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Captain America: Civil War pits Cap against the government and Tony Stark himself, as his team is forced to fight for their own personal freedom.
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Featured Film Reviews
Keanu (2016) | Film Review
Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key star as two friends who are forced to infiltrate a street gang in order to save their beloved kitten, Keanu.
Read More »The Huntsman: Winter’s War | Film Review
The Huntsman: Winter's War continues the adventures of Chris Hemsworth as he takes on an Ice Queen, played by Emily Blunt. Read on for our review.
Read More »Disney’s The Jungle Book (2016) | Film Review
The Jungle Book has endured for decades as one of Disney's greatest films. Now, director Jon Favreau retells the story with breathtaking effects.
Read More »Holidays (2016) | Film Review
Holidays brings a multitude of filmmakers together to offer an anthology horror film revolving around separate days of celebration throughout the year.
Read More »The Boss (2016) | Film Review
Melissa McCarthy stars as Michelle Darnell, a former CEO forced to rebuild her life after losing it all. Here is our review of The Boss.
Read More »Demolition (2016) | Film Review
Demolition shines due to Jake Gyllenhaal's stellar performance of a man demolishing his way through grief. Read on for our film review.
Read More »High-Rise (2016) | Film Review
Tom Hiddleston stars as a man fighting class-warfare within the confines of his own building. Read on for our spoiler-free review of High-Rise
Read More »In A Valley Of Violence | A SXSW Film Review
Ethan Hawke stars as a man in the Old West just trying to get to Mexico, when fate forces his hand on a tale of revenge. This is In A Valley Of Violence
Read More »Claire In Motion | A SXSW Film Review
Claire In Motion is an intelligently told character piece about one woman's journey to self-discovery, with a multi-layered performance from Betsy Brandt.
Read More »Preacher (2016) | A SXSW TV Pilot Review
Back in 1995 a new comic book made its debut, and if memory serves it was met with fervent praise (pardon the pun). Published by Vertigo, an Imprint of DC Comics, Preacher was controversial not only because of its twisted take on Christian mythology, but also because it was uncompromisingly bloody and sexual, occasionally all at the same time, but …
Read More »I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016) | A SXSW Film Review
Before I was a co-host on The Hollywood Outsider podcast, I ran my own podcast called The Dead Robots’ Society. It is a show made by writers for writers, and one thing we tried to do from time to time was review a published novel. The reviews weren’t so much about whether we liked the story or not, but about …
Read More »Secrets Of The Force Awakens (2016) | A SXSW Featurette Review
WARNING – Material that could be considered spoilers is contained below. If you’ve not already seen The Force Awakens (and really? Really?!), turn back now. You have been warned. I have to tell you, I’m not sure how to write this review. Why? Because it’s not a movie, and technically it’s not a documentary either. SECRETS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS …
Read More »Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | Film Review
Batman v Superman has finally invade theaters across the country, and it's time we took a look at this opus from a fan's perspective. Here's our review.
Read More »Outcast (2016) | A SXSW TV Pilot Review
Patrick Fugit stars a Kyle Barnes, a man cursed with demonic forces surrounding him. Here is our review of Robert Kirkman's latest, Outcast.
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