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Tag: Idris Elba
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Stunning Visuals Make ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ a Fresh Take on a Familiar Tale
Three Thousand Years of Longing, from director George Miller and starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, is a visually stunning tale that celebrates storytelling and takes its time building its own narrative.
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Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Combines All the Best of the MCU
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is everything you want in an epic Marvel movie, plus a lot of awesome twists and turns you won’t expect. Check out our spoiler-free review here.
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‘The Jungle Book’ a respectful reboot with modern-day flare
For me, when it comes to Disney classics, there are old-school movies like Snow White or Pinocchio, and there are ’90s hits like Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Originally released in 1967, The Jungle Book falls into a sort of gray area between the two, so it seemed to most ripe for revival in the form of a CG-filled reboot.…
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Denver Film Critics Society Nominations are in
Trashwire is a member of the Denver Film Critics Society, which means we get to cast a vote for this year’s best films. Check out the complete list of nominees here and let us know what your favorites were on Facebook and Twitter.
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Hiddleston dominates ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Believe it or not, Chris Hemsworth’s outrageously chiseled bod wasn’t my favorite part of Thor: The Dark World. While our titular hero was gorgeous and entertaining, this second entry in the stand-alone Thor movies (those of the non-Avengers variety) was dominated by none other than Tom Hiddleston as Thor’s charmingly villainous brother, Loki.
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Scott stumbles with ‘Prometheus’
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is billed as smart sci-fi, the unofficial prequel to his 1979 classic, Alien. With a slick trailer that mirrors the original Alien trailer, this film had fans of the franchise excited to see it resurrected to respectability after the Alien vs Predator films. Unfortunately, Prometheus lacks the groundbreaking nature of Alien and…
