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Why am I not excited for Batman v. Superman?
Next week, one of the most significant events in comicbook movie history will be taking place: for the first time ever, an on-screen brawl between Batman and Superman. Yet every few hours, I completely forget that the film is even coming out, and apparently I’m not alone. There seems to be… Listen ⇢
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A look back at the disappointing Daredevil season finale
Marvel’s Daredevil is essentially an excellent 13-hour crime drama that happens to be set in a world of superheroes and mind control. It’s similar to The Dark Knight in that way; remove the Marvel logo and the references to The Avengers and it could function on its own as a compelling series… Listen ⇢
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10 Cloverfield Lane is a taut suspense-thriller (if you can ignore the awful title)
10 Cloverfield Lane is among the most exhilarating bottle movies ever made. Set almost entirely inside an underground bunker and featuring three characters, never once is there anything approaching a dull moment; Dan Trachtenberg propels us from setpiece to setpiece as if he’s directing an action blockbuster. A conversation over dinner becomes a… Listen ⇢
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Let’s obsess over every frame of the new Game of Thrones trailer
Screw the haters. I’m pumped for the new season of Game of Thrones. Yeah, the show has its issues, many of which I’ve written about before: The fifth season butchered the Sand Snakes storyline, the Battle of Winterfell was rushed and disappointing, Sansa’s rape scene felt specifically conceived to generate controversy, and at this point,… Listen ⇢
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How do they get their milk, and other very important questions about the world of Zootopia
Disney’s Zootopia is among the most thematically interesting and visually engaging animated movies I have ever seen, and it will almost certainly be remembered as one of the great films of the year. Just as with much of Pixar’s finest work like Toy Story and Monsters Inc., the movie presents a fascinating culture and spends a lot of… Listen ⇢
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Disney tackles prejudice and discrimination in Zootopia, one of the studio’s finest films to date
No group should be stereotyped based on the actions of a few. That seems self-evident, but when a major candidate for president recommends we respond to isolated acts of terror by banning muslims from entering the country, it’s an idea that bears repeating. Disney thought so too, as their brilliant new film Zootopia tackles issues… Listen ⇢
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The YouTube comments for the Ghostbusters trailer will make you wish for death’s sweet embrace
Sony Pictures premiered the trailer for Ghostbusters this week, and it was pretty good! My concern when Paul Feig was announced as director was that the film would be too heavy on comedy over horror, but this footage made it clear the reboot will attempt to be as spooky as the… Listen ⇢
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What the hell is going on with 10 Cloverfield Lane?
10 Cloverfield Lane is either going to be one of the best cinematic experiences I have this year, or the most monumental disappointment of my entire life. I’m having trouble seeing how there can be any middle ground. What’s making me nervous is that I have absolutely no clue what film I’ll… Listen ⇢
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The troubling rise of nitpicking as criticism
The popularity of Cinema Sins is detrimental to the future of film criticism. But it’s only the latest example of an unsettling trend: Nitpicking completely meaningless details in a movie is now seen as an objective analysis of its overall quality, and that has to stop. Cinema Sins is a… Listen ⇢
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