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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 4, 2020

Sir Sean Connery’s best (non-James Bond) work

This Halloween brought the sad news of the passing of cinema great Sir Sean Connery. As has been thoroughly documented over the decades, Sir Sean was best known for being cinema’s first—and, for many, best—James Bond. It was also well-known…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 20, 2017

Bad Superhero Movie Showdown 2013: Thor: The Dark World vs. Man of Steel

Welcome back to Bad Superhero Movie Showdown, in which we compare two reviled superhero movies to definitively answer the question of which one fails the most. In 2013, Marvel released a third Iron Man film, creatively titled Iron Man …

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 3, 2017

How influential are film critics?

Recently, director Brett Ratner claimed that the relative failure of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, which his company RatPac Entertainment co-financed, can be solely blamed on the website Rotten Tomatoes. For those not in the know, Rotten Tomatoes…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 2, 2017

Hit or Bomb? January 2017 movie predictions

January is upon us, which as we all know is the time of year reserved for that curious mix of Oscar bait finally going wide, obvious duds that got pushed back from summertime/holiday releases, and the rare diamond in the rough taking advantage of a total lack of competition. In other words, expect Rogue One to dominate the box office for the foreseeable future.