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‘MaXXXine’ Is Punch-Drunk on Pastiche
Ti West’s stalk-and-slash set pieces hit all the classic marks but rarely transcend them
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Can Hollywood Sequel Its Way to Box Office Success?
Studios are relying on franchises to bolster their bottom lines. But eventually, that strategy has diminishing returns.
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The Oral History of ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ and Axel Foley
With the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ reboot hitting Netflix, Eddie Murphy and friends dive deep into the backstory of the comedy star’s most iconic character
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The 10 Best Movies of the Year … So Far
Sean and Amanda are joined by a deep bench of Ringer colleagues to share their favorite movies of the year
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The 2024 Movie Auction: Chapter Two
Sean, Amanda, and Chris talk about some of the upcoming movies they’re most excited about!
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The Most Famous Biker Movies
With the release of Jeff Nichols’s ‘The Bikeriders,’ Ringer contributor Adam Nayman looks back at some of the most famous and enduring biker movies
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Jon Landau, 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' Producer, Dies at 63
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer of "Titanic" and "Avatar," has died at the age of 63.
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The 7 Best Movies to Watch Before They Leave Netflix in July
Get ready for summer movie nights with our list of must-watch movies. Don't miss out on these seven films leaving Netflix soon. Find your next favorite movie now!
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5 Movies Like ‘MaXXXine' to Watch Next: What Inspired the Summer's Buzziest Slasher Movie
MaXXXine is one of the hottest horror movies of the summer and we're running down five movies that helped inspire the slasher.
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All the Real-Life and Fictional Hollywood Sites Featured in ‘MaXXXine’
"MaXXXine" is the end to the "X" horror trilogy from Ti West: here's a list of all the locations in Hollywood featured throughout the Mia Goth movie.
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Jason’s Lyric
1994
5.5/10
I watched this one last night on the road on tubi. I had last seen it in the theater when it came out with this bird I was dating at the time.
My curiosity in rewatching it kicked in when the group “Black Men United” video randomly popped up in my YouTube recommendations a couple months ago.
It’s an interesting film that came out during the Black Film renaissance of the 1990s, introducing a new generation of young Black actors and directors into Hollywood.
The film is a romantic drama that also deals with serious themes/issues that are still affecting the Black community today. The movie isn’t preachy when it deals with serious issues.
Jada Pinkett-Smith co-stars in one of her earliest film roles. She hadn’t come close to hitting her prime in the looks department. She will definitely keep you looking at the screen when her scenes come on. There is slight nudity of her, but not much is shown during a love scene.
Jada and Treach, who co-stars, both do lame southern Houston accents. They should have just spoke in their normal voices. There are a number of well known actors in supporting roles in the film with some at the start of their film careers.
The movie proceeds at a good pace periodically doing flashbacks with the two main characters.
At the end, there is a scene which was supposed to be intense, but fell flat being the actors are not experienced. It comes off like a high school drama scene. That was the main downer I have with the film.
Synopsis
In a violent, drug-infested neighborhood in Houston, Jason (Allen Payne) dreams of something better. He works as a TV salesman and helps out his mother, and tries to steer his criminally minded brother, Joshua (Bokeem Woodbine), onto the right path. But real joy enters Jason's life when he meets Lyric (Jada Pinkett). As their romance develops, Jason starts to see a future for himself -- while also being forced to confront a painful secret from his past.
1994
5.5/10
I watched this one last night on the road on tubi. I had last seen it in the theater when it came out with this bird I was dating at the time.
My curiosity in rewatching it kicked in when the group “Black Men United” video randomly popped up in my YouTube recommendations a couple months ago.
It’s an interesting film that came out during the Black Film renaissance of the 1990s, introducing a new generation of young Black actors and directors into Hollywood.
The film is a romantic drama that also deals with serious themes/issues that are still affecting the Black community today. The movie isn’t preachy when it deals with serious issues.
Jada Pinkett-Smith co-stars in one of her earliest film roles. She hadn’t come close to hitting her prime in the looks department. She will definitely keep you looking at the screen when her scenes come on. There is slight nudity of her, but not much is shown during a love scene.
Jada and Treach, who co-stars, both do lame southern Houston accents. They should have just spoke in their normal voices. There are a number of well known actors in supporting roles in the film with some at the start of their film careers.
