"Spitfires George, greatest plane ever built." Christopher Nolan's intense war thriller about the miraculous Dunkirk evacuation at the beginning of WWII has been earning accolades and recognition on many Top 10 lists as the year comes to an end. Dunkirk really...
Sunday, 31 December 2017
All the Movies You Need to Watch Before You Go to the Movies in 2018
By Christopher Campbell
A backwards guide to the remakes, reboots, and franchise returns.
In the past, I’ve referred to this annual list as a guide to the unoriginal movies ahead. It’s better to think of them as familiar works. In 2018, we’ve got more horror franchise...
[The Daily] My Own 2017 Top Ten
2016 set in motion a series of collapses on so many fronts it seemed like some terrible dream. But in 2017, it began to sink in that, no, this is our new reality. Perhaps in 2018 we’ll decide that it doesn’t have to be our new normal. I’ll be . . .
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Two Dave Chappelle Netflix Specials, the Return of ‘The X-Files,’ and More TV You Must See This Week
By Karen Gomez
Plus a new Mike Flanagan movie and a new Ryan Murphy series help kickoff 2018.
This week’s television bids 2017 goodbye on a high note with not one but two Netflix stand-up specials by an acclaimed comedian and welcomes 2018 with the mid-season...
[The Daily] Remembering Those We Lost in 2017
Cinema lost a few giants this year, some soldiers, some heroes, duly heralded or not, and links from a good number of the names here will take you to collections of remembrances. I’ve also added notes and a few more recent tributes. JANUARY . . .
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Saturday, 30 December 2017
[The Daily] More 2017 Lists and Polls
There’s been a furious flurry of list-making going on at IndieWire over the past couple of days. “IndieWire has reached out to a number of our favorite filmmakers to share with us their lists and thoughts on the best of the year,” writes Chris . . .
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Chappaquiddick - Trailer
Chappaquiddick - Trailer
Ted Kennedy’s life and political career become derailed after he is involved in a fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Directed by: John Curran
Starring: Jason Clarke,...
Scorched Earth - Trailer
Scorched Earth - Trailer
The planet has suffered an environmental collapse; the air became dangerous to breathe, the water became toxic, and billions of people died. Generations later, mankind has finally re-established a rudimentary society, in an attempt...
Overboard - Teaser
Overboard - Teaser
Overboard is a fresh take on the 1980’s romantic comedy. In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on “Leonardo†(Eugenio Derbez), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico’s richest family and “Kate†(Anna Faris),...
Den of Thieves - Trailer 2
Den of Thieves - Trailer 2
A Los Angeles crime saga in the vein of "Heat", Den of Thieves follows the intersecting and often personally connected lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew...
The Perfection of ‘The Apartment’ Finds a Perfect Home on Blu-ray
By Rob Hunter
The Best Picture winner of 1960 gets one of the best home video releases of 2017.
Like John Carpenter & Kurt Russell or Garry Marshall & Hector Elizondo, the creative pairing of Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon is among the greatest collaborations...
Friday, 29 December 2017
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Enchants Audience Of Over 11 Million in Three Days
By Max Covill
The Netflix algorithm knows best?
Just a reminder to everyone out there, Netflix seems to know what we want even if we don’t know it ourselves. According to Variety, they’ve struck rating gold with their new Will Smith offering, Bright, that...
One Final Look Back at 2017 with the 'Final Cut 2017' Trailer Mashup
It looks like they've saved the best for last. Just a few days before the end of the year, trailer maestro Nick Bosworth has launched his retrospective look back at the year in movies with Final Cut 2017 - A Movie Trailer Mashup. Nick has been making these mashups...
[The Daily] Remembering Dan Talbot
From C. Mason Wells comes word that Dan Talbot, founder of New Yorker Films (and pictured above in front of the New Yorker Theater with Alfred Hitchcock), has passed away. “Alongside his wife Toby, few did more for world cinema distribution and . . .
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Looking Back: Adam Frazier's Picks for the Top 10 Best Films of 2017
Over the last 12 months, I've seen more than 100 new releases — that's over eight days of time in total spent watching new movies — and I'm happy to report that it's been another incredible year at the cinema, despite claims that "film is dead." This year, I...
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