The Secrets of Dumbledore never really stood a chance, did it? A tepid critical response to the first two films and controversy after controversy, left the once-promising “Wizarding World” fumbling its bag. It’s been nearly …
Mads Mikkelsen
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Action/AdventureReviews
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Riders of Justice’
by Liam Trumpby Liam TrumpRevenge is the basis for many films. This type of story is usually brought to life through small scale action scenes and brute characters. Almost every one of these films goes through the motions of …
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2020 was a year that seems will always be remembered as an absolute hellscape; between a tumultuous election year, a widespread pandemic, and economic pressures on a global scale, the world felt as if it …
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Norwegian psychotherapist Finn Skårderud once posited the idea that humans are too sober. He believed the ideal running level for mankind was a blood alcohol level of 0.05%. (Interestingly, fellow noted scientist Elizabeth Hurley had …
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
Mads Mikkelsen Is In, ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Is Out, and ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Exists
After months of news and court proceedings, Johnny Depp is out of the Fantastic Beasts franchise. The good news is that his replacement has been found in none other than Mads Mikkelsen. Nick and I break …
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Hollywood has made a habit of repurposing buzzy foreign films into English-language stories. (Look no further than The Upside from just a few months ago.) Some Most of these attempts are worthless, acting as soulless retreads in …
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I’m always up for action movie schlock. There’s simply just not enough of it these days. I’m also not talking about the PG-13 crap where there’s hardly any blood and nobody says any naughty words. I’m talking about …
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Two films that feature titles synonymous with large frozen masses and starring Mads Mikkelsen released just weeks apart? What are the odds? Polar and Arctic will undoubtably become the source of much confusion among audiences, despite being completely …