If you’re just about numb to comic book films these days, then allow this quaint Italian picture to cleanse your palette. The debut feature-length effort from from Gabriele Mainetti seems like a fresh yet familiar take on this type of film; it also reminds once how much fun this type of story can be sans all the machismo and infighting. They Call Me Jeeg Robot is an impressive piece of work, with violence to spare, but it doesn’t glamorize heroes or villains. That’s an important thing to note because it also earns points for originality even if the story is of the passé “hero born of toxic waste” variety. It’s rare to pair the words “origin…
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[Fantastic Fest Review]…A Dark Song
At Fantastic Fest, the largest genre film festival in the United States, you tend to get two types of films. First, there’s the wacky, chimerical, excess-for-the-sake-of-it, ratings-be-damned insanity. Then you get the very pensive, David Fincher- or David Lynch-type narratives. A Dark Song, the debut effort from Irish film director Liam Gavin, is very much the latter. An expertly constructed film, and one that moves at a snail’s pace, asks you to not just have the patience of the main character, Sophia (Catherine Walker), but also have faith that the payoff is worth all the prep. A Dark Song is a claustrophobic picture about a woman who, following the traumatic loss of her son, has…
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[Fantastic Fest Review]…Terry Teo
Four years ago, Danger 5 screened at Fantastic Fest to a welcome response. In 2014, Wastelander Panda was met with similar acclaim. Now, a similarly entertaining and fairly wacky television show arrives, this time from Housebound writer/director Gerard Johnstone no less. We’d like to introduce Terry Teo. Whether you’re familiar with book series that inspired this (and the popular ’80s children’s television series it spawned) is irrelevant. In less than 60 seconds, we learn a whole lot about Terry, the teenage cat burglar, as soon as he opens his mouth. After entering a property that is clearly not his dwelling, Terry takes off his shoes and proclaims, “I know I’m robbing the place, but that’s no reason to be disrespectful.” And so…
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[Fantastic Fest Review]…Dearest Sister
People say that there is art through adversity. As such, to begin, it’s worth stating that Mattie Do‘s latest feature is the 13th film to come out of Laos… in its history. Furthermore, it is worth noting that she is a female filmmaker in a Marxist state. So while the country is fraught with local censorship, Do is able to deliver quality films in a place where there is no film industry or infrastructure for that kind of entertainment. Creative struggles are one thing, but judging the finished product, Dearest Sister is an admittedly hard film to review. The premise seems straightforward, yet vague enough to pique your interest: “After moving to the city, a poor…
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Off the Shelf…’Captain America: Civil War’
While we were not entirely fond of the previous installments in this series, Captain America: Civil War is a vast improvement in terms of dramatic storytelling. This third entry is much more sophisticated, and capable of handling multiple characters as opposed to the sluggish blur that was Avengers: Age of Ultron. The most memorable part of this (you can thank the Civil War comic series) is that there is motivation – true, legitimate impetus and consequences – for each character taking a stance. It’s easy to see why each character is so resolute, but don’t feel bad if you can’t easily take a side. Really, neither one is wrong. It’s amazing how…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘STORKS’ in HOUSTON, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed.————————————————————————————————————————————Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of STORKS. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: nUWRK62657 This screening will take place on September 20 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see STORKS before it opens on September 23. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at least TWO hours before the…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘STORKS’ in DALLAS, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed.————————————————————————————————————————————Go,See,Talk is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of STORKS. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the WB Tickets website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: eDUGB96998 This screening will take place on September 20 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see STORKS before it opens on September 23. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at least TWO hours before the…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed.————————————————————————————————————————————Go,See,Talk is partnering with Sony Pictures to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the Sony Screenings website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: vEQTB51339 This screening will take place on September 20 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN before it opens on September 23. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at least TWO hours…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ in SAN ANTONIO, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed.————————————————————————————————————————————Go,See,Talk is partnering with Sony Pictures to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the Sony Screenings website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: taHbf38393 This screening will take place on September 20 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN before it opens on September 23. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at least TWO hours…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – Advance Screening Passes to ‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’ in AUSTIN, TX
Attention: CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All passes have been claimed.————————————————————————————————————————————Go,See,Talk is partnering with Sony Pictures to give film fans FREE passes to a special Advance Screening of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Click the poster below and claim your ticket directly from the Sony Screenings website!! ***Note: Use the following promotional link on the ticket page: FmDzo66076 This screening will take place on September 20 at 7:00 PM These passes are first-come, first-served so be one of the first people to register for your ticket and you may get to see THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN before it opens on September 23. Finally, as always, the ticket is not an assigned seat, just admittance to the theater. Be sure to arrive at least TWO hours…
