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Star Wars fun and frantic fan service collide in ‘Solo’

By Dan Cava May 24, 2018 To Easter egg or not to Easter egg? That is the question, and in our increasingly cinematic-universe-driven summer movie landscape, the answer from movie studios seems to be, “Yes, and at every possible opportunity.” Solo, the latest feature-length backstory...
By CLTure May 24, 2018
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‘Deadpool 2’ is an engaging, funny, stupidly ridiculous movie experience

By Douglas Davidson May 15, 2018 After the surprise success of the first Deadpool movie, what should we expect from the sequel? Violence, profanity, a surprising amount of genuine heart, absurd stunts, juvenile jokes, meta-reference overload, heavy CGI-laden fights, delightful cameos, and the kind of...
By CLTure May 15, 2018
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What to watch on Netflix this month

By CLTure Writers April 28, 2018 Our writers are dedicated to guiding you toward the very best entertainment in Charlotte and beyond, especially if you can watch it while choosing which front row seat to sit in because you want to see the new Avengers...
By CLTure April 28, 2018
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After 18 films, the MCU still delivers with ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

By Douglas Davidson April 25, 2018 In May 2008, a small, independent studio laid everything they had on the story of a B-List superhero from the Marvel Comics roster, with a director whose greatest success was 2003’s Elf and a washed-up actor looking to make...
By CLTure April 25, 2018
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‘Rampage’ is another lackluster video game adaptation

By Douglas Davidson April 16, 2018 Adapting video games for film tends to underwhelm at the box office. It either takes a straight-forward premise and mucks it up (poor besmirched Super Mario Bros.) or largely misunderstands what made the game fun (this includes you Street...
By CLTure April 16, 2018
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‘Isle of Dogs’ is Wes Anderson’s love letter to dog owners and lovers

By Jonathan Shuping April 10, 2018 Some directors have such a distinct artistic style that permeates their films that you could almost separate them into their own subgenre. If Christopher Nolan is the Norman Rockwell of non-linear storytelling, Tim Burton is the Van Gogh of...
By CLTure April 10, 2018
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Indie Grits Festival reimagines the way we look at the South

By Hunter Heilman April 7, 2018 The Carolinas might not be home to the biggest film festivals in the world, but we are home to some of the most unique ones. The difference being that rather than shooting for prestige and notoriety, these Southern bred...
By CLTure April 7, 2018
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Tapping into nostalgia is Ready Player One’s biggest strength and weakness

By Michelle Wheeler March 31, 2018 There’s a whole branch of academia that studies the psychology of the movie-going experience. It has to do with the idea that putting a bunch of strangers in a room together and making them look at a larger than...
By CLTure March 31, 2018
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‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ looks the part, but lacks heart

By Douglas Davidson March 23, 2018 Whether it’s classic creatures like King Kong and Godzilla or newer fare like those seen in 2006’s The Host or any glimpsed in the Cloverfield series, audiences love themselves a good monster flick. Last year’s Kong: Skull Island made...
By CLTure March 23, 2018
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Film Review: ‘Tomb Raider’ is a rare video game adaption gem

By Hunter Heilman March 17, 2018 I like video games. I don’t often lay down my hard earned money on them, mostly because I’m so bad at them that it typically takes me over a year to complete a single game. Last Christmas, Rise of...
By CLTure March 17, 2018

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By Dan Cava May 24, 2018 To Easter egg or not to Easter egg? That is the question, and in our increasingly cinematic-universe-driven summer movie landscape, the answer from movie studios seems to be, “Yes, and at every possible opportunity.” Solo, the latest feature-length backstory...

By CLTure Writers April 28, 2018 Our writers are dedicated to guiding you toward the very best entertainment in Charlotte and beyond, especially if you can watch it while choosing which front row seat to sit in because you want to see the new Avengers...

By Douglas Davidson April 25, 2018 In May 2008, a small, independent studio laid everything they had on the story of a B-List superhero from the Marvel Comics roster, with a director whose greatest success was 2003’s Elf and a washed-up actor looking to make...

By Douglas Davidson April 16, 2018 Adapting video games for film tends to underwhelm at the box office. It either takes a straight-forward premise and mucks it up (poor besmirched Super Mario Bros.) or largely misunderstands what made the game fun (this includes you Street...

By Jonathan Shuping April 10, 2018 Some directors have such a distinct artistic style that permeates their films that you could almost separate them into their own subgenre. If Christopher Nolan is the Norman Rockwell of non-linear storytelling, Tim Burton is the Van Gogh of...

By Hunter Heilman April 7, 2018 The Carolinas might not be home to the biggest film festivals in the world, but we are home to some of the most unique ones. The difference being that rather than shooting for prestige and notoriety, these Southern bred...

By Michelle Wheeler March 31, 2018 There’s a whole branch of academia that studies the psychology of the movie-going experience. It has to do with the idea that putting a bunch of strangers in a room together and making them look at a larger than...

By Douglas Davidson March 23, 2018 Whether it’s classic creatures like King Kong and Godzilla or newer fare like those seen in 2006’s The Host or any glimpsed in the Cloverfield series, audiences love themselves a good monster flick. Last year’s Kong: Skull Island made...

By Hunter Heilman March 17, 2018 I like video games. I don’t often lay down my hard earned money on them, mostly because I’m so bad at them that it typically takes me over a year to complete a single game. Last Christmas, Rise of...