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Every year has an animated film that sells its cast to the high heavens in the promotional material while simultaneously angering voice actors everywhere. Seriously Smallfoot, you couldn’t look around for true professionals in this field? …

As much as we all try to give off the facade that we’re cinephiles, there’s always more movies to see, more holes to fill in our film knowledge. That’s one of the more interesting things …

If you’re into independent film, and, more specifically, A24 films, odds are that you saw First Reformed earlier this year. It’s even more likely that this film hypnotized you into a state of deep contemplation. If you …

BlacKkKlansman is making waves in both film and political spheres for its content. In one way it’s an unbelievably funny real-life story, but, in another way, it’s a sobering, painfully obvious look at the state of …

Netflix is continuing to push the envelope with their original programming. As the list of the best and worst Netflix movies of 2018 shows, they don’t always succeed — not even close — but dammit …

You’ve had this feeling before: you’re sitting in the theater with what is by all accounts a pretty fantastic movie playing on the screen in front of you; you’re invested to the nth degree, waiting for …

Labor Day weekend is always a bit of a crapshoot at the theaters. Studios fear that the endless BBQs and parties over the weekend will lead to high-profile films underperforming at the box office, so …

July was a rough month for Netflix as they churned out movies like Extinction, Father of the Year, and How It Ends. Still, Netflix is going to keep trying — they have millions of subscribers that they have …

Remember the 2000’s? It was a time where comedies did pretty much whatever they wanted to do, pushing the line a little too far in every direction. But, like most things, taste changed, and the …

After Netflix made a splash earlier this winter with its purchase of The Cloverfield Paradox from Paramount, they quickly went to work on their next purchase: Extinction. Initially targeted for a January 26th, 2018 release from Universal Pictures, the …

On July 18th, 2008, Christopher Nolan graced the world with the best Batman movie and also what many call the best superhero movie of all time. Of course, I’m talking about The Dark Knight. That’s right, …

Arguably one of the best things for a film studio is to see the sequel to one of their films vastly outperform the original.  For Sony, this was the case from Hotel Transylvania to Hotel Transylvania 2 as …

For Netflix, any film with serious talent attached is a solid addition to their ever-growing library.  Although we’d all prefer that films are viewed with an artistic eye, Netflix wants one thing from each piece …

It’s almost July, which means that 2018 is already half over.  Can you believe?  It feels like yesterday that I released my most anticipated movies of 2018, and now we’re inching closer to the dog …

Hereditary was a little divisive among general audiences.  Despite practically universal acclaim from critics (including yours truly), opening weekend audiences weren’t as enthusiastic, leaving the film bewildered and even angry at what they had seen.  Regardless …

Following an incredibly successful limited release run in 2017 that culminated in a nomination in the most recent Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, Loveless finally opened in select theaters in the United …

The rise in content creation in the past few years has led to a few great occurrences.  Not only are their more creative people entering the film industry, more independent distributors are also entering the …

If you’ve enjoyed a low-budget horror or thriller movie in the last few years, odds are it came from Blumhouse Productions. Jason Blum has taken his savvy business expertise to the next level since founding …

With every passing month, it seems like A24 adds another quality film to their library.  Focusing on smaller stories that capture livelihoods that are rarely given the chance on the big screen, A24 provides quality …

With Deadpool 2 due out in theaters this weekend, the X-Men franchise is quietly entrenching itself as one of the longest running franchises in film today.  The X-Men films aren’t exactly as streamlined as those in the MCU (different …

Netflix allows subgenres that have fallen by the wayside in recent years a chance at some sort of revival.  It’s been no secret that the teenage rom-com isn’t exactly in theaters very often anymore — …

A lot has been made of Thanos since his clash with the Avengers was seen on the big screen this past weekend.  Although his chin looks alarmingly close to a scrotum, many have praised his …

After debuting at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight section (for independent film), Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts immediately became a crowd favorite.  Combining elements of feminism and old-time Westerns through the Indonesian lens, Marlina in Four …

By now, everyone is aware of the fact that Adam Sandler is firmly entrenched in the IDGAF section of his career.  Whether it’s hiring all his friends for another comedy that’s trapped in the 1990’s …

While Avengers: Infinity War is running roughshod through the world and taking all the box office money away from literally every other film that’s currently out in theaters, there’s definitely are some other fascinating, smaller …

While many are still complaining that DC’s live-action films are lackluster, their animated films have quietly separated from the pack with fascinating takes on characters that are always ripe for discussion.  DC made waves when …

Since Iron Man came to theaters back in 2008, the MCU has offered plenty of large-scale, electric fight scenes.  Some have left audiences a little cold, but some are still revered to the point where …

Many media outlets (including the one that you’re currently reading) have written about the issues with many Netflix movies in 2018.  Whether Netflix has helped out a filmmaker by getting their passion projects made or …

After grossing over $100 million at the domestic box office against a $17 million budget in just two weekends, it’s clear that A Quiet Place is a hit.  With a current Rotten Tomatoes score of 95% …

Independent film is quite unique around the world.  Smaller distribution companies such as A24 have paved the way for other small distributors to release features that eventually contend for many awards — including Best Picture.  …