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‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ brings North Carolina’s charm and heart to the big screen

By Zach Goins August 10, 2019 When Zack Gottsagen first met Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, he dreamt of becoming a movie star. Nilson and Schwartz, two friends volunteering at a camp for actors with disabilities, knew it was a long shot. After all, Hollywood...
By CLTure August 10, 2019
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‘Good Boys’ puts an outrageous twist on coming-of-age party classics

By Zach Goins August 9, 2019 From the very first red band teaser for Good Boys, it was perfectly clear the film would be an outrageous, profanity-laden adventure filled with slapstick humor and plenty of dirty jokes. But the thing that makes the non-stop punchlines...
By CLTure August 9, 2019
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ is all gas, no brakes and nonstop fun

By Zach Goins July 31, 2019 After a months-long barrage of trailers, promos and behind the scenes sneak peeks, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is finally cruising its way into theaters this Friday. If the never-ending flood of teasers gave away anything,...
By CLTure July 31, 2019
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‘The Lion King’ is a stunning visual experience, but not much more

By Zach Goins July 11, 2019 Another week, another live-action Disney remake. Coming on the heels of a teaser for the studio’s Mulan remake and casting announcements for The Little Mermaid, Disney released The Lion King, its third live-action remake of 2019. When dealing with...
By CLTure July 11, 2019
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‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ is an adventurous conclusion for the MCU’s Phase 3

By Douglas Davidson June 28, 2019 Loss of any kind takes time to properly heal from and, while audiences didn’t get much time– barely three months after the release of Endgame— the characters in Spider-Man: Far From Home appear to have had close to a...
By CLTure June 28, 2019
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‘Toy Story 4’ is powered by a tight narrative, smart dialogue and gripping action

By Zach Goins June 20, 2019 In 2010, Disney and Pixar teamed up to once again give one of their most beloved franchises the perfect sendoff in Toy Story 3. After nearly an 11-year hiatus from the series, we unexpectedly returned to Andy’s room for...
By CLTure June 20, 2019
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Movie Review: New ‘Shaft’ is more comedy-action than blaxploitation, but that’s not a bad thing

By Rachel Laurie June 16, 2019 What was a film that once revolutionized movies under the genre of blaxploitation is now a comedy-action movie. The shift in tone is most likely due to the writers, Kenya Barris (Black-ish and Girls Trip) and Alex Barnow (Family...
By CLTure June 16, 2019
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‘Men in Black: International,’ more like “Meh” in Black

By Bill Mazzola June 15, 2019 It’s clear to anyone even remotely paying attention these days that Hollywood has franchise fever. Remakes, reboots, sequels, prequels, and interconnected universes are all the rage. Nowadays we’re given reboots and continuations that we never really asked for. Which...
By CLTure June 15, 2019
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Spike Lee’s classic film ‘Do The Right Thing’ will be re-released in select theaters

By CLTure News June 10, 2019 (Updated) Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s 1989 classic film, Do The Right Thing, Universal Pictures and the Criterion Collection will re-release the film on June 30 at select AMC, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, and Alamo Drafthouse theaters. Improving...
By CLTure June 10, 2019
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Mindy Kaling’s feature film writing debut ‘Late Night’ offers charm and heartfelt comedy

By Douglas Davidson June 7, 2019 As theaters ramp up for animated animal adventures, alien invasions, and yet another zombie apocalypse, there’s a small work-place comedy executed by an incredible cast of comedic actors offering up something different. Written by Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project)...
By CLTure June 7, 2019

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By Zach Goins August 10, 2019 When Zack Gottsagen first met Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, he dreamt of becoming a movie star. Nilson and Schwartz, two friends volunteering at a camp for actors with disabilities, knew it was a long shot. After all, Hollywood...

By Zach Goins August 9, 2019 From the very first red band teaser for Good Boys, it was perfectly clear the film would be an outrageous, profanity-laden adventure filled with slapstick humor and plenty of dirty jokes. But the thing that makes the non-stop punchlines...

By Zach Goins July 31, 2019 After a months-long barrage of trailers, promos and behind the scenes sneak peeks, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is finally cruising its way into theaters this Friday. If the never-ending flood of teasers gave away anything,...

By Zach Goins July 11, 2019 Another week, another live-action Disney remake. Coming on the heels of a teaser for the studio’s Mulan remake and casting announcements for The Little Mermaid, Disney released The Lion King, its third live-action remake of 2019. When dealing with...

By Douglas Davidson June 28, 2019 Loss of any kind takes time to properly heal from and, while audiences didn’t get much time– barely three months after the release of Endgame— the characters in Spider-Man: Far From Home appear to have had close to a...

By Zach Goins June 20, 2019 In 2010, Disney and Pixar teamed up to once again give one of their most beloved franchises the perfect sendoff in Toy Story 3. After nearly an 11-year hiatus from the series, we unexpectedly returned to Andy’s room for...

By Rachel Laurie June 16, 2019 What was a film that once revolutionized movies under the genre of blaxploitation is now a comedy-action movie. The shift in tone is most likely due to the writers, Kenya Barris (Black-ish and Girls Trip) and Alex Barnow (Family...

By CLTure News June 10, 2019 (Updated) Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Spike Lee’s 1989 classic film, Do The Right Thing, Universal Pictures and the Criterion Collection will re-release the film on June 30 at select AMC, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, and Alamo Drafthouse theaters. Improving...