There’s this movie about a giant celestial body that’s going to destroy Earth. In fact, it’s making an impact right now. No, it’s not Michael Bay’s triumph of American ingenuity, heroism, and a father’s love for his daughter that we lovingly call “Armageddon.” Rather, it’s Adam McKay’s really bad and really derivative iteration of that classic of American cinema. On…
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Nothing can separate the geniuses behind “Reno 911” from their own brilliance. From Bush to Biden, every iteration of the show is consistently hilarious. “Reno 911!: The Hunt For QAnon” extends the franchise’s long record of greatness, and that’s despite today’s crippling pressures of groupthink. Few comedic offerings have mocked the absurdity of post-Obama politics with much success. “It’s Always…
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Spoilers. No one survives Adam McKay’s new Netflix exclusive film “Don’t Look Up,” as its biting, satirical caricatures lay waste to American politics, media, and culture. On the surface, the film bills itself as just another predictable, overplayed environmental apocalyptic feature with a pinch of dark comedic. But if you want just another “climate change will kill us and we…
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TOM Holland is the latest A-lister to rock the Spidey Suit after Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. There are eight modern Spider-Man films total, so how much did the 25-year-old net compared to his Marvel predecessors? 5 Tom Holland’s co-star and rumored girlfriend Zendaya recently stole the show in a web-like red carpet dressCredit: Reuters HOW MUCH DID TOM HOLLAND…
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“How The Force Can Save The World” author Stephen Kent joined The Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech on Fox News’s “The Ben Domenech Podcast” Monday to make the case that “Star Wars” is a timeless myth that can help people interpret the world and discipline their own interactions with it. “I think essentially the primary message of ‘Star Wars’ all goes…
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I have seen an absurd amount of Hallmark Christmas movies. Yes, they are predictable, full of blatant product placement and a level of holiday decorating that no normal family can compete with. Of course, things happen in these movies that defy reality, like falling in love with European princes or throwing together elaborate events on Christmas Eve with less than…
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MARVEL sleuths question who is among the cast for their 2021 film, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Ever since the production of the third Spider-Man film was revealed to the media in June of 2017, Marvel movie fans have dissected who might be included in the cast list. 1 Comic book fans are flocking to their nearest movie theater to see…
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This past February, filmmaker brothers Jon and Andrew Erwin faced the most intense crunch time of their careers. Both former ESPN cameramen, they had parlayed a love of inspiring true-life events into several hit films — and a partnership with Hollywood studio Lionsgate. “We tell stories of redemption,” Andy Erwin told me in an interview. “And this is the ultimate…
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CHAVOITA LESANE IS A ‘HABITUAL OFFENDER,’ SAY COURT RECORDS According to St Lucie County Court, Florida, records, Lesane has faced either civil, domestic relations or criminal proceedings 61 times, with five cases still open. A check on his Florida State criminal record shows Lesane was first charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant female in 1998, with the case being dropped/abandoned.…
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In “The Truman Show,” Truman Burbank helms a utopian television series he doesn’t know exists. The audience sympathizes with Truman — an innocent man who eventually realizes his entire life is a façade. A similar concept plays out in the spectacular science-fiction film “Free Guy,” wherein computer-generated character Guy learns his entire existence is encompassed in a video game. Guy…
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When “Psych” premiered back in 2006, it was a modest success but many worried the off-kilter, tongue-in-cheek mystery-of-the-week comedy starring relative unknowns would get the ax. “We were still finding our niche,” recalls co-star Maggie Lawson in a video interview. “People really hadn’t seen that sort of hour-long procedural dramedy before. Thankfully, the network gave us time to find it.”…
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This past weekend, Marvel’s new big-budget superhero movie “The Eternals” proved to be a super disappointment, earning $71 million domestically and $90 million internationally—the lowest opening for a Marvel movie this year, a bad sign of things to come. “The Eternals” seemed to have all the right elements: great special effects, a formerly quarantined fanbase eager to consume Marvel blockbusters…
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In a world with pandemics, violent riots, contentions at a global scale, and a personal Dunkirk in every home, there may still be hope and unity found in the least expected places. We may no longer share the basic building blocks of a healthy society, but we still share a love for the new American myths, and that might be…
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In today’s fragmented media landscape, with theaters still suffering post-pandemic and multiplying streaming services each producing their own exclusives, it has become more difficult to weed through the dreck that Hollywood produces to find anything worthwhile. To be sure, the big studios know how to shotgun awareness campaigns for their largest franchise releases; audiences can hardly avoid ads for the…
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In a year that has flown by, we’re not far from the holidays once again. Christmas services and door-to-door caroling are back. Among the holiday movies that run on repeat, “Home Alone,” from writer-producer John Hughes and director Chris Columbus, stands apart for its comedic charm and ultimately bighearted message. Not long ago, this blockbuster 1990 family film received a…
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The ratings are in for National Geographic’s documentary “Fauci” on Rotten Tomatoes, and it couldn’t reflect more the divide over the protagonist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony Fauci. The documentary, which began streaming on Disney Plus on Oct. 6 after its initial release in select theaters last month, scored with all the right people including…
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Clint Eastwood movies are many things – rousing, thought-provoking, and routinely iconic. Even the worst of the worst — think “Pink Cadillac” — go all-in for our enjoyment. Until now. “Cry Macho,” starring and directed by the 91-year-old legend, flirts with a half-dozen noble conceits, maybe more. And it comes up short over and again. Eastwood plays Mike Milo, a retired rodeo…
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ADAM McKay is an American film director known for his work with Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Big Short, Vice, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. McKay’s latest film Don’t Look Up is set to premier on Netflix on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, and comes with a star-studded cast. 15 Don’t Look Up premieres December…
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The grainy footage shows a little girl balancing precariously against a floral print couch. She is struggling to get her right foot into her father’s left boot, a scene that delights every father until the day he is running late to work and can’t find his shoes. The toddler need not worry about a scolding. Megan Fehling was born on…
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$362 million—that’s how much Walt Disney Studios reportedly spent on summer blockbuster hopeful “Jungle Cruise,” a supernatural-tinged adventure about a scientist and riverboat captain sailing down the Amazon in pursuit of a mystical item that will bring healing and restore zombie-like humans to life. If it sounds like a highlight reel for Disney’s “Pirates” franchise, you’re spot on (more than…
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