Scarlett Johansson
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The origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron are laid out in Transformers One, a new animated prequel adventure from Josh Cooley, the director of Toy Story 4. Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry,… Read More
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A New York theatre director and his actress wife attempt an amicable divorce, for the sake of their young son. But when lawyers inevitably get involved, things quickly turn ugly.… Read More
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Following in the footsteps of legendary Hollywood satirists Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch and Mel Brooks, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi ( Thor: Ragnarok ) sets out to ridicule Adolf Hitler… Read More
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Eleven years after Iron Man was introduced to unsuspecting summer crowds, Marvel Studios wraps up their unprecedented 22 film “Infinity Saga” with a rousing victory lap that bursts with emotional… Read More
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Wes Anderson’s return to stop-motion animation is every bit as quirky and whimsical as the rest of his oeuvre, but its tale of displaced pets on a remote Japanese island… Read More
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Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon head up this all-girl spin on The Hangover, or more closely Peter Berg’s Very Bad Things. But can the red hot cast convert some of… Read More
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Scarlett Johansson stars in the controversial live-action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii’s beloved 1995 anime. (at 17:15) Read More
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Jon Favreau delivers a rollicking big-screen adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, further pushing the envelope of what CGI can do. Listen to my review Read More
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The Avengers are torn apart, with Tony Stark squaring off against Steve Rogers, in the latest Marvel action extravaganza. Listen to my review (at 24:00) Read More
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The Coen brothers return their signature gaze at 1950s Hollywood in this delightfully screwball and star-studded caper. Listen to my review (at 25:48) Read More
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Friday morning, I took up my weekly slot on RTHK Radio 3’s Morning Brew with Phil Whelan, talking Joss Whedon’s mega-budget superhero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, and a whole… Read More
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Hands up anyone else suffering from superhero fatigue? Marvel Studios isn’t solely to blame for this, but the sheer conviction and prolificity with which they have attacked their shared-universe building… Read More
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Hands up anyone else suffering from superhero fatigue? Marvel Studios isn’t solely to blame for this, but the sheer conviction and prolificity with which they have attacked their shared-universe building… Read More
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In Spike Jonze’s perversely prescient vision of a not-too-distant future, human interactivity has all but broken down, while our relationship with technology has grown exponentially more intimate. Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix),… Read More
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The Cap continues to prove the most interesting of the Avengers in his second solo effort, which combines a politically charged espionage plot with the regular big canvas superhero exploits… Read More
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The Cap continues to prove the most interesting of the Avengers in his second solo effort, which combines a politically charged espionage plot with the regular big canvas superhero exploits… Read More
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I arrived at Sacha Gervasi’s Hitchcock prepared for an underwhelming big screen depiction of the Master of Suspense during the making of his most famous film, Psycho. Muted praise and… Read More
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