Trashwire
Movie reviews, Whatcha Watchin podcast, and more
Author: Alexis Gentry
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Black Widow lives in new trailer
The new trailer for Black Widow, the first film in phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is out now.
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‘Marriage Story’ gives an engaging, emotional look at divorce
Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson bring real-life emotion to divorce in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Marriage Story’.
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‘The Irishman’ struggles under the weight of its runtime
Take legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese and give him one of the strongest casts you could imagine—Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and even Joe Pesci—and ‘The Irishman’ has to be one of the best films of the year, right? Well, it’s complicated.
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Does ‘Joker’ have too much baggage to be a good film?
What if we viewed ‘Joker’ as just another R-rated comic book movie and not the cultural lightning rod the twitterverse and Warner Bros. marketing team want it to be?
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‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ a reunion that works
It’s hard to do a sequel 10 years and several Oscar nominations down the road from an original idea, but ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ manages to give us something fun and entertaining, even when it’s not quite as great as the original.
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Zellweger brings ‘Judy’ to life
Renée Zellweger’s outstanding performance humanizes the tragedy of Judy Garland while the film narrowly dodges biopic tropes.
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Lindsay Ellis tackles Game of Thrones
We love Lindsay Ellis and her phenomenal video essays. Her insights are thoughtful, well-researched, incredibly entertaining, and pretty damn funny, so naturally, we couldn’t wait to see what she had to say about the disappointing final season of Game of Thrones. Her first video covering the topic debuted in late June, but the second essay…
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How Game of Thrones’ Penultimate Episode Could Have Been Fixed
SPOILER ALERT! The final season of HBO’s epic series Game of Thrones is proving to be the show’s most controversial—but it’s not because of brutal content; it’s because many fans are disappointed in the rushed storylines and unresolved character arcs. With that in mind, here are a few things that could improve the penultimate episode,…
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ a True Cinematic Marvel
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: If ‘Endgame’ is how this chapter of cinema history concludes, what a wonderful way to say goodbye.
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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’.
