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You like your horror in mashup form?  “Vampires vs. the Bronx” is “Attack the Block” meets “Do the Right Thing” in a lyrically (and amusingly) Latinized setting. An activist teen (Jaden Michael) named Miguel, but who goes by “Lil Mayor” … Continue reading →

A distaff spy thriller/action get down due out Jan. 15, Oscar winners Nyong’o and Cruz, Jessica Chastain and Diane Kruger and Bingbing Fan help cover all the bases. Note that no Russian is on the team, because only traitors figure … Continue reading →

Tom Wolfe began his book about the early days of the U.S. manned space program “The Right Stuff” with an observation and an explanation. At the time he was reporting it, you could get on a jetliner from most any … Continue reading →

In an alternate Joe Pantoliano timeline, there would be no more “Bad Boys” reboots. He’s played enough cops. No more “Joey Pants” sleazeballs, either. He’d spend his years nursing little indie comedies like “Feast of the Seven Fishes” (Christmas is … Continue reading →

“The Binding (Il Legame)” is an Italian horror tale that doesn’t play by the rules, that defies every expectation it sets us up for. Does that heighten the frights or amp up the suspense? Not really. But it’s a puzzling … Continue reading →

There won’t be any theaters open to show this, but…

Strange, dark and dystopian. Very Alan Moore. He’s in it, too. Coming sometime this fall.

There’s pretty good evidence that famous outlaw Butch Cassidy spent a little time on Brokeback Mountain. Contemporaries spoke of his sharing-the-blanket days on the trail, in prison and what-not. And heaven knows he spent an inordinate amount of space in … Continue reading →

Cineworld doesn’t the largest share of Regal locations in the US, but the UK and Ireland are about to have something like a complete cinema shutdown. Again. The content isn’t being released and theaters aren’t regarded as safe. So this … Continue reading →