Imaginary Characters (Groot) earning more fame then superstars : Guardians of the Glaaxy
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Coming Soon: St. Vincent
byIt’s always a party when Bill Murray is involved. Everyone’s favorite Ghostbuster (and patron saint for those who didn’t want to see their favorite…
Men, Women and Children
byA movie about the secrets we hide in an age where technology has removed virtually all privacy, and how interconnectedness has not cured the…
“Gone Girl” and the Politics of Sex and Power
byFew topics have been hotter in the news recently than domestic abuse and sexism. It may be bad timing, then, for David Fincher’s “Gone…
“Annabelle” and Modern Horror’s Empty Scares
byI haven’t yet seen “Annabelle,” so I hope what I saw in a trailer last night was an aberration rather than the rule”: a…
Julianne Moore: Hottest Woman in Hollywood?
byBefore you call me crazy, consider this. No, I mean consider this scene from the upcoming movie “Maps to the Stars” (by the way,…
The Essential Liam Neeson
byIs there any doubt that Liam Neeson is everyone’s favorite geriatric badass, the man who has successfully shed his “serious actor” label in order…
The Ray Rice Video Affected This Week’s Movie Releases?
byWhat if I told you that the release of the horrific Ray Rice elevator video this week altered this week’s movie releases? Well, it…
The End of Summer Movies, Or, “Now what?”
byThe End of Summer Movies For moviegoers, the fall season is historically the worst part of the year, rivaled only by the weeks between mid-January…
The Summer Movie Season: Too Late to Save?
byLet’s just admit it: the 2014 summer movie season has been a bust. Box office grosses are down 45% from last year (according to Box Office Mojo),…