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The Equalizer 2: Deadly Denzel in a half-decent sequel

By Dan Cava July 20, 2018 The Equalizer 2 is director Antoine Fuqua and actor Denzel Washington’s fourth film together, and the duo seem to be settling into a comfortable groove. For better and for worse, this somewhat unexpected sequel mirrors its predecessors in many...
By CLTure July 20, 2018
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‘Sorry to Bother You’ may very well be the new ‘Office Space’

By Jonathan Shuping July 13, 2018 If you are old enough to remember the release of Office Space (1999), you’ll recall the lukewarm critical reception and the thudding $10 million box office gross. Audiences across the country (including yours truly) thought it was a decent...
By CLTure July 13, 2018
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ offers a fun entertainment break from the summer heat

By Douglas Davidson July 10, 2018 Summertime brings with it the usual bevy of tent pole blockbusters and indie darlings, each scrapping for audience’s hard-earned dollars each and every Friday. Many of these films offer a chance at delicious distraction from the world at large,...
By CLTure July 10, 2018
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‘The First Purge’ wouldn’t exist without ‘Get Out’

By Ryen Thomas July 7, 2018 Here we are with The First Purge, the fourth addition (but prequel) to a franchise promising to deliver a blood fest, mixed with social commentary of America’s sadistic lust affair with violence. In Purge world, the United States government,...
By CLTure July 7, 2018
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Small stakes don’t stop ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ from being big fun

By Douglas Davidson July 4, 2018 2015’s Ant-Man provided audiences a lighter mood that helped to soften the blow of the largely serious Age of Ultron. It also acted as a backdoor introduction to Captain America: Civil War, a film in which Paul Rudd’s Scott...
By CLTure July 4, 2018
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ offers nothing new in fifth installment of film franchise

By Jonathan Shuping June 23, 2018 First off, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth film in the Jurassic franchise, will henceforth be referred to as JWFK, simply because legendary hip hop group Jurassic 5 is way too awesome to have their name eclipsed by such...
By CLTure June 23, 2018
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‘American Animals,’ the film shot in Charlotte last year is a riveting thriller

By Dan Cava June 22, 2018 Still wondering about that film we wrote about last year, the one that was being shot on Central Avenue in the Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte? It’s finally here, and it was worth the wait. In American Animals, the...
By CLTure June 22, 2018
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‘The Incredibles 2’ is the jam-packed sequel we’ve been waiting for

By Ryen Thomas June 16, 2018 While Toy Story 3 is still my personal favorite Pixar sequel, The Incredibles 2 is, by far, the most anticipated. But does it live up to the first masterpiece? The answer is: most definitely. It may not have the...
By CLTure June 16, 2018
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Atlanta’s hip-hop culture shines bright in visual ‘Superfly’ remake

By Jose Mujica June 14, 2018 Director X’s remake of Superfly holds nothing back in it’s visually indulgent and viscerally hedonistic reimagining of the classic blaxploitation film. In the midst of a scourge of underwhelming Hollywood reboots, Superfly looks to set itself apart as an...
By CLTure June 14, 2018
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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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By Dan Cava July 20, 2018 The Equalizer 2 is director Antoine Fuqua and actor Denzel Washington’s fourth film together, and the duo seem to be settling into a comfortable groove. For better and for worse, this somewhat unexpected sequel mirrors its predecessors in many...

By Jonathan Shuping July 13, 2018 If you are old enough to remember the release of Office Space (1999), you’ll recall the lukewarm critical reception and the thudding $10 million box office gross. Audiences across the country (including yours truly) thought it was a decent...

By Douglas Davidson July 10, 2018 Summertime brings with it the usual bevy of tent pole blockbusters and indie darlings, each scrapping for audience’s hard-earned dollars each and every Friday. Many of these films offer a chance at delicious distraction from the world at large,...

By Ryen Thomas July 7, 2018 Here we are with The First Purge, the fourth addition (but prequel) to a franchise promising to deliver a blood fest, mixed with social commentary of America’s sadistic lust affair with violence. In Purge world, the United States government,...

By Douglas Davidson July 4, 2018 2015’s Ant-Man provided audiences a lighter mood that helped to soften the blow of the largely serious Age of Ultron. It also acted as a backdoor introduction to Captain America: Civil War, a film in which Paul Rudd’s Scott...

By Jonathan Shuping June 23, 2018 First off, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the fifth film in the Jurassic franchise, will henceforth be referred to as JWFK, simply because legendary hip hop group Jurassic 5 is way too awesome to have their name eclipsed by such...

By Dan Cava June 22, 2018 Still wondering about that film we wrote about last year, the one that was being shot on Central Avenue in the Plaza Midwood area of Charlotte? It’s finally here, and it was worth the wait. In American Animals, the...

By Ryen Thomas June 16, 2018 While Toy Story 3 is still my personal favorite Pixar sequel, The Incredibles 2 is, by far, the most anticipated. But does it live up to the first masterpiece? The answer is: most definitely. It may not have the...

By Jose Mujica June 14, 2018 Director X’s remake of Superfly holds nothing back in it’s visually indulgent and viscerally hedonistic reimagining of the classic blaxploitation film. In the midst of a scourge of underwhelming Hollywood reboots, Superfly looks to set itself apart as an...

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...