The movie proceeds at a good pace periodically doing flashbacks with the two main characters.
At the end, there is a scene which was supposed to be intense, but fell flat being the actors are not experienced. It comes off like a high school drama scene. That was the main downer I have with the film.
Synopsis
In a violent, drug-infested neighborhood in Houston, Jason (Allen Payne) dreams of something better. He works as a TV salesman and helps out his mother, and tries to steer his criminally minded brother, Joshua (Bokeem Woodbine), onto the right path. But real joy enters Jason's life when he meets Lyric (Jada Pinkett). As their romance develops, Jason starts to see a future for himself -- while also being forced to confront a painful secret from his past.
'MaXXXine' Director Ti West Made a Bloody Western That Pits Ethan Hawke Against John Travolta
This 2016 Western was the last film West made before starting on his Mia Goth-starring horror trilogy.
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Mia Goth Brought Horror to Space With This Unnerving A24 Film
Goth’s powerful performance helped this 2018 film connect to deeper themes of victimization and maternity.
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This Intense, Captivating Horror Movie Is Based on a Heartbreaking True Story
It's a lot scarier when it's real.
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The 100 Greatest Movies of the 1980s
Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Movies of the 1980s — from 'Raging Bull' to 'The Road Warrior,' 'Do the Right Thing' to 'The Terminator.'
The Most Iconic Nose Injuries in the History of (Crime) Film
Sometimes a busted nose is what makes a movie truly great.
The 19 Most Polished Detectives in Crime Film and TV
Three months ago, I put together a list of the 19 scruffiest detectives in crime film and TV. I wrote in that list that “[t]he scruffy detective is one of the purest, most persistent tropes i…
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Bionic
2024
4/10
I watched this one last night on the road on Netflix. It recently debuted.
It’s a Sci-Fi thriller, with not much thriller to it. Normally a film like this would have an all White cast with one Black person in it, doing a non-important supporting role. This film has 4 primary Black actors with 2 Black females and 2 Black males with White supporting co-stars.
The film takes place about 10 years in the future and mainly revolves around the issues of Bionics being used in professional sports.
Mid-way thru the film, the bad guy reveals his devious plans in full. At this point I felt the film just dropped in being interesting….but it rebounded at the end introducing an interesting plot that would have been great if it was used in this film.
Not gonna spoil it, but Netflix has a good potential of making a decent trilogy with this film with how it ended. Unfortunately, Netflix has a shit load of films that have debuted over the past 10 years sitting in limbo with no updates on continuing them. I suspect this film will follow that tradition.
Besides the bad guy revealing his devious plans. The fight scenes with the main character came off corny being all she has is a bionic leg. She goes running around like she is “The Winter Soldier”, it just isn’t believable.
VFX/SFX are standard looking, nothing spectacular being the film is set 10 years in the future.
Overall, it’s an interesting film. Hopefully Netflix continues it.
The film is from Brazil. Netflix has it automatically dubbed in English from Portuguese.
Synopsis
When the progress of robotics makes Paralympic athletes the new sports stars, Maria dreams of competing against her sister. For that, she will have to enter a world of crime and violence.
2024
4/10
I watched this one last night on the road on Netflix. It recently debuted.
It’s a Sci-Fi thriller, with not much thriller to it. Normally a film like this would have an all White cast with one Black person in it, doing a non-important supporting role. This film has 4 primary Black actors with 2 Black females and 2 Black males with White supporting co-stars.
The film takes place about 10 years in the future and mainly revolves around the issues of Bionics being used in professional sports.
Mid-way thru the film, the bad guy reveals his devious plans in full. At this point I felt the film just dropped in being interesting….but it rebounded at the end introducing an interesting plot that would have been great if it was used in this film.
Not gonna spoil it, but Netflix has a good potential of making a decent trilogy with this film with how it ended. Unfortunately, Netflix has a shit load of films that have debuted over the past 10 years sitting in limbo with no updates on continuing them. I suspect this film will follow that tradition.
Besides the bad guy revealing his devious plans. The fight scenes with the main character came off corny being all she has is a bionic leg. She goes running around like she is “The Winter Soldier”, it just isn’t believable.
VFX/SFX are standard looking, nothing spectacular being the film is set 10 years in the future.
