Tag: Nicholas Hoult
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Superman: Chaos reigns
Gunn’s Superman starts mid-stream for a universe beginning. It depends on if one can enjoy the chaos of a Gunn film, filled with more references than even the staunchest Superman fan can follow to whether or not one will like this film.
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Renfield (***1/2) is Familiar Territory
Director Chris McKayScreenplay Ryan Ridley based on characters by Bram StokerStarring Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Nicolas Cage, Camille Chen Ever since this remarkably funny moment in Vampire’s Kiss, the wait began for when Nic Cage could play Dracula for real. Over 35 years later, we finally get our chance to…
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The Menu (****) – Willy Wonka in hell
Even with the tongue firmly in cheek, there will be some who step away from the film viewing only what they see, but not why they see it.
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Those Who Wish Me Dead (***1/2) could try harder
Those Who Wish Me Dead is an above average thriller (with an awful title) where women are allowed to shine without making the film look too woke for the willing suspension of disbelief.
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The Favourite (****) Rabbits on the loose
#thefavourite “The placement of rabbits looms large in this film. She who pays attention to what they signify may be rewarded, even if they still don’t belong on the loose. They belong in cages, not running lose in the castle.”
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X-Men Apocalypse (**): Where do we go from here?
Question 26. Is this the movie where acting goes to die?
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Mad Max: Fury Road (****): Same glorious road, different driver
Of the films, this is the one I enjoyed more than any, outside of Thunderdome. For a series that is such complete and all out high octane, they keep going down the same road over and over. Unlike George Romero’s zombie films, or Scorsese’s real crime repeats, the craft is getting more refined with each…
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Jack the Giant Slayer another fairy tale with automatic weapons
Jack The Giant Slayer – 2013 Directed by Bryan Singer Starring Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Eleanor Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy, John Kassir, Ewan Bremner, Ralph Brown Written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney Why is Bryan Singer directing a movie about a fairy tale? Really. The Usual Suspects. X-Men. Valkyrie. Now, a fairy tale.…
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Warm Bodies is a simple tale of hope for the Walking Dead
Warm Bodies – 2013 Writer and Director Jonathan Levine Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, Cory Hardrict, John Malkovich Based on the book by Isaac Marion This is a movie that accomplishes everything it wants to, within the limits of its scope. It isn’t out to be scary. It is not intended…
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