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The New Tomb Raider And The Trend Of The Athletic Super Heroine.

Despite its more modernized technical quality, interesting plot, and generally wonderful adaptation of what for many was a childhood classic, the 2018 version of Tomb Raider brings another refreshing change from Angelina Jolie’s 2001 and 2003 edition: a realistically athletic Lara Croft.

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Black Panther – From Wakanda With Love

With five straight weekends at the top of the box office as of writing this article, countless smashed cinematic world records, and no sign of stopping, Black Panther is taking the world by storm. But what is it about this Marvel movie that has captured the hearts and minds of so many so quickly?

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Downsizing: This year’s top family comedy?

Family friendly comedy films come and go, most likely because for many in the film industry they seem like easy money. Parents don’t want to show kids a film that is not approved for them, most kids’ films are unbearable for adults, so the best way of cramming an entire family into their seats in […]

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Justice League, And Why Teams Of Superheroes Thrill Us

With the sheer number of team-based superhero films coming out, it was only a matter of time until we got a new one. Or, better said, another upgrade of another older one. And we say that because, much like The Avengers and Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Justice League was actually a thing long before […]

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Flatliners: Return Of The Classic Psychological Horror Film.

In 1990, a film was released with an unusual premise: five young students seek to uncover what happens after death by subjecting themselves to repeat near-death experiences. It all starts because Nelson Wright persuades his classmates that it is a good idea. He kills himself and is allowed to “flatline”, that is, to be medically […]

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American Made: An Amazing “Undiscovered” Tale Of Crime And Punishment.

This true crime slash thriller, slash biography movie has all the makings of 2017’s best film inspired by a real event. It has barely been released, but it’s already stirring up quite a lot of attention among critics as well as regular cinema goers. Very few of us would have heard of Barry Seal and […]

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The Last Jedi: Recap, Details, And Theories

OK, who else is pumped for the latest installation of Star Wars? This year we will be able to see Episode 8: The Last Jedi, just late enough in December to make it really hard to buy merchandise in time for Christmas giving. I mean, seriously? December 17th? But still, I’m excited about what we’re […]

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Why Deadpool set the bar for superhero films.

We used to have a very specific formula for superhero films, what was considered a golden standard, the perfect mix derived from comic book heroes. We had the good guy, of course, our hero; we had his arch-nemesis, the villain; we had superpowers or super technology or super something, and both the hero and the […]

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American Assassin, The Path To Realization

It is known that the vast majority of stories, whether true life, novels, or comics, sold to Hollywood will never become a film. The rights get sold, then the person who bought them doesn’t get enough funding, or the studio goes under, and the film rights can’t be sold again. Even if everyone involved is […]

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My Little Pony: The Movie, Ponies Hitting The Big Screen.

My Little Pony is a cultural force in kids television, bringing back the 70s and 80s traditions of making kids cartoons deep, meaningful, and able to tackle complicated social issues by transforming them into arguments even the youngest child could grasp. For this reason it is loved by children of all ages, as well as […]

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