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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Delivers Dazzling Visual Spectacle with Simplified Story
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ gives us some of the most spectacular visuals of the year, but maintains the saga’s simplified storytelling.
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‘Marty Supreme’ a Propulsive Story of Drive, Dreams, and Delusion
Timothhée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as a ping-pong player in relentless pursuit of greatness in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme.
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‘The Girlfriend’ Presents a Poignant Portrayal of Toxic Relationships
Fueled by a stellar performance from Rashmika Mandanna, The Girlfriend packs a punch, offering an important story about toxic relationships, self-discovery, and the healing power of female friendship.
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Jennifer Lawrence Spirals Out of Control in ‘Die My Love’
Jennifer Lawrence brings vulnerability and intensity as a mother on the verge of a total breakdown opposite Robert Pattinson in ‘Die My Love’.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Funny, Frantic, and Fantastic
Make some room on your top 10 list because Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a frantic, funny, and heartfelt father-daughter story that feels incredibly relevant in our current political climate.
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‘Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra’ Is the Hero We Need
We’ve seen cinematic universes, supernatural stories, and otherworldly action heroes a million times, but Dominic Arun’s Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra gives us a refreshing and meticulously-made take on the superhero genre.
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Comic Con 2014 photos and updates
Trashwire is back at San Diego Comic Con for the fifth year in a row, and we will be bringing you photos and videos from the even right here. This post will be updated frequently, so stay tuned here for more and follow Alexis and Pat Sue on Twitter for more live updates.
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Here’s your Fifty Shades of Grey trailer! Happy now?
If you’ve read Trashwire for any length of time, you might remember the post I wrote after reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I had a few issues with the story and the way it seems like everyone’s totally fine with glamorizing abusive relationships. But who gives a shit what I have to say? The books
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Jason Momoa’s ‘Road to Paloma’ a must-see indie
I’ve worked for a film commission, for a film society, and for a film festival, so I have seen my fair share of independent films. Typically indies fall into two categories: the undiscovered gems, and the oh-my-god-your-poor-family-mortgaged-their-house-for-this variety. Thankfully, Jason Momoa’s Road to Paloma falls into the first category with spectacular visuals, an emotional storyline,
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SNL Greats Bill Hader And Kristen Wiig Get Serious In ‘The Skeletons Twins’
SNL stars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader star as estranged twins Maggie and Milo. When both feel that they’re at the end of their ropes, an unexpected reunion forces them to confront how their lives went so wrong. For Maggie, that means re-examining her marriage to sweet “nature frat boy” Lance and her own self…
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‘Jimi: All Is By My Side’ Experience The Trailer
OutKast’s André Benjamin stars as Jimi Hendrix in this revealing biopic from Academy Award-winning writer-director John Ridley (12 Years A Slave). Covering a year in Hendrix’s life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York’s Cheetah Club to making his mark in London’s music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film
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‘The Congress’ Trailer Takes Us Into Immortal Stardom
More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, an aging actress (Robin Wright, playing a version of herself) decides to take her final job: preserving her digital likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent (Harvey Keitel) and the head of Miramount Studios (Danny Huston),
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‘The Battered Bastards of Baseball’ Premieres on Netflix July 11th
The Battered Bastards of Baseball is one of baseball’s last great, unheralded true stories. In 1973, Hollywood veteran Bing Russell (best known for playing Deputy Clem on “Bonanza”) created the only independent baseball team in America at the time, the legendary Portland Mavericks. Bing operated without a Major League affiliation while playing in a city
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The Deadly Old Timers Are Back In ‘The Expendables 3’
Expect explosions, clichés, and unbelievable scenarios and you won’t be disappointed. Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham), and the gang find themselves battling Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), a former co-founder of their team who has since gone to the dark side. Stonebanks had become a ruthless arms trader, whom Barney thought he had killed years
