A OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY R-RATED CHRISTMAS FAIRYTALE Last year, the movie world was rattled by the media frenzy surrounding by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Interview, a political comedy satire. In a nutshell, the movie centered around two journalists (Aaron Rapaport Dave Skylark) as they are tasked by the CIA to setup an interview with North Korea’s leader Kim-Jong-un to
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A REBOOT THAT IS MORE HUMAN DRAMA THAN MECHANICAL ACTION Debuting back in 1987, Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop was adored by viewers with its dark humor, gritty “R” rated action, and great one-liners that many still say today. While the film, which was regarded as a cult classic, spawned a franchise; the franchise itself wasn’t as glamorous or well received
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FIND YOUR MARK Earlier this year, Pixar Animation released its first of two movies for the year of 2015 with the film Inside Out. The film, which told the story of a human girl named Riley and the 5 distinguishable emotions that control (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust), was masterfully accepted as Inside Out received critical praise from
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A KNOCK OUT FILM As a whole, the Rocky film series, iconic in its own right, has lived a long and prestige shelf life in the illustrious world of movies. Debuting back in 1976 with the first installment (Rocky), viewers were introduced to the world of boxing, with an American dream “rags to riches” tale of local Philadelphian native
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WINTER IS COMING Captain America: The First Avenger debuted back in July of 2011 and was met with critical success. This adventure during World War II told the story of Steve Roger’s origins; becomes the first “Super Soldier” and his battle against the vile Red Skull and his Nazi-like faction Hydra. Grossing over 370 million at the worldwide box office,
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A NEW DISNEY CLASSIC IS BORN For years, Disney animated films has captivated millions of viewers (both young & old) and have literally built from the ground up an empire that has dominated the market for producing such timeless cartoon treasures. Following in the footsteps of its rich history cannon of blending classical fairy tale stories (Adding a personal twist
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HOW PETER BECAME PAN (SORT OF) Peter Pan. Captain Hook. Tinkerbell. The Lost Boys. Neverland. All of these are iconic staples in the beloved children’s book Peter Pan. Written by Scottish writer J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan or known as “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up” was originally written as a play in 1904 and then became a novel some
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A FILM ADAPTION MEANT FOR THE SMALL (NOT BIG) SCREEN Does Heaven exist? Do you believe in it? Is there life beyond the one we live in now? Such religious philosophical questions are asked constantly and are answered with mixed view points; a touchy subject that seems eternally debatable between the faithfully and secular establishments. One particular story has sparked
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A LACKLUSTER PART 1 ENDEAVOR Suzanne Collin’s The Hungers Games series haves been proven to be a lucrative franchise, selling millions of books worldwide and opening the floodgates to similar dystopian titles to readers everywhere. Along with the success of the books, its movie adaption franchise has grown with popularity and profit with the first film (The Hunger Games) grossing
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