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Tagged: Rachel Weisz

· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 8, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 6: The Mummy (1999)

One of the reasons pulps were so popular was how they could transport a reader to exotic lands without ever leaving their living room or subway train or wherever it was they were reading the magazine. People were inspired to…

Movies / Text

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 14, 2016

Summer blockbusters, and why they’re harmless

“This is probably a key reason why summer blockbusters continue to thrive: Plot and even coherency can be rendered secondary if the film itself has enough kinetic energy to keep the audience awake for a couple of hours.”

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Chelsey McQuitty · Jun 4, 2015

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

“I wish they’d spent as much time working on the storyline as the visuals, but it is what it is.”

Movie Review / Movies / Videos

· by Sursum Ursa · Apr 20, 2015

VIDEO: The Mummy (1999): A second look

Mawwaige... is what brings us here today. Well, that and talking about how totally fantastic Evie is, the dearth of happily married movie couples, and why Ursa loves The Mummy Returns, even though it's dumb.

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Chelsey McQuitty · Oct 22, 2014

Constantine (2005)

“It’s difficult enough for newbies to grasp exactly who Constantine is and what he does without throwing in all these other side characters and unnecessary plot twists.”

Movie Review / Movies / Text

· by Joshua Bell · Mar 15, 2013

Jack the Giant Slayer / Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

“For whatever reason, Alice in Wonderland was a massive hit, so massive that ever since then making darker, action fantasy versions classic fairy tales have been in high demand in the industry. In the last two weeks, two such films have come out, so we’re going to take a look at them both.”

Movie Review / Movies / Videos

· by Sofie Liv · Mar 10, 2013

VIDEO: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Sofie went off to see Oz the Great and Powerful while crossing her fingers, hoping that just one movie in her favorite genre would deliver. Did it? Check out the review and see.

Movie Review / Movies / Videos

· by Il Neige · Feb 19, 2013

VIDEO: Eragon (2006)

In his Agony Booth debut, Il Neige takes a look at the fantasy adventure Eragon, a film based on a book written by a kid, for kids. It's the Kidz Bop of Fantasy Literature!

Movie Review / Movies / Videos

· by Sursum Ursa · Jul 25, 2012

VIDEO: The Mummy Returns (2001)

In this episode: Ursa's Three Rules for Sequels, bad CGI, character development, "The Rock", and Too. Much. Plot. It's The Mummy Returns, as we continue our exploration of franchises, sequels, and why we watch them!

Movie Review / Movies / Videos

· by Sursum Ursa · Jun 22, 2012

VIDEO: The Mummy (1999)

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are an adventurer and a librarian who team up in 1920s Egypt for an archaeological expedition, only to accidentally awake a high priest buried alive 3,000 years ago. Though it's based on the 1932 Boris Karloff movie of the same name, it has just a tad more in common with the Indiana Jones films.