Review – OLD
100% Concentrated Shyamalan
OLD, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, is another gorgeous and thrilling triumph.
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Review: SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY
Uggggggggggh.
SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY has a few charms, but it might as well be a feature-length NFT.
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Review: ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
Director Adam Robitel brings the same flashy camera moves and lighting from the first film over to this one, and it more or less works, but concepts of the rooms are a lot less interesting, and in the case of the first subway train room, could potentially be epilepsy-inducing.
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 7
Volume 7 of Mavis’s Watchpile, our series where Mavis McGee powers through her unwatched DVDs, includes movies about demonic killers, electrified serial killers, Christmas serial killers, and suburbia. You know. Scary things.
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 6
The latest edition of Mavis’s Watchpile features films by Francis Ford Coppola, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Paul Verhoeven and two from Robert Zemeckis
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 5
Volume 5 of Mavis’s Watchpile, our series where Mavis McGee powers through her unwatched DVDs, includes films by Malick, Demme, Moose & Squirrel and more.
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 4
Volume 4 of Mavis’s Watchpile, our series where Mavis Roberta McGee powers through her unwatched DVDs, features films by De Palma, Meyers, Craven and more.
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 3
Mavis Roberta McGee has a ridiculously large pile of Blu-rays and DVDs of films that she hasn’t watched. In an attempt to watch more of them, she decided to write a column about watching her way through that pile.
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R.I.P. Joel Schumacher, 1939 – 2020
Joel Schumacher, versatile director of THE LOST BOYS, FALLING DOWN and BATMAN AND ROBIN, has passed away at 80
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Adaptation Station: ARTEMIS FOWL
Adaptation Station returns, a conquering hero! This time around, Adam and Mavis discuss Kenneth Branagh’s latest disasterpiece, ARTEMIS FOWL!
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Mavis’s Watchpile, Vol. 2
Mavis Roberta McGee’s watchpile of movies is still ridiculously long. There’s only one way to fix that, and it’s to keep watching her way through them.
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The Snyder Cut of JUSTICE LEAGUE Is Real, and It’s Coming out in 2021
Don’t Worry, We’re Surprised, Too.
Zack Snyder’s Director’s Cut of JUSTICE LEAGUE will hit HBO Max in 2021
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Mavis’ Watchpile, Vol. 1
Mavis Roberta McGee has a ridiculously large pile of films that she hasn’t watched, so let’s join her as she works her way through it!
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Review: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
After a famously troubled post-production, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG somehow ended up a well-made and charming family film.
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Recollections of a Former Scene Kid: brokeNCYDE
In Recollections of a Former Scene Kid, Mavis Roberta McGee travels back through time to re-evaluate some of the most popular bands of the “scene” era, starting with one of its most controversial acts: brokeNCYDE.
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Review: DARK PHOENIX
The fanfare-less end of a long-running franchise is a somewhat charming mess.
The final film in the series of X-men films that has been running since 2000 lands in the middle of the road, but is not without its charms
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The 2018 GODS OF EGYPT Awards!
It must have a budget of at least $60 million. It must be a critical and commercial flop. It must be ill-advised in concept. Those are the qualifications for a GODS OF EGYPT Award. These are the nominees. It’s come. JUDGEMENT TIME.
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The First Trailer From SHAZAM! Lands Straight From SDCC
DC's upcoming kid-friendly cape flick looks like an absolute blast.
We have our first look at DC’s SHAZAM!, and Mavis is very happy with what she’s seen.
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LEWTON BUS is Celebrating Pride Week!
Celebrating LGBTQIA art for the week of June 25th!
During this week (and maybe beyond), the crew at Lewton Bus will be posting articles celebrating the work of queer artists in the mediums of film and television.
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Review: OCEAN’S EIGHT
A heist flick that is just as breezy and fun as its predecessors.
OCEAN’S EIGHT is a worthy addition to everyone’s favorite breezy heist franchise.
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LOGAN Director James Mangold Attached To STARS WARS Spinoff Film
This one's about Boba Fett
Lucasfilm hires yet another white man to direct the newest spinoff in the series
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Review: PACIFIC RIM UPRISING
What is specifically rising up is not particularly clear
Steven S. DeKnight’s sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s cult hit is a definite mixed bag
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Mavis’s Top Ten Films of 2017
Guardians, ghosts, gamblers, and gill-men. What more do you want?
Mavis tells you what her favorite films of 2017 were!
