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SNL In Review: “The 40-Year Old Virgin”
In the beginning, the dictatorship led us to such a strong foundation… it didn't fall because of the root foundation of one man's idea. –RZA, Wu-Tang Clan
Besides Lorne Michaels, no one over the past quarter-century has molded more successful comic careers th...
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“The Interview”
Well, this is awkward. I saw a movie before I was supposed to, and now it’s a movie that isn’t coming out. I got an early screening invite from a fellow critic that might have been one of the last public screenings of a $40 million comedy starring big name act...
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“The Interview” Trailer: Let’s Assassinate Kim Jong-Un
Following the release of the propaganda inspired poster earlier today, the trailer for The Interview starring James Franco and Seth Rogen has hit the web. The plot finds a talk show host (Franco) and his producer (Rogen) who score an interview with Kim Jong-Un...
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Why It’s So Hard to Blame Gun Violence on the Movies
Earlier this week, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday responded to the crimes of Elliot Rodger by writing a thoughtful op-ed about the pervasive influence of the systemic misogyny in Hollywood. She called out one film by name - Neighbors – which caused s...
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Ann Hornaday, Movies and Mass Shootings
Taxi Driver is considered one of the classics of Martin Scorsese's filmography, but when that title is mentioned most don't think of the film, they recall John Hinckley Jr. and his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. That association has undoub...
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Weekend Box Office: Obligatory “‘Godzilla’ Roars” Headline
After last summer's decidedly mixed domestic performance for Guillermo del Toro's kaiju big battle movie Pacific Rim, it was understandable that box office prognosticators were a little skeptical that Gareth Edwards' American Godzilla reboot would connect. But...
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Weekend Box Office: “Neighbors” Beats Spidey
Just about every weekend during the summer season brings a new number one to the box office charts, which is expected given that studios are putting out big movies every weekend, and this week was no different. As a breather in=n between the big-budget crazine...
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“Neighbors”: Who Wouldn’t Want Zac Efron As One of Theirs?
Neighbors depicts the only possible scenario in which someone wouldn't want Zac Efron to live next door. Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are a young couple who are adjusting to a new life with a baby, a house and adulthood. Finally everything has falle...
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The 20 Best Scenes of 2013
Last year wasn't just a strong year of film; it was also a year of such an eclectic variety of good films of all sorts. While there wasn't a whole lot to chew on in the mainstream American film landscape, the independent and foreign scenes were thriving with g...
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Movie Mettle: 5 Cringeworthy Movies To Test Your Limits
Movie Mettle is a weekly column for moviegoers with weak constitutions. Wish you had the balls to sit through the goriest of horror movies? Want to build up your resistance to weepy rom-coms? Each week we’ll give you a range of five movies that will test your ...
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