Do Fans Want or Need Robot Monkeys?
Before the heroic Optimus Prime and the malevolent Megatron, there were Battle Convoy and MC143 Gun Robo P38 – shape-shifting robots with clunky names. They hailed from different action figure lines, connected only by the same manufacturer, Takara of Japan.…
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Spling’s Cinematic Journey: A Celebration of Film and the Power of Dreams
The Essence of Dreams: An Anthology of Film Reviews was recently launched at the iconic Labia Theatre in Cape Town. With Barbie mania in the air, the queues were long as moviegoers made their way to the Greta Gerwig film…
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Charles Bronson’s Answer to ‘Dirty Harry’ Was This Pulpy Neo-Noir Thriller
The Big Picture Charles Bronson's character in The Stone Killer, Lou Torrey, is a caricature of masculinity, showcasing contemporary stoicism and a lack of emotion. The film's conflicting tone and messages make it an interesting time capsule of 1973, with…
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If You Loved Cowboy Bebop, Adult Swim’s Upcoming Anime Is For You
Summary Shinichirō Watanabe, the director of Cowboy Bebop, is teaming up with Adult Swim again for a new anime series called Lazarus. Lazarus takes place in the near future and follows a task force assembled to find a missing scientist…
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This French New Wave Film Walked So ‘Oppenheimer’ Could Run
The Big Picture Alain Resnais' film Hiroshima Mon Amour tackles the unspeakable trauma of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, something Western cinema has largely ignored. Resnais fuses fiction and documentary elements to explore the theme of memory and the…
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Every TV Series Leaving Netflix in August 2023
Netflix, given its massive pool of options to choose from, it’s easy to assume we can stream any TV series at our leisure. It is true, but only to a certain extent, as although numerous shows like Stranger Things, Lucifer,…
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The Wild Mattel History Behind ‘Barbie’s Sugar Daddy Ken
Editor's Note: The following contains Barbie spoilers. He's just Ken...albeit one Mattel discontinued. As part of its satirical yet loving rumination on the legacy of the world's most famous doll, director Greta Gerwig’s box office bonanza Barbie features cameos from…
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What Should Christopher Nolan Do Next?
Christopher Nolan is unquestionably the most influential director in the film industry right now; while obviously he doesn’t yet have the resume of great directors like Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese, both senior filmmakers are at a more reflective point…
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Part Two Movie Details, Film Cast, Genre & Rating
Release Date November 3, 2023 Cast Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem Running Time Not available The saga continues as…
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What Went Wrong With the Percy Jackson Movies?
Before the reboot on Disney+ arrives next year, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief first came out a little over a decade ago. While it was successful enough to grant a sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, it…
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Before Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki’s First Anime Film Remains a Classic
It's that time of year again: Hayao Miyazaki is directing yet another Studio Ghibli film, asserting that The Boy and the Heron will be his final film before his retirement. While we'd normally laugh off the sentiment, this time around,…
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Jason Clarke Has Become Movies’ Go-To “That Guy”
The Big Picture Jason Clarke has become a reliable actor for playing the "cucked husband" archetype. Despite not being a household name, Clarke has steadily built a career by working with acclaimed directors and taking on a wide range of…
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