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Perhaps nothing plays on an audience’s own phobias better than making them feel trapped in the kind of place they might frequent every day, all the while hunted by some unknown, unseen force. “It could happen to you, too,” or so the filmmakers seem to be saying while, one by one, the characters on screen …
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AMERICAN HEIST (2015) Review “The banking institutions are more dangerous than the army.” For a heist film, one would think that you would experience a suspenseful film that would have at least offer something to take home with you after watching it. American Heist is exhausting. It clutches into these dramas that hardly benefits the …
Joel Edgerton, known for his unforgettable inhabitation of various characters such as the jealous pharaoh in “Exodus,” the beleaguered mixed martial arts fighter in “Warrior” and the philandering husband in “The Great Gatsby,” star anew in the upcoming drama thriller “The Gift” opposite Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. From the producers of “Insidious,” …
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Paramount Pictures’ new action-thriller “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” the fifth installment of the series, redefines the term impossible. It’s something the film franchise has been doing since its box-office busting start two decades ago: with each new film, the team led by dedicated star and producer Tom Cruise has uncovered ways to match, then …
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New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Gallows” introduces young actor Reese Mishler as a high school jock who has a secret crush on a classmate that he’s trying to hide, if not all that well. When asked to join the cast of the play ‘The Gallows’—by the very object of his affection, Pfeifer—the opportunity to …
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Director Neil Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) posted on his Instagram account a concept art for his take on the Alien franchise. No leaked or official plot details yet but basing on the photo, Ripley and Hicks is in some sort of camp in South Korea. The futuristic Weyland-Yutani Corporation is a British/Japanese multinational conglomerate, so this might …
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Jake Gyllenhaal gets intense and real boxer’s training from acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) in the upcoming sports drama “Southpaw” that tells the riveting story of Billy “The Great” Hope, reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World (Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal). Billy Hope seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a …
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An intense international thriller, No Escape centers on an American businessman (Wilson) as he and his family settle into their new home in Southeast Asia. Suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a violent political uprising, they must frantically look for a safe escape as rebels mercilessly attack the city. Directed by John Erick …
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The first-look trailer of Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Suicide Squad” that was shown to the Comic Con crowd a few days has now been officially released wide by the studio, and may be viewed here: The new action adventure “Suicide Squad” brings DC Comics’ super villain team to the big screen under the direction of David …
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Dare to watch this clip that we’d like to call “Welcome to The Jungle”: A group of student activists travels to the Amazon to save the rain forest and soon discover that they are not alone, and that no good deed goes unpunished. THE GREEN INFERNO will be …