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The 2023 Denver Film Critics Society Nominees Are...

The 2023 Denver Film Critics Society Nominees Are...

The Denver Film Critics Society announced our annual nominations with Poor Things and Barbie scoring nine nominations each including three in the Original Song category for Barbie. Oppenheimer received eight and Killers of the Flower Moon came in with six nominations, while Past Lives and Saltburn both received four nominations. The full list of nominees is below. Best FilmOppenheimerPoor…

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Whatcha Watchin: Am I Crying in the Barbie Movie?

Alexis and Kim talk about the Barbie movie, men throwing tantrums online, self-aware casting, movie marketing, and more in this episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast. This review contains spoilers for Barbie. Listen to the audio version below or get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast player. Follow Alexis on Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/trashwire.bsky.social Follow…

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The first trailer for 'Wonka' is here

The first trailer for Wonka starring Timothee Chalamet as the titular chocolatier has arrived. Here’s the official synopsis: Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and…

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Whatcha Watchin: Indiana Jones and the Generic Movie

The latest episode of Whatcha Watchin is out now!

Was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny a huge disappointment? In this episode, Alexis and Kim chat about everyone’s favorite 80-year-old adventurer, why James Mangold is not Steven Spielberg, and whether every blockbuster needs to be over two hours. This review contains spoilers. Listen to the audio version below or get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast player.

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'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Proves Harrison Ford is Still Charming At Any Age

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny doesn’t live up to vintage Indy adventures, but contains enough fun set pieces and Harrison Ford charm to far surpass 2008’s Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Let’s be honest, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark set the…

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Whatcha Watchin: Is The Flash Fun or Frankenstein's Monster?

Whatcha Watchin: Is The Flash Fun or Frankenstein's Monster?

Is The Flash a fun comic book movie or a Frankenstein fever dream? Alexis and Kim share their thoughts on the movie, the troubled production, the rubbery CGI, and more. This review contains spoilers. Listen to the audio version below or get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast player.

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Whatcha Watchin: Wes Anderson's Candy-Colored Dream Movie

Alexis and Kim take a trip to Asteroid City and discuss Wes Anderson as an auteur, why a memorable visual style is so important, and how an enormous cast of powerhouse players can each stand out in an ensemble. This review contains light spoilers. Listen to the audio version below or get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast player.

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'Asteroid City' Further Cements Wes Anderson's Auteur Status

(L to R) Jake Ryan as “Woodrow”, Jason Schwartzman as “Augie Steenbeck” and Tom Hanks as “Stanley Zak” in writer/director Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features Wes Anderson is one of the few remaining directors who can make a star-studded movie that feels like the vision of an individual filmmaker. His movies are all…

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The Multiverse Fever Dream of 'The Flash'

Ezra Miller stars as Barry Allen in The Flash If you’ve spent a lot of time on social media or follow entertainment news, you’ve heard about Ezra Miller’s criminal history and various controversies. On top of having a troubled star, The Flash is also a movie coming from a studio in transition where the fate of this current cinematic universe seems all but sealed. What I’m saying is, there’s a…

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Whatcha Watchin: Across the Spider-Verse with Alexis and Kim

Alexis and Kim talk about Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the perks of telling a story through visuals, breakthroughs in animation, the current multiverse madness sweeping comic book movies, and more. This review contains light spoilers, so if you want to go in blind, watch this after you’ve seen Across the Spider-Verse. Listen to the audio version below or get it on Apple…

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Check out the first teaser for ‘Joker’ Get your first look at Joaquin Phoenix as everyone's favorite Clown Prince of Crime in the first teaser trailer for Joker.

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DiCaprio and Pitt team up in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

DiCaprio and Pitt team up in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Check out the first trailer now.

The first trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was just released and we’re super excited to see it.

Here’s the quick synopsis:

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywoodvisits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his…

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Stranger Things returns for season 3 on July 4. Check out the trailer here. Stranger Things dropped a new trailer this morning for the third season, which hits Netflix July 4.

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Captain Marvel's biggest battle is fighting audience superhero fatigue

Captain Marvel's biggest battle is fighting internet trolls and audience superhero fatigue

Captain Marvel is here! That’s right, one of the most powerful characters from the pages of Marvel comics and the frontrunner to defeat Thanos in the upcoming Avengers: Endgamehas finally arrived in the MCU. And accompanying her on this cinematic journey are whiny fanboys bitching about feminism, female social commentators applauding representation, and a multi-billion-dollar franchise that…

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The trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones is here! #gameofthrones #forthethrone HBO just released the official trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones and it does what all good trailers should do: gets you hyped without giving away too much.

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'The Umbrella Academy' saves the day for TV comic adaptations

‘The Umbrella Academy’ saves the day for TV comic adaptations

I’ll admit, I’m not normally a big fan of comic book TV adaptations. The episodic format and lower budget almost always means sacrificing the epicness and satisfying conclusions of big-screen comic book blockbusters for the sake of keeping things cheap and making people tune in episode after episode. Thankfully, Netflix’s outstanding adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s The Umbrella Academyg…

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The trailer for Spider-Man Far From Home is here #spidermanfarfromhome #spiderman Everyone favorite teenage web-slinger is back in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which hits theaters July 5.