Wonder Woman Review: DCEU Takes A Page From Marvel

 Chris Pine and Gal Gadot in WONDER WOMAN

Marvel's cinematic universe has been successful because their films are fun. Superhero movies should be entertaining because they are fantasy. DCEU hadn't learned that lesson until now with WONDER WOMAN. There's comedy, action and heart to this WONDER WOMAN making it the most memorable DCEU film to date. That’s not the only thing borrowed from the Marvel universe. WONDER WOMAN resembles CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER in tone and spirit.

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Movie Review: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' No Walking The Plank For This One

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Watching PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES was the most unpleasant movie experience of my life. Luckily Disney learned from that hot mess of a movie, and DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES returns to the fun that made the original a hit. With a simple plot, a formidable new leading lady, a worthy villain played by the always effective Javier Bardem and a toned-down Jack Sparrow, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES is worthy of returning to the high seas.

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Movie Review: Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

The good news is that ALIEN: COVENANT makes sense and Ridley Scott may have redeemed himself from the mess that was PROMETHEUS. However, the plot lines are all too familiar to ALIEN fans, but perhaps that’s what we wanted all along.

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'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Movie Review: A Sci-Fi Dramedy

Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista Guardians of the Galaxy

What’s the likelihood that James Gunn could capture lightning in a bottle twice? As with most sequels, expectations should be low especially for a follow-up to a beloved movie like GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. That’s the best way to go into GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2 doesn’t capture the magic of the original movie, but you have a good time watching the band of misfits on another adventure.

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'Kong: Skull Island' Is An Old School Monster Movie

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Remember the cheesy Sinbad the Sailor adventure films in which he encountered monsters? That's what KONG: SKULL ISLAND reminds me of minus the cheese. KONG: SKULL ISLAND is a throwback to those classic adventure films featuring hideous creatures from the unknown. However, the action in KONG is far superior, brutal and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts clearly was influenced by APOCALYPSE NOW.

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'Passengers' Movie Is A Screwed Up Love Story

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PASSENGERS is not your ordinary boy meets girl love story. The trailer for the sci-fi flick is very misleading. It sells you on a Titanic-type love story set against a disaster action flick. On the contrary, Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence have great chemistry, but their romance is far from romantic. Here’s why you should go in with an open mind to a film that’s off-kilter and quite screwed up.

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3 Totally Depressing Holiday Films

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The holidays are meant to be happy and merry, but not if you see these three totally depressing movies. Current movie releases A MONSTER CALLS, MANCHESTER BY THE SEA and COLLATERAL BEAUTY all deal with death of a parent or child.  That definitely doesn’t scream holiday spirit.

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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Review: The Darkest Movie of the Franchise

Diego Luna and Felicity Jones in ROGUE ONE

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was the darkest and grittiest of the STAR WARS film that is until ROGUE ONE:  A STAR WARS STORY.  Unlike other STAR WARS films, there are no cutesy-elements like R2-D2, the Ewoks or BB-8, and the light-hearted moments are kept to a minimum. While the film fits into the George Lucas universe with familiar elements, this is a far more serious film. Director Gareth Edwards has made this film his own.

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Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights Review

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios

This year Halloween Horror Nights was quite a different experience for me as I screamed a lot more than usual. That may be attributed to the fact that I was on crutches with a sprained ankle so the vulernability factor might have played into that. Nonetheless two new mazes were clear winners this year at Universal Studios Hollywood's annual fright fest.

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'Pete's Dragon' Review: It'll Bring The Kid Out of You

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Disney’s PETE’S DRAGON will melt the hearts of children and adults alike, and if it doesn’t - you’re a cold-hearted troll.  The live-action movie, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley and scene stealer Oakes Fegley as Pete, was so enjoyable it ended too soon.

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5 Reasons We Loved 'The Infiltrator'

John Leguizamo and Bryan Cranston in THE INFILTRATOR 

THE INFILTRATOR is another entry into the crime drama genre in which a government agent infiltrates the underworld, but THE INFILTRATOR is a fresh take on the subject and that may be due to a woman’s touch. Here are five reasons why THE INFILTRATOR is a must-see.

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'Ghostbusters' Review: Gender Has Nothing To Do With It

 Ghostbusters 2016 KristinWiig MelisaMcCarthy

Frankly it’s disconcerting reading GHOSTBUSTERS reviews especially from women writers who can’t get away from basing their thoughts on the women as a whole rather than their merits as actors and the film’s worthiness. For this review, GHOSTBUSTERS is just another summer tentpole that will be judged like any other movie.

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Hail, Caesar! Blu-ray/DVD Movie Review

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Coming to Digital HD on May 24, 2016, and Blu-ray ™, DVD and On Demand on June 7, 2016, HAIL, CAESAR! is the creation of four-time Oscar ® winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan
Coen (No Country for Old Men, Fargo). The comic whodunit pulls back the curtain to reveal the backstage humor and drama of the movie industry, and includes exclusive bonus features that take viewers behind the scenes of the film’s most inventive escapades. However, the extras on the Coen Brothers’ HAIL, CAESAR! Blu-ray/DVD prove to be much more interesting than the actual movie.

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Ranking the X-Men Movies: Where Is 'X-Men: Apocalypse' in Best to Worst List?

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The seventh film in the X-Men series hits theaters with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE directed by Bryan Singer. How does it rank among the other X-Men films in the series?  

Critics seemed to hate X-MEN: APOCALYPSE,  but audiences gave it "A-" according to CinemaScore.  For the purpose of this “Best to Least Favorite X-Men Movies List, we’re excluding X-MEN: WOLVERINE since the stand alone movie doesn’t include the usual cast of characters like Magneto, Professor X, Storm, Beast, Mystique, etc.

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The Jungle Book: A Game Changer

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Rarely does a 3D film make an impression apart from Avatar, but Disney’s new live action, THE JUNGLE BOOK far exceeds any expectations one could have imagined for a reboot of the classic Rudyard Kipling’s story. Director Jon Favreau (Iron Man, Chef) didn’t seem like a likely candidate to helm the effects-heavy CGI film, but he’s done a fantastic job bringing the jungle and CGI animals to life, and the viewers into that world.  Not only are the visuals outstanding, but the voice cast is perfect as is the actor playing Mowgli.

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Ranking Melissa McCarthy’s Comedies

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Melissa McCarthy is the new boss when it comes to comedy, and while her new film THE BOSS isn’t her best, we still enjoy watching her work her magic on the big screen. CineMovie ranks Melissa McCarthy’s best comedies. Where does THE BOSS rank among her previous films?

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