Sometimes even the schmalziest and most contrived stories turn out to be engrossing on film, saved by the charisma and chemistry of the stars involved. The dialog mi
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Dad movies are back, baby--the guns, the beards, the revenge. The dadsploitation genre is all the rage right now [see L.A. Weekly's review of Guy Ritchie's latest Wr
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Guy Ritchie's penchant for transforming the crime genre into something that borders on Monty Python-esque farce was his calling card for years. Breaking out with 199
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The Mitchells vs. The Machines is the textbook definition of wacky hijinks, and it might be the best animated film you'll see this year. The latest from Phil Lord an
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Though the Turner Classic Movie (TCM) Film Festival usually offers a live in-person event component in Hollywood, it's a full-on virtual affair again this year. Star
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Do you remember Freddy Got Fingered? Think 2001, a TV trailer with sausages on strings and Tom Green mashing a keyboard, liltingly singing, Daddy would you like some
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The superb BBC miniseries?The Serpent, which recently made its way to Netflix, reminded me that I'm pretty particular when it comes to TV shows about lawbreakers and
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There's a battle brewing, and it's being fought by streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television. If you're too weak to resist, UnBinged is here to help, sha
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Watching the Academy Awards is a cultural tradition for many households, but those of us who grew up in L..A have had a slightly different perspective on the local e
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Whether piled into the teeming bazaar of streaming services or even finding theatrical screen time, contemporary psychotronic film can suffer from a uniformity of pr
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It's been seven years and an exhausting redemption crawl through the sewer to get here, comedian Eric Andre remarks wistfully about Bad Trip, his new prank comedy fo
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Despite the fact that the industry was devastated and many major releases were bumped ahead to this year, 2020 ended up serving a rich and diverse crop of Oscar nomi
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