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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Looks Absolutely Wild
Robert Rodriguez's manga adaptation looks like next year's craziest motion picture
Please, please don’t be another GHOST IN THE SHELL
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The RAMPAGE Trailer Has This Shot In It, So It Will Probably Be The Greatest Movie Of All Time
The Rock is back again, and this time he's brought some kaiju with him.
Someone please check on Mavis, they might be dead from excitement.
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Review: INHUMANS, Episodes 1 and 2
Oh. My. God.
ABC’s newest stab at Marvel characters shows legitimate camp promise
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REVIEW – THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD
Loud, crude, but entertaining all the same
Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are fantastic in this late-summer surprise.
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Review – ANNABELLE: CREATION
Sandberg slays this shocking summer surprise
The latest chapter in the CONJURING universe is a surefire success
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Why Did I Like THE DARK TOWER?
In which a DARK TOWER fan has an important palaver with themself.
Mavis turns what was supposed to be a simple review into something much more personal
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Review: ATOMIC BLONDE
This bag couldn't be more mixed if it was thrown in a blender.
Balls-to-the-wall action and a killer lead performance are ultimately not enough.
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Only 80’s Kids Will Appreciate The First READY PLAYER ONE Footage
That headline may have been a little too snarky.
The first trailer for Spielberg’s VR blockbuster has arrived.
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New MARY POPPINS RETURNS Stills Dazzle And Delight
It's Mary Poppins, y'all!
The first look at Rob Marshall’s sequel to the beloved classic is absolutely delightful.
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Review: WONDER WOMAN
Absolutely Wondrous.
Wonder Woman’s first solo cinematic outing is an absolute triumph.
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The First MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Trailer Pulls Into The Station
Don't worry, the title is the only train pun in the article.
Kenneth Branagh’s murder mystery gets a decent first trailer.
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Review: BAYWATCH
All the muscles in the world can't save this film.
A frustrating comedy made even more frustrating by its charming cast.
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Review – KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD
Look no further - we've found 2017's Gods Of Egypt.
Guy Ritchie’s sword-and-sorcery epic is the crazy-ass blockbuster we’ve been looking for all year.
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The TWIN PEAKS Marketing Campaign Continues To Be Awesomely Vague
I have no idea what this new season is about.
And I cannot wait for it.
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The First Trailer For THE DARK TOWER Is Finally Upon Us
After months of speculation and a marketing campaign that started and stopped at the weirdest times, Columbia Pictures and God herself seem to have decided that we should finally get a look at this August’s adaptation of Stephen King’s magnum opus, the Dark Tower series. And now, at long last, here is the trailer: To be honest, I’m
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THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: The SUICIDE SQUAD of the Early 2000’s
*insert outrage here*
Bee goes into the similarities between the start of this beloved franchise and one of last year’s most loathed blockbusters.
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Bee’s Top Ten Films of 2016
100% Free of Suicide Squad
Let’s see what Bee thought was the bee’s knees!
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Review: ASSASSIN’S CREED
A rather unfortunate disaster.
A leap of faith that shouldn’t have been taken.
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REVIEW: MOANA
Will this hot streak ever end?
Disney’s Polynesian epic is yet another grand slam.
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Review – JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK
Your dad's favorite action hero is back... yay?
The latest film in Tom Cruise’s other franchise for Paramount is a mixed bag of the highest order.
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REVIEW: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
A refreshing film, even if it's just okay.
Antoine Fuqua is probably one of the most reliable journeyman filmmakers we have. While he’s probably not going to top Training Day anytime soon, he consistently brings a solid eye that manages to elevate otherwise forgettable action fare like Shooter and The Equalizer. His remake of Western classic The Magnificent Seven falls along those lines, but thanks to Fuqua’s skill as an action
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Beyond the Batnipples – ST. ELMO’S FIRE and THE LOST BOYS
Bee McGee digs into the Brat Pack days of director Joel Schumacher, taking a look at his 80's teen classics.
In this series, film lover and BATMAN & ROBIN defender Bee McGee goes through the entire filmography of divisive director Joel Schumacher to explore what his work as a whole is really like, once one gets BEYOND THE BATNIPPLES.
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Beyond the Batnipples – THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN & D.C. CAB
Bee McGee goes into the filmography of Joel Schumacher, starting with his early comedies.
In this series, film lover and BATMAN & ROBIN defender Bee McGee goes through the entire filmography of divisive director Joel Schumacher to explore what his work as a whole is really like, once one gets BEYOND THE BATNIPPLES.
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