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"Emancipation" works best as a gripping action-thriller featuring a powerful performance by Will Smith, but its screenplay hinders it from being anything more.
While King Richard may not break any new ground in its exploration of the story of Venus and Serena Williams, it proves to be an endearing patriarchal portrait.
You may enter this contest for your chance to win tickets from CinemaNerdz to see an advance screening of KING RICHARD on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:00pm at the MJR Troy theater in Troy, Michigan! As always, there is absolutely no purchase required to enter the contest! ABOUT THE FILM KING RICHARD: Armed with a clear vision and a brazen 78-page plan, Richard Williams (Will Smith) is determined...[Read More]
The trailer and poster for “Spies in Disguise” have been released! You can check out the trailer above. The animated spy comedy adventure from Blue Sky Studios stars Will Smith and Tom Holland and is slated to be in theaters on Christmas Day. Super spy Lance Sterling (Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is…not. But w...[Read More]
The new trailer for Will Smith’s Gemini Man was just released. (Check it out above.) Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renowned produce...[Read More]
We’ve reached the end of January, dear readers, and we’ll soon find out if that groundhog in Pennsylvania will curse us with six more weeks of winter. But while we wait for warmer weather, there are always new movies for us to look forward to. This week’s column takes a look at the first official trailer for Suicide Squad. Premise: The secret government agency A.R.G.U.S., run by Amanda Waller (Vio...[Read More]
The 88th annual Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning and just about everyone has an opinion. Although most of the nominations are what we expected, there were still some surprises and a few snubs that got the internet chatting. Here is a list of our ten biggest reactions to the 2016 Academy Award nominations. [divider] 10. Inside Out Is both Snubbed and Surprised Disney/Pixar’...[Read More]
It’s all about focus in the world of con artists and pick pockets. What expert swindler, Nicky Spurgeon played by Will Smith tries to convey to his intern Jess (Margot Robbie) is that you get your victim to pay attention to something else, while diverting them you go in and take whatever you want with them being none the wiser. If you are at all interested in human nature or body language you will...[Read More]
I held a great deal of hope for Winter’s Tale, but it ultimately fell flat. It had the makings of greatness, following slightly with the premise of C.S. Lewis’ Screw Tape Letters. Unfortunately, I found myself bored and wondering how this turned out so badly with such a wonderful cast. Most disappointing was Colin Farrell as the lead, Peter Lake. Seems to me he has a way of making many films subpa...[Read More]
Original science-fiction is a rare thing in Hollywood today. With movie budgets climbing into the stratosphere and so much riding on every tent-pole release, studios are usually unwilling to take a risk on something that’s not based on a preexisting property. This summer, amid all the sequels and adaptations, there are a couple of original sci-fi films being released. The first of these is A...[Read More]