Author: Golden Man
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Everything You Need to Know About Hellboy
Hellboy opens on April 12, 2019. It will be the titular character’s third major theatrical adventure. Not sure who Hellboy is? Never heard of the B.P.R.D.? Wondering what’s up with his forehead? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Here’s what the deal is for the new Hellboy movie: — Hellboy is a popular comic book…
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Did Jordan Peele Play Fair? Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed On Your First Viewing of Us
Jordan Peele made a splash with the satiric horror film Get Out and even won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. His new movie Us proves he’s not just a one-hit wonder, but a visionary filmmaker who will keep surprising, delighting, and frightening us for years to come. (He’s already in talks to do a…
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Marvel Phase 4 Predictions – Some MCU Sure-Fire Guesses
While Marvel isn’t confirming which films will be filling which dates in Phase 4 until after Avengers: Endgame hits theaters, there are some things we do know. Black Widow’s stand-alone film will be one of them. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will also be one, but it will be a few years away. The…
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Captain Marvel vs the Internet Trolls – A Common New Film Controversy
Even before Captain Marvel began battling the Skrulls in theaters on March 7, she was facing another foe online: internet trolls. On Rotten Tomatoes, the comment section for the Marvel film was filled with negative reviews before it opened. Some were most likely in response to comments star Brie Larson had made about diversity and…
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Highlights from the 2019 Sundance Film Festival
This year’s Sundance Film Festival recently concluded. [pullquote]The celebration of independent cinema has been going strong for 41 years[/pullquote]. Even though the Oscars for 2019 haven’t been handed out yet, the Oscar race for 2020 has officially begun. Past Oscar nominees and winners Little Miss Sunshine, Manchester By the Sea, and The Big Sick, among…
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What is Animated versus Live Action in Alita – Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel is one of my most-anticipated films of the year. However, the trailers have been driving me crazy. My eyes can’t quite comprehend what they’re seeing. What’s animated and what isn’t? Everything looks real and surreal at the same time, and two or three minute bursts of short clips are too quick to…
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Run Lola Run – A Rewind Review for a Rewind Loop Film
Even though I’ve only seen this movie one other time, it’s one of my favorites. There’s plenty to love about Lola. The premise is simple: Lola has twenty minutes to raise the money to save her boyfriend Manni’s life. Each failed attempt causes the clock to reset Groundhog Day-style. Except Lola doesn’t seem to remember…
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Golden Man’s Top Ten Films List for 2018
2018 has been an interesting year for movies. It’s the year superheroes inspired us and broke our hearts like never before. It’s a year where diversity was celebrated at the box office. It’s also a year devoid of the usual award bait: no war movies, no Holocaust dramas, and hardly any movies about royalty. (Sadly,…
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Happy Death Day – Every “Day” We Watch, and Rewatch (Spoilers)
In the movie Happy Death Day, Tree is murdered on her birthday. Instead of dying, she wakes up and has to relive the day all over again. Tree relives the same day (and gets murdered) seventeen times. (We only see eleven of the murders because a montage is used to compress time. We only get…
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Happy Death Day – All the Clues to the Killer (SPOILERS)
On first viewing, the twist in Happy Death Day seems to come from nowhere. But the filmmakers have played fair all along. If you watch it a second time, all the clues are there for an observant audience member to piece together what’s happening. (I’ve said it in the the title and this should be…