
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie review: sucker punch
Like a movie from the world of Watchmen: cold, cruel, borderline incoherent in its testosterone-fueled rage, misogynist, paternalistic… fascist, even.
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Like a movie from the world of Watchmen: cold, cruel, borderline incoherent in its testosterone-fueled rage, misogynist, paternalistic… fascist, even.
Astonishingly, sexy blonde 19-year-old Nicola Peltz is actually playing Mark Wahlberg’s daughter, not his girlfriend. Progress!
Have you been paying attention to what the movies have been saying — what the movies have really been saying — all summer? Here’s a refresher.
The failure of male-led action movies is NEVER a reason to stop making male-led action movies. Never ever ever.
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In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)
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Enjoy an excerpt from my interview with Michael Shannon in the latest issue of movieScope. Here, he discusses his experience making Man of Steel…
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Towers with ambition, swelled by sweeping philosophies about power and presence on scales both planetary and personal, beautifully balanced by a wellspring of wry tragedy.