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BOX OFFICE: “Now You See Me” out sprints “Running Man,” “Predator Badlands” drops to third
A franchise revival, a remake and a big sci-fi/monster holdover walk into a bar… This weekend’s box office isn’t one for the record books, as nothing is making Marvel/Pixar/”Avatar” money in a $12-$20 ticket environment. But it does show why … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Running Man” Stumbles into a Dead End
About thirty minutes into the Glen Powell/Edgar Wright remake of “The Running Man” I thought “This is kind of working.” I invested in this updating of Stephen King’s dytopian sci-fi horror for the age of ICE, fascism and murderously amoral … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: Celebrating the Artistry of a “Massacre” set in “Texas” — “Chain Reactions”
Film fan lore has long implied that Steven Spielberg, the producer of the horror blockbuster “Poltergeist,” was really its director or at least co-director. The 1982 film has Spielbergian touches — compositions, classical editing, the striking lighting and the inclusion … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “A Long Walk” on the Road to Nowhere
It doesn’t do “The Long Walk” any favors slapping the previews to the remake of “The Running Man” on before the opening credits. “Walk” is “Running” without the running or the amped-up game show “entertainment” elements. The title and the … Continue reading
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