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‘Gemini Man’ is an ambitious movie that falls flat with a shallow script

By Zach Goins October 11, 2019 Beware the “ambitious” movie: the hopeful blockbuster that makes some sort of technological breakthrough, yet by all other accounts is extremely mediocre. When the ambitious is paired with the right storyline and compelling characters, it can often reach tremendous...
By CLTure October 11, 2019
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‘Joker’ is a terrifying and layered new spin on comic book movies

By Jonathan Shuping October 4, 2019 Move over, Pennywise. Joker may be the scariest movie of the year. This is the origin story of an ultimate villain; one that we never got with Heath Ledger’s Joker (though it works pretty well for that character, too)....
By CLTure October 4, 2019
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For fans, the ‘Downton Abbey’ movie is like catching up with a long lost friend

By Jessica Owoc September 20, 2019 Downton Abbey is the follow-up installment to the hit PBS series, which ended in 2015, and it begs the question: is this continuation necessary? This is especially relevant since the series gave a solid ending to the Crawley family...
By CLTure September 21, 2019
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Jennifer Lopez back on the block with star-studded female heist film ‘Hustlers’

By Jason Seyler September 13, 2019 When a film centers on a group of characters, their relationship and chemistry are essential to the film’s success. Hustlers accomplishes this well, taking the viewer on a criminal escapade that is fast-paced and energetic. The film includes exotic...
By CLTure September 13, 2019
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Watch the trailer for the Zach Galifianakis’ ‘Between Two Ferns’ Movie premiering on Netflix September 20!

By CLTure News September 3, 2019 Zach Galifianakis’ long-running Funny or Die interview show, “Between Two Ferns” will get the movie treatment on Netflix. Directed by Scott Aukerman, the movie will follow Galifianakis and his oddball crew on a road trip to film interviews for...
By CLTure September 3, 2019
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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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By Jonathan Shuping October 4, 2019 Move over, Pennywise. Joker may be the scariest movie of the year. This is the origin story of an ultimate villain; one that we never got with Heath Ledger’s Joker (though it works pretty well for that character, too)....

By Jessica Owoc September 20, 2019 Downton Abbey is the follow-up installment to the hit PBS series, which ended in 2015, and it begs the question: is this continuation necessary? This is especially relevant since the series gave a solid ending to the Crawley family...

By Jason Seyler September 13, 2019 When a film centers on a group of characters, their relationship and chemistry are essential to the film’s success. Hustlers accomplishes this well, taking the viewer on a criminal escapade that is fast-paced and energetic. The film includes exotic...

By CLTure News September 3, 2019 Zach Galifianakis’ long-running Funny or Die interview show, “Between Two Ferns” will get the movie treatment on Netflix. Directed by Scott Aukerman, the movie will follow Galifianakis and his oddball crew on a road trip to film interviews for...

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...