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Zach Cregger Says ‘Resident Evil’ Will Be His Only Franchise Movie: “I’m Not Doing That Again”

His reasoning is simple: Cregger sees himself first and foremost as a writer, and he has little interest in shaping stories around the predetermined “data points” that come with established IP.

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‘Spider-Noir’ Canceled by Amazon After One Season

The news arrives as “Spider-Noir” earned 11 Emmy nominations, making it Prime Video’s most-nominated show this year. The series has also earned strong audience and critical scores.

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Paul Schrader’s ‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Is a Hollow, Lifeless Misfire [Venice]

It gives me no pleasure to report that this is one of the worst films of Schrader’s career. Wooden acting, Jack Huston and Sofia Boutella are badly miscast, the script is dull, the photography is flat; nothing works.

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Michael Keaton and Morgan Freeman Western ‘Rode to Ruin’ Lands at Angel Studios for 2027 Release

The movie, due to release in 2027, is described as “a haunting Western thriller that follows a retired U.S. Marshal whose forty-year search for his wife’s killer leads him to an outlaw losing his memory.

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‘Alpha Gang’ First Look: Cate Blanchett Leads the Zellners’ Bizarre 1950s Alien Biker Gang

Alongside Blanchett, the film features a wildly eclectic ensemble including Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Léa Seydoux, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Chris Pine

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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‘Avengers: Endgame' and the Dangers of Expectations

April 8, 2019 Jordan Ruimy

It’s rather debatable if any of these MCU movies will age well. Yes, they are landmark moments of cinema, solely for the way Marvel Head Kevin Feige managed to set-up all 20 of these movies in a single well-connected and continuum-like universe. Props to Mr. Feige for changing the game, for proving himself to being a genius of multi-layered storytelling and concept, especially after Warner Bros. and the DCEU tried to copy his exact same plan and failed, MISERABLY might I add. However, this first official clip of “Avengers: Endgame” does nothing to whet my appetite. Mind you, I didn’t think “Avengers: Infinity War” was all that good, it rather just felt like a mere setup for this upcoming final chapter. No film critic has or will see “Endgame” until April 23rd at 2PM E.S.T. which is when the nation’s film critics will all gather at their local screening rooms and watch the film at the same time and tweet their thoughts right after it ends, most probably at 5PM EST. I will be there, but I do not expect a film rich in political intrigue like “The Winter Soldier,” or the endless funhouse of “Iron Man,” or even the meta brilliance of James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” series .Nope, with “Endgame” I’m expecting a safe, by-the-books and self-serious movie that will be trying to cram everything it can afford to jam into its 182 minute running time. However, I’m ready to be surprised, we need some twists, some unpredictable turns, because that’s the only way I’m going to be converted to this movie. I want a 3 hour statement similar to the final few minutes of “Infinity War,” more specifically when that incredibly well-realized “snap” came to us courtesy of Thanos. That was amazing.

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