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The insanity of this universe continues in the messy but enjoyable Despicable Me 3 . Review by Matt Cummings The Despicable Me franchise might not be the one you rattle off in terms of box office royalty, and yet one can't deny its vivacity, having already made nearly $1b domestically over three films. Some of that has come at a price, as critics seem less and less enamored with its zaniness, adult humor, and those pesky Minions who some claim are merely plot devices. Despicable Me 3 gives us all of that in spades, determined to double down on what's worked in the past but exposing their hand over the franchise's issues. And although its story is a bit of a mess, it features stunning animation and enough humor to hide any potential issues. Settling down into a life of married spycraft, Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) have been pursuing the former 80's child star-turned villain Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), who is obsessed with stealing a ri...

The Civil War-era drama The Beguiled reeks with a molasses-like pace and a fixation on empty moments. Review by Matt Cummings The idea of Counter Programming at the domestic box office is not a new thing. Most of the time it works: pair a film made for kids with another just for the adults, and you have a successful evening out. Unfortunately, the disease that has become the 2017 Summer box office has infected so many releases that audiences are likely to stay home. Such is the case with The Beguiled , a movie with tremendous potential that dotes and doddles for 93 minutes before giving us a totally empty ending. Just one year before the end of The Civil War, and Southern plantations aren't the only ones to suffer from a lack of slaves. Even female boarding houses like the one run by Miss Martha (Nicole Kidman) are shoddy remnants of their former selves. Battles seem to happen near them quite often, and soon it deposits the injured Corporal John McBurney (Colin Fa...

Create your destiny. Meet Marvel’s Inhumans early in IMAX theatres Sept 1, and experience the full series starting Sept 29 on ABC Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965, the Inhumans were an outgrowth of experimentation conducted by the alien Kree early on in the Kree-Skrull War that took place millions of years in the past. Creating a station on Uranus, the Kree discovered sentient life on Earth and, intrigued by its genetic potential, began tinkering with us. Although successful, the experiments were abandoned due to a genetic prophecy that foresaw it leading to the demise of the Kree people. The Inhumans survived. We're introduced to the main characters here – the Royal Family of the Inhumans who live in the advanced city of Attilan, transported to the moon from the Earth to avoid discovery and the growth of pollution as humanity began its rise. Now, concerned with humans' growing reach and threat, there is division between the various family members. Powerful ...

In the brand new adventure Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle , the tables are turned as four teenagers in detention are sucked into the world of Jumanji. When they discover an old video game console with a game they’ve never heard of, they are immediately thrust into the game’s jungle setting, into the bodies of their avatars, played by Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan . What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji –Jumanji plays you. They’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, or they’ll be stuck in the game forever. Please Leave A Comment-

This summer, a beloved comic-book favorite is back and more hilariously righteous than ever. Amazon Prime Video will be making its first foray into the hero universe with its’ Amazon Original Series, The Tick . The retail pioneer partnered with Sony Pictures and the creative team behind such pop-culture- defining work as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Men in Black and Christopher Nolan’s Batman films to bring this cult-favorite to life. With its scabrous original storylines, kinetic action, and wryly inventive visual style, The Tick is sure to be a big blue hit at San Diego Comic-Con 2017. See all the details after the Jump... Starting July 20th, consumers will have the opportunity to immerse themselves into the world of The Tick at Amazon Prime Video’s Tick Takeover, a movie set level design experience positioned directly across from the San Diego Convention Center on MLK Promenade (on the corner of 1st and J street). With fully built out buildings from “The City,” a twenty-foot ta...

Hailed by Harper’s Bazaar as “the feminist answer to ‘ Game of Thrones ’,” the STARZ Original Limited Series, “ The White Princess ,” the follow-up to the Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated STARZ Original Miniseries “The White Queen,” arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD on August 29 from Lionsgate. “The White Princess,” averaged 3.8 million multiplatform viewers per episode [1]and stars Jodie Comer (“Thirteen”), Jacob Collins-Levy (Holding the Man), Michelle Fairley (“Game of Thrones”), Essie Davis (The Babadook) and Suki Waterhouse (The Bad Batch). This eight episode series sees England ostensibly united by the marriage of Elizabeth of York/Lizzie and King Henry VII, but their personal and political rift runs deep and the divide between them threatens to tear the kingdom apart once again. “The White Princess" is a tale of power, family, love, and betrayal, which charts one of the most tumultuous times in British history uniquely from the point of view of the wo...

Amazon Studios and Cohen Media Group invite you to attend a screening of award-winning writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s (A SEPARATION, THE PAST, ABOUT ELLY, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY) masterful, intimate and suspenseful new drama, THE SALESMAN , Iran’s official Oscar® entry for Best Foreign Language Film. Winner of the Best Actor (Shahab Hosseini) and Best Screenplay (Farhadi) awards at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the film also screened as a Special Presentation during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival After their old flat becomes damaged, Emad (Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran, are forced to move into a new apartment. However, once relocated, a sudden eruption of violence linked to the previous tenant of their new home dramatically changes the couple’s life, creating a simmering tension between husband and wife. A master at exposing domestic discord through his multi-layered screenplays, Farhadi’s slow-burning, visceral drama expl...

The electrifying 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King ( Emma Stone ) and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs ( Steve Carell ) was billed as THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time. Please Leave A Comment-