Top Gun: Maverick is a love letter to the late Tony Scott and the blockbusters of the past, featuring one of Tom Cruise’s greatest performances in years, reminding everyone of exactly what made him a star.
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With this latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sam Raimi proves that he hasn’t lost a step, as he pulls Marvel the furthest into the realm of horror that they’ve ever gone.
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With NO WAY HOME, Marvel Studios and Tom Holland have finally found a direction for Spider-Man that is uniquely theirs, while also staying true to the core of the character, in a film that serves as a touching meditation on what it means to be Peter Parker.
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With ETERNALS, her gorgeously rendered and impressively audacious blockbuster follow up to the Oscar winning NOMADLAND, Chloe Zhao makes it very clear that her moment is now.
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The Lewton Bus gang digs into HAMILTON and our impressions of it in the aftermath of the release of the Hamilfilm.
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Lin Manuel Miranda has crafted a work for the ages, one that casts a new light on our history and challenges us to see it from a different perspective. The music, lyrics, choreography, staging and performances combine to create a true masterpiece, one that shall leave its mark on our culture for years to come.
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Roland Emmerich’s MIDWAY is two-thirds of a really good World War II film. Too bad about that first third.
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Join us as Allen, Adam, and Shannon dig into the impact of COVID-19 on the film industry, and a spirited debate about the ages of the stars of SUPERNATURAL.
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Allen dives into his top 10 while we wind down 2019
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Mister Rogers was famous for telling children to “look for the helpers,” and the people that worked to make A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood should be proud to call themselves just that.
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Roland Emmerich’s MIDWAY is two-thirds of a really good World War II film. Too bad about that first third.
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JACK RYAN season 2 is a worthy successor to the breakout first season, and the second episode finds us in the midst of a conspiracy that is already in full swing.
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Season 2 of JACK RYAN picks up right where season one left off and without easing off the throttle at all.
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THE LION KING remake never rises above passable, suffering from being a story that has already been told — and told better — by the original film.
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“The Last of the Starks” sees relationships crumble and sets the table for the coming battle for the Iron Throne
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Allen Strickland digs into the eight-year character arc of our favorite Star Spangled Man With a Plan, Steve Rogers.
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SHAZAM! is a wild departure for DC’s cinematic offerings that charts a new path committed to its wholesome characters and honest emotion
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Join the rest of the Lewton Bus crew for a spoiler-filled discussion of the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: CAPTAIN MARVEL.
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If you skipped the Oscars this year or just want to relive it in tumultuous detail with the LB crew, than here is the Live Chat for you!
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With quality blockbusters, comedy, and mainstream Oscar bait galore, it was an astounding year at the cinema for crowd pleasing entertainment.
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Featuring callbacks and references to the entire breadth of the Spidey lore, INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is a love letter to the history and idea of the character.
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Allen, Diane and Tanner continue to swoon over the excellent third season of Netflix and Marvel’s DAREDEVIL.
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The legendary Marvel writer and editor is dead today at 95.
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With action, romance, and adventure to spare, Outlaw King is a welcome addition to the historical epic genre.
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Allen, H.M., and Tanner sit down to discuss the first three episodes of the latest season of Marvel Netflix’s DAREDEVIL
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Damien Chazelle’s First Man is a testament to the triumph of the human will, and our search for meaning in this world and beyond it.
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In an episode filled with twists and turns Jack is put to the test in more ways than one, and Suleiman begins to execute his plan with horrifying consequences.
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In Black 22, JACK RYAN establishes the core ethos of the show, while unveiling even more about the lives of characters on both sides of the fight.
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Taylor Sheridan’s modern day Westerns subvert the tropes of the Western genre in order to shine light on the flaws in our society.
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Our Women in Film series continues with a retrospective look at Kathryn Bigelow’s masterpiece ZERO DARK THIRTY
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The STAR WARS fandom is deeply broken, and we need to talk about that.
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FIRST MAN, Damien Chazelle’s followup to LA LA LAND, wants you to think the moon landing was actually dangerous and not just faked on a sound stage by Stanley Kubrick.
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Avengers: Infinity War serves as a stunning climax to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it.
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Hammering away at both your funny bone and emotions, THOR: RAGNAROK is another stunning entry into the MCU.
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published May 11, 2017, and is presented here as part of the limited article series There Was An Idea…, where every week, the Lewton Bus crew dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the run-up to Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War — I want to invite you to take a trip with me back in
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Revisiting Doctor Strange to discuss the use of Christian themes and allegory in the telling of the story.
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Ryan Coogler’s masterwork of a second film is an intimate exploration of a son’s struggle to cope with a father’s legacy.
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The Post is a triumphant and timely defense of the First Amendment and the free press and their all important role in our democracy.
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In yet another difficult year, cinema once again proves its ability to transcend our day to day reality.
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Gareth Edwards’ addition to the lore of Star Wars is a war film through and through.
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The Punisher would like to wow you with head shots while also sparking a conversation about how we treat our veterans, and succeeds on both counts.
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Hammering away at both your funny bone and emotions, Thor: Ragnarok is another stunning entry into the MCU.
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With a more deliberate pace and a focus on sheer terror and dread, Stranger Things 2 is a resounding follow up to last summer’s cult classic.
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Spoiler Alert: this one looks amazing.
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While featuring an admittedly rough script and some far too shaky action, Quantum represents a more than welcome addition to the Bond canon, and a mostly worthwhile followup to Casino Royale.
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The heart-pounding season finale gives Game of Thrones fans everything they could hope for as it sets the stage for an insane final season.
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True to form, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones season 7 has earth shaking consequences.
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With Casino Royale our series reaches the film that is perhaps the pinnacle of the franchise.
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While less actiony than the previous episode, “Eastwatch” might just be more significant as it contains several major reveals, one of which could shake the foundations of the world.
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The Game of Thrones showrunners give fans exactly what they’ve been wanting in “The Spoils of War”.
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