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Second Opinion – Baywatch (2017)

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Baywatch, 2017. Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hannibal Buress, Rob Huebel, David Hasselhoff, and Pamela Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the […]

Baby Driver announces a first-of-its-kind sponsored Geofilter Contest on Snapchat

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As the release for Baby Driver draws near, Sony/Tristar Pictures have sent us the following press release for an upcoming art contest judged by writer/director Edgar Wright (The Cornetto Trilogy) himself. TriStar Pictures and MRC’s upcoming highly anticipated new film BABY DRIVER announced today a first-of-its-kind sponsored Fan Art Geofilter Contest on Snapchat.  Since the film’s […]

Movie Review – Rough Night (2017)

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Rough Night, 2017. Directed by Lucia Aniello. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, Zoe Kravitz, Paul W. Downs, Ryan Cooper, Ty Burrell, Enrique Murciano, Dean Winters, Colton Haynes, Eric André, and Demi Moore. SYNOPSIS: Things go terribly wrong for a group of girlfriends who hire a male stripper for a bachelorette party […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2017 – Take Me (2017)

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Take Me, 2017. Directed by Pat Healy. Starring Taylor Schilling, Pat Healy, Alycia Delmore, and Jim O’Heir. SYNOPSIS: Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn’t […]

Second Opinion – Alien: Covenant (2017)

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Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, and James Franco. SYNOPSIS: The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and […]

Movie Review – Chuck (2017)

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Chuck, 2017. Directed by Phillipe Falardeau. Starring Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Jim Gaffigan, Morgan Spector, Pooch Hall, Zina Wilde, Sadie Sink, and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner. Are strong acting and unrecognizable familiar faces enough to push a film over the hump from bad […]

Movie Review – Snatched (2017)

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Snatched, 2017. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, and Christopher Meloni. SYNOPSIS: When her boyfriend dumps her before their exotic vacation, a young woman persuades her ultra-cautious mother to travel with her to paradise, with unexpected results. Around halfway through Snatched (an exotic-vacation-gone-wrong comedy from Jonathan […]

The Defenders costume designer offers major hint as to Sigourney Weaver’s villain role

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For those who may be unaware, all that is known about Sigourney Weaver’s role so far in Marvel’s The Defenders is that she is playing primary antagonist Alexandra, but thanks to a recent interview with International Business Times we now have more information on the villainous character. Seemingly confirming a popular Internet theory, costume designer Stephanie […]

Guy Ritchie confirms live-action Aladdin will be a musical

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While out and about on the promotional tour this upcoming weekend’s blockbuster release, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword [read our review here], director Guy Ritchie was also asked for some information regarding his follow-up project, the live-action remake of Disney’s animated classic Aladdin. Specifically, Ritchie was asked by Nerdist if the live-action version would […]