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[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] We’ve seen enough JFK films over the years to fill a medium-sized shelf of DVDs, but what we’ve not seen a lot about is his vice-president and the man who would succeed him as the 36th president of the United States, Lyndon Baines Johnson. At the same time, neither have there been throngs […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Thor: Ragnarok is one of those all-too-rare comics-inspired films that work amazingly well on their own. You don’t need to have watched the preceding 16 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies nor be a longtime comic reader to enjoy the heck out of it. It’s part buddy-cop adventures (along the lines of 48 Hours), part […]

Stephen King continues to have a bumper year, with no less than four films based on his stories coming out in 2017 alone. Now Variety is reporting that another property is being queued up over at Paramount to come back out of the grave for another go-around: Pet Sematary. The directing duo of Dennis Widmyer and […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] The Snowman is said to be based on a novel of the same name by author Jo Nesbo. That the film was developed into a script in the first place would seem to indicate that the original must had some merit as a crime thriller. Unfortunately what is releasing this weekend is so […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″]   One of the more rehashed film tropes that has been in play in recent years it that of the protagonist reliving the same day repeatedly. The classic Bill Murray film, Groundhog Day was the originator (the short film 12:01pm notwithstanding) of the time-loop storyline and remains the gold standard. Most are pale […]

It’s on, it’s off, it’s delayed, but now Gambit’s solo film finally has been put onto the release calendar by 20th Century Fox. The popular Cajun X-men character who is has always played with the bad guy turned mostly good edge has long been a fan requested favorite to get a spotlight film. The character […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Every so often I go into a film not particularly expecting to be caught up in it. Not for any lack of its own part, but perhaps the trailers haven’t really connected, or the news around it hadn’t yet gotten my attention. So I settled into the screening of Professor Marston and the Wonder […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Hollywood studio executives seem to continue to be under the impression that any film that was made more than a decade or two ago is ripe for a remake. I’m sure some suit will come along and notice that Trolls and Trolls 2 hasn’t been dug out for a redo yet, and we’ll […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] These days, Tom Cruise is in a rather odd position as a Hollywood star: people expect him to be solid in his roles, but they don’t really expect him to do anything that might be award-worthy, either. He always gives a full-court-push, regardless of the project he’s in at the time, be it Rock […]

[rwp-review-recap id=”0″] Fresh off the series finale of Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien continues to prove that he’s got some genuine acting chops — but even paired alongside Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton, they can’t save American Assassin from being an uncompelling and ambivalent bore. After the pre-release studio buzz of Assassin possibly being on the level […]