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Trailers

Watch the awesome trailer for The Hateful Eight

by Adam Woodward

An octet of out­laws assem­ble for Quentin Tarantino’s eighth feature.
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Review

Honeytrap

by Adam Woodward

A thought­ful dis­sec­tion of cor­rup­tion and teen foibles among the black com­mu­ni­ty in South London.

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In Retrospect
Two people in black coats holding guns, one man and one woman, in an outdoor setting with a building in the background.
Review

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

by Adam Woodward

An off-the-chain Tom Cruise is the key and only asset in this fifth ride-along with the IMF crew.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Maggie

by Adam Woodward

Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger stars in a small indie hor­ror film and the result ain’t pretty.

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In Retrospect
Muscular boxer in the ring, wearing black shorts and gloves, with a shirtless, tattooed torso.
Review

Southpaw

by Adam Woodward

A clas­sic under­dog saga comes full cir­cle in this low impact box­ing dra­ma star­ring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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In Retrospect
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Pop Quiz

Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera take our Pixar quiz

by Adam Woodward

The Inside Out direc­tor and pro­duc­er pair test their knowl­edge of the cher­ished ani­ma­tion house.
Four women in a room, one with curly hair in a red jumper, another with blonde curly hair, and two others with dark hair. They are standing by a window with curtains.
Review

The Wonders

by Adam Woodward

Alice Rohrwach­er con­firms her­self as one of Ital­ian cin­e­ma’s bright­est tal­ents in this pollen-dust­ed fam­i­ly drama.

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In Retrospect
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Journeys

Inside Pixar

by Adam Woodward

LWLies reports from the beguil­ing Bay Area base­camp of one of the world titans of fea­ture animation.
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Review

Ted 2

by Adam Woodward

Seth MacFarlane’s swear bear is back and more out­ra­geous than ever in the year’s weak­est comedy.

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In Retrospect
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Review

Terminator Genisys

by Adam Woodward

Arnold Schwarzeneg­ger may be back, but this tril­o­gy open­er sug­gests the fran­chise is hard­wired to self-destruct.

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