August 17, 2021
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Wenwu (Tony Leung) and Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) in Marvel Studios' SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2021.

First "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" Social Reactions Are Raves

...TODAY!! (@THATJacqueline) August 17, 2021 Those #ShangChi action set pieces are STUNNERS. Choreography, cinematography, costume design, VFX – all on point and come together to make those fights MCU standouts. pic.twitter.com/ZfbT66XXsb —...

September 28, 2021
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An image from "Venom: Let There Be Carnage." Courtesy Sony Pictures.

"Venom: Let There Be Carnage" Early Reactions Delight in Film's Insanity

...Let There Be Carnage is a wild-ass movie of the highest order. Ultraviolent rom com that is delightfully self aware and weird. Tom Hardy gives 200%. Whatever you do, don’t miss the...

November 30, 2021
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Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo in 20th Century Studios’ WEST SIDE STORY. Photo by Niko Tavernise.

"West Side Story" Early Reactions: Steven Spielberg's First Musical is a Vivid, Vivacious Smash

...legendary music while delivering something new. Conductor Gustavo Dudamel took on Leonard Bernstein’s famous score, Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori got the cast’s vocal chops in order, and composer David Newman arranged the...

December 17, 2021
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Caption: KEANU REEVES as Neo/ Thomas Anderson in Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Venus Castina Productions’ “THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

"The Matrix Resurrections" Early Reactions: A Bold, Irreverent, Vividly Personal Head Trip

...trip meta-commentary and metaphysics of it all is a love story between Neo and Trinity. Combining all of this into a single, coherent film is a nifty trick if you can pull...

January 7, 2022
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Ghostface in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group's "Scream." Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group.

"Scream" Early Reactions: A Razor Sharp Return To Woodsboro

...This being Scream, that’ll likely end up being only a few. Scream comes slashing into theaters on January 14, 2022. Onto the early buzz! What a welcome return to Woodsboro #Scream is!...

February 28, 2022
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Caption: ROBERT PATTINSON as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “THE BATMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics

"The Batman" Early Reactions: A Gripping, Glorious Street-Level Detective Story

...THE BATMAN. Think of Se7en but set in Gotham. Robert Pattinson’s eyes are so intense & observant under the black cowl while Michael Giacchino’s score is a grand & haunting masterwork. An...

April 6, 2022
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Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth in director Robert Eggers’ Viking epic THE NORTHMAN, a Focus Features release. Credit: Aiden Monaghan / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC

"The Northman" Early Reviews Rave About Robert Eggers' Ferociously Visceral Viking Epic

...April 5, 2022 #TheNorthman is uncompromising, raw, and savage. It’s a ruthless revenge story set during the Viking Age, and Alexander Skarsgård is a beast of a man. pic.twitter.com/CixZXDbLO0 — John Nguyen...

September 14, 2022
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022.

"Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Reactions: Rian Johnson Delivers Another Delicious Whodunnit to Unpeel

...many twists and turns, are part of the secrets Johnson and the rest of us want to stay hidden. So, without further ado, here’s a brief tour of the reactions, all spoiler-free,...

March 14, 2023
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"John Wick: Chapter 4" Review Round-Up: Bigger, Badder, Bolder

...Yen is the MVP. #JohnWick4 pic.twitter.com/xyMbLXmXUM — Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) March 6, 2023 ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review: The Best Action Blockbuster Since ‘Fury Road’ https://t.co/OtWpdL4sk4 pic.twitter.com/exdYCbWoWY — IndieWire (@IndieWire) March 14,...

October 29, 2018
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MPAA Celebrates 50 Years of Film Ratings

...somewhat (36%) that the ratings are helpful tools. 95% percent also agree that rating descriptors are helpful tools (60% agree strongly, 35% somewhat). 84 percent of parents agree that the rating system...