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A Cure for Wellness: So beautiful that the total lack of cell phone reception is …
"See Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back! The Monkey King commands it!"
I Am Not Your Negro works as a cultural artifact.
Patriots Day: Mark Wahlberg brandishes his finger gun and takes aim at your heartstrings
Silence: Andrew Garfield ponders the limits of God’s mercy.
Lion: Dev Patel looks back in wonder.
Rogue One: Insert joke about how Storm Troopers’ need for a vacation is evidenced by …
Miss Sloane: Jessica Chastain is having none of your gendered tomfoolery
Manchester by the Sea: It ain’t easy being ginger.
Morlocks, like film critics, prefer the dark.
Certain Women: “Go ahead. Criticize the sweater vest. I dare you.”
Nate Parker in The Birth of a Nation
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and where there’s enough fire, there’s a disaster picture in …
Blair Witch: It’s like she's reaching right out of the screen and into your wallet!
“If I get pulled Before I Wake...”
Never mind the brow, how about Richard Brody’s outstanding beard?
“No bat suit here, Benny boy.”
Just add scintillating conversation!
Leaked concept art for the studio’s vision for the all-female Ghostbuster team
