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From the monthly archives:
Who watches the Watchmen? 20th Century Fox, apparently — and with a rather keen eye.
By now, many of us are aware of the recent court ruling that essentially acknowledged Fox’s copyright claims to the Watchmen motion picture, which is currently slated for a March release via Warner Bros. Pictures. A new court hearing (according to [...]
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I actually enjoyed Transformers. It took a critical beating and a lot of Transformers nerds that I spoke to absolutely hated it. Chalk up my enjoyment to lowered expectations (I mean, it was a Michael Bay movie) and a surprising amount of humour (part of the reason many die-hard fans of the series seemed to [...]
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Mickey Rourke was probably the best actor of his generation, or at least one of the best. His performance in Alan Parker’s Angel Heart (1987) is one of the most underrated of its decade; contrary to what some critics may claim, it wasn’t fading talent that cost him his career — it was a penchant [...]
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For how long can you breathe new life into a franchise before you end up entirely reinventing it? That is the question that plagues Quantum of Solace, an entertaining but flawed sequel to 2006’s Casino Royale.
To be fair, this film had a lot to live up to; Royale was widely touted as not only [...]
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A review of Bill Maher and Larry Charles’ newest comedy/documentary, “Religulous,” a controversial examination of religion.
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