Trailer of the Day: Elysium
Set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. – IMDb
Category: Movies
Iron Man 3, The Mandarin And Why This Instance of Color Blind Casting Irks Me
The main villain in the upcoming third Iron Man movie is The Mandarin. Now I am sure that with a name like The Mandarin it automatically makes you think of casting Sir Ben Kingsley in the role, right? Who else would you even think of casting aside from Kingsley?
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: It’s A Disaster
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% (Critics) / 89% (Audience)
Directed By: Todd Berger
Written By: Todd Berger
Starring: David Cross, America Ferrera, Rachel Boston, Laura Adkin, Kevin M. Brennan and Julia Stiles
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Synopsis:Eight friends meet for their monthly “couples brunch.” But what starts as an impromptu therapy session / airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to hilarious, surprising, and revealing results. (Source)
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: End of Watch
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 85% (Critics) / 87% (Audience)
Directed By: David Ayer
Written By: David Ayer
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick
Studio: Open Road Films
Synopsis:From the writer of Training Day, End of Watch is a riveting action thriller that puts audiences at the center of the chase like never before. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña star as young LA police officers who discover a secret that makes them the target of the country’s most dangerous drug cartel. (Source)
Trailer of the Day: The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones
When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life. – IMDb
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Evil Dead (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 66% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Fede Alvarez
Written By: Fede Alvarez and Diablo Cody
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas and Lou Taylor Pucci
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Synopsis: Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival. (Source)
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Faster
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 43% (Critics) / 49% (Audience)
Directed By: George Tillman Jr.
Written By: Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace and Carla Gugino
Studio: CBS Films
Synopsis: An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. (Source)
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Samaritan
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 22% (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: David Weaver
Written By: David Weaver and Elan Mastai
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Studio: IFC Films
Synopsis: After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter’s life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion. (Source)
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: G.I. Joe – Retaliation
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 30% (Critics) / 76% (Audience)
Directed By: Jon M. Chu
Written By: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki and Bruce Willis
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. (Source)
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Trailer of the Day: The Colony
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature. – IMDb
Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 73% (Audience)
Directed By: Boris Rodriguez
Written By: Boris Rodriguez, Jonathan Rannells and Alex Epstein
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly, Dylan Smith
Studio: Doppelgänger Releasing
Synopsis: Lars Olafssen, once a young celebrity in the art world is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens. His long-time art dealer, Ronny, is now an ungracefully aging hipster who desperately wants his meal ticket back. But Lars refuses to paint. His creativity comes at too high a cost – his inspiration is carnage – blood, guts and limbs. Not surprisingly, this lead to a dreadful breakdown in the past. Nevertheless, an eager Ronny arranges a teaching job for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, a small Canadian town in the middle of nowhere. It’s a “therapeutic” measure for Lars – a means to conquer his need to paint in the “safety” of a country retreat… That is, until Eddie comes into his life. (Source)
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Bad Meat
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 13% (Audience)
Directed By: Lulu Jarmen
Written By: Paul Gerstenberger
Starring: Dave Franco, Elisabeth Harnois, Tahj Mowry, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Joe Dinicol and Mark Pellegrino
Studio: ThinkFilm
Synopsis: Six troubled teens at secluded camp for juvenile delinquents must fight for their lives after a mysterious virus transforms the guards into cannibalistic mutants. Dave Franco, Elisabeth Harnois, and Mark Pellegrino star. (Source)
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