Overall, it’s an interesting film. Hopefully Netflix continues it.
The film is from Brazil. Netflix has it automatically dubbed in English from Portuguese.
Synopsis
When the progress of robotics makes Paralympic athletes the new sports stars, Maria dreams of competing against her sister. For that, she will have to enter a world of crime and violence.
The Golden Child was a fun movie and the lovely Charlotte Lewis makes it even better. Eddie even dated her off screen
Maxxxine
Trilogy reaches Maximum
PRAISE: Taking place in 1985 another period of time in which people suddenly woke up and got upset about the Adult Film Industry and salty lyrics in music adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break but is threatened by her past and a killer.
Director and writer Ti West perfectly captures the mood of the aforementioned time period with the look and inclusion of music. I love Mia Goth and she does a good job here as a woman who is determined to make the leap from adult films to mainstream movies.Giancar Esposito has a good turn as her agent. Kevin Bacon was good as a swarmy detective. I almost didnt recognize Michelle Monaghan but i thought she had a moment that was pretty funny.There are definitely some good kills and a couple of them do stand out because of how dwelling they are and are given that extra flare of gore.
The climax of the film was pretty good around the edges. I liked a couple of haunting moments that had nice touches in what was provided visually. Nice nods to classic horror movies.
PROBLEMS: I didn't find this movie to be as involving as X or Pearl. It felt lackluster at its core. I couldn't get on board with how a few things played out. The ending was definitely predictable.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
Boneyard
The screenplay for this movie written by Vincent E. McDaniel,Asif Akbar,Hank Byrd and
Koji Steven Sakai is not that great but at least it's heart is in the right place and it is amusing at times. The story about an FBI agent (Mel Gibson) and the Chief of Police in Albuquerque (Curtis Jackson) on the hunt for a serial killer known as The Bone Collector and loosely based on the West Mesa murders works at times but definitely has some blatant faults. Even though characters are provided tons of information about the Killer and are personally connected its as if they forget the information from one day to the next. There are several unnecessary scenes because they are provided to get the viewer to care about a couple of characters but I didn't and just found their fates unintentionally funny. The cast does their best but they are bogged down by twists that lead to absolutely nothing.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 5½
Trilogy reaches Maximum
PRAISE: Taking place in 1985 another period of time in which people suddenly woke up and got upset about the Adult Film Industry and salty lyrics in music adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break but is threatened by her past and a killer.
Director and writer Ti West perfectly captures the mood of the aforementioned time period with the look and inclusion of music. I love Mia Goth and she does a good job here as a woman who is determined to make the leap from adult films to mainstream movies.Giancar Esposito has a good turn as her agent. Kevin Bacon was good as a swarmy detective. I almost didnt recognize Michelle Monaghan but i thought she had a moment that was pretty funny.There are definitely some good kills and a couple of them do stand out because of how dwelling they are and are given that extra flare of gore.
The climax of the film was pretty good around the edges. I liked a couple of haunting moments that had nice touches in what was provided visually. Nice nods to classic horror movies.
PROBLEMS: I didn't find this movie to be as involving as X or Pearl. It felt lackluster at its core. I couldn't get on board with how a few things played out. The ending was definitely predictable.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
Boneyard
The screenplay for this movie written by Vincent E. McDaniel,Asif Akbar,Hank Byrd and
Koji Steven Sakai is not that great but at least it's heart is in the right place and it is amusing at times. The story about an FBI agent (Mel Gibson) and the Chief of Police in Albuquerque (Curtis Jackson) on the hunt for a serial killer known as The Bone Collector and loosely based on the West Mesa murders works at times but definitely has some blatant faults. Even though characters are provided tons of information about the Killer and are personally connected its as if they forget the information from one day to the next. There are several unnecessary scenes because they are provided to get the viewer to care about a couple of characters but I didn't and just found their fates unintentionally funny. The cast does their best but they are bogged down by twists that lead to absolutely nothing.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 5½
'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else
Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking.
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Jesse Plemons is ready for the ride
Jesse Plemons is less a chameleon than a singular presence that can be dialed to disturbing or sweet.
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Top 100 Celebrities With the Best Boobs
Boobs! Who doesn’t love ‘em? Here at Mr. Skin, we’re partial to celebrity boobs and to celebrate the site’s 25th anniversary, we’re unveiling our picks for the Top 100 Celebrity Boobs!
