisys’ undoes everything we love about the franchise
The funny thing about the Terminator franchise is every new entry means whatever happened in the previous movies was pointless. This is especially true for 'Terminator: Genisys.'
Read More »‘Jurassic World’ should have remained extinct
'Jurassic World' is the resurrection of a once awe-inspiring sight that is no longer suited to live.
Read More »Disney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ is unremarkable but fun and positive
Putting aside murky story and odd themes, 'Tomorrowland' is fun and inventive. Unfortunately the film will tell you those themes. Tell you directly.
Read More »‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ revives the franchise in all its spiked, demented glory
With all of 'Fury Road's maddening splendor and gleeful insanity, it's clear why the 'Mad Max' series can't wait another 30 years between films.
Read More »The Hemingway illusion: how pop culture shapes our experience of place
How much of the magic we feel in a place is from the reality and how much is from the fiction and pop culture that portrays that place?
Read More »‘What We Do in the Shadows’ is make an amazing movie
You know a film is working as well as possible when having more money would probably only make it worse. 'What We Do in the Shadows' fits this description.
Read More »2nd annual Mythies Awards 2015: the winners!
Here are the results for our 2nd Annual Mythies Awards! Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America, Hunger Games, Interstellar and more...
Read More »‘Jupiter Ascending,’ a shiny new take on an old style space adventure
Yeah, 'Jupiter Ascending' is pretty bad, but that doesn't mean it isn't also enjoyable.
Read More »The Mythies 2015: cast your votes for the best geek movies!
It's that time of year again. What? No, not the Oscars! The Mythies Awards for the best geek movies of 2015!
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