Author: Jack Giroux
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The Challenge Facing ‘True Detective’ to Top Itself In Season 2
HBO True Detective is in a slightly difficult position right now. The first season of HBO’s detective story was a fantastic eight hours of television.…
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‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Review: This Is a Real Summer Blockbuster
Warner Bros. Too many blockbusters mistake moroseness for seriousness, often forgetting the key ingredient for a great summer movie: actual fun. Until now, this summer…
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The 10 Must See Movies of June 2014
Warner Bros. May was a rough time for major releases. With The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and A Million Ways to Die in the West, the…
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Interview: ‘Million Dollar Arm’ Star Bill Paxton Keeps Hustling
Interview: ‘Million Dollar Arm’ Star Bill Paxton Keeps Hustling Walt Disney Pictures Once you’ve heard Bill Paxton scream, “Game over, man!” you can never unhear it. And…
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27 Things We Learned from ‘The Usual Suspects’ Commentary
27 Things We Learned from ‘The Usual Suspects’ Commentary MGM Home Entertainment There’s something about screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie’s writing that brings out the best in…
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How Jon Favreau Made ‘Chef’ His Own Flavor of Ice Cream
Open Road Films If someone said in 2001, “I bet this Jon Favreau guy ‐ the star, writer, and director of Made — is going to help turn…
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Review: Godzilla Just Barely Rescues ‘Godzilla’
Review: Godzilla Just Barely Rescues ‘Godzilla’ Warner Bros. It’s obvious why director Gareth Edwards was chosen to helm another American reboot of Godzilla. His feature…
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‘Gambit’ Review: This May Just Be the Worst Thing the Coen Brothers Have Ever Written
CBS Films Even the Coen Brothers deliver a dud on occasion, but the films usually still have something going for them. That isn’t the case…
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‘Spider-Man 2’: 10 Things I Didn’t Like, 5 Things I Did
Sony Pictures The Amazing Spider-Man isn’t a good movie. It’s sloppy, has a half-baked villain, and, for a huge blockbuster picture, it lacks scope and…