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The 111 Best Horror Movie Kills of All Time, Ranked
With ‘MaXXXine’ and ‘Longlegs’ hitting theaters—and with the ‘Blair Witch Project’ 25th anniversary fast approaching—we look back into horror history to find the most iconic deaths ever to grace the screen. From ‘Psycho’ to Jordan Peele to Jason to classic giallos, here are the best and...
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‘The Bad News Bears’ (1976) With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan
Bill Simmons and Van Lathan take your apology and your trophy and shove ‘em right up your ass after they rewatch the 1976 classic ‘The Bad News Bears,’ starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, and Jackie Earle Haley
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Finally: ‘Fresh Kills’ Is the Best Mafia Movie in Ages
Set in Staten Island, the new drama directed by Jennifer Esposito skips most mob clichés to tell a different kind of story. It’s one of the summer’s biggest movie surprises.www.thedailybeast.com
Looks like it's available online now, for those who are interested ^
Maxxxine
Mia Goth carried this
I was underwhelmed by the villain. Kevin Bacon and Giancarlo did a good job though.
They don't hold back with the violence, plus there was a scene that was the worst scene I've seen in a movie in a long time.
Damn. You would think Ti West wasn't a man.
If you've seen X and Pearl you have to see this, but it's probably not anything you need to run out and see at the movies.
Mia Goth carried this
I was underwhelmed by the villain. Kevin Bacon and Giancarlo did a good job though.
They don't hold back with the violence, plus there was a scene that was the worst scene I've seen in a movie in a long time.
Damn. You would think Ti West wasn't a man. If you've seen X and Pearl you have to see this, but it's probably not anything you need to run out and see at the movies.
‘Rust’ Trial: Jurors Won’t Hear About Alec Baldwin’s Role as a Producer
A judge ruled Monday that jurors will not hear evidence of Alec Baldwin's role as a producer on 'Rust,' keeping the focus on his conduct as an actor.
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Global Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Passes ‘Minions’ as Fifth Highest-Grossing Animated Film, ‘Despicable Me 4’ Nears $230 Million
'Inside Out 2' has passed 'Minions' to become the fifth biggest animated film of all time with a global gross of $1.22 billion
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Reigns of Terror: Introducing the Scream Queen Championship Belt
Mia Goth jumped in from the top rope with the ‘X’ trilogy, but she’s just the latest in a long line of Scream Queens to rule the horror kingdom. From Crane to Minx, these are the Final Girls of Final Girls.
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‘Rust’ Trial: Jurors Won’t Hear About Alec Baldwin’s Role as a Producer
A judge ruled Monday that jurors will not hear evidence of Alec Baldwin's role as a producer on 'Rust,' keeping the focus on his conduct as an actor.
Alec Baldwin In Court as 'Rust' Movie Shooting Trial Set to Begin
Alec Baldwin is in court for a pretrial hearing in the 'Rust' shooting case.
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Alec Baldwin Wins Huge Victory Day Before 'Rust' Manslaughter Trial Begins
Alec Baldwin just got a huge part of the prosecution's case thrown out ... a day before his manslaughter trial kicks off.
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Alec Baldwin Trial Triggers More Courthouse Security
Alec Baldwin's trial for the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set begins Tuesday ... and cops are beefing up security out of precaution, TMZ has learned.
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^^^^
I haven't seen it myself but EVERYONE who has says it SHOULD have been a streaming series
All he had to do was take his ass to South Dakota for two months a year to keep making Yellowstone. That was an easy $20 - $50M/ year.
Yellowstone was a classic and he fucked it up to make this Dancing with Wolves 2024 flop shit
Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Sequel Delays Theatrical Release After 'Chapter 1' Bombs
Territory and New Line Cinema tell TheWrap that the move will "give audiences a greater opportunity to discover the first installment"
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Nicolas Cage's son Weston, 33, arrested 'for allegedly assaulting mom'
Nicolas Cage's son Weston, 33, was arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother during a mental health crisis on April 28 in the Los Angeles area.
Nicolas Cage’s Son Weston Arrested for Alleged Assault on His Mother
Weston Cage Coppola was arrested Wednesday and released after his $150,000 bail was posted.
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