Employee Picks: A Rock Musical, Waterlogged Zombies, And A Revenge Thriller
In the latest Employee Picks, Jacob Knight offers movie recommendations for what to watch this November instead of (or in addition to) the new releases.
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Stories By Jacob Knight
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I Am Not Gone: Finding Hope At The Movies In 2018
It's been a dark year, but finding hope in the movies is always possible, even in the bleakest and sometimes most unpleasant films.
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Employee Picks: Halloween-Themed Alternatives To Every New Release
In this edition of Employee Picks, we take a look at alternate Halloween movies to watch this month alongside the new releases.
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Employee Picks: What To Watch At Home If You're Not At Fantastic Fest
In this edition of Employee Picks, we take a look at Fantastic Fest alternatives to watch at home if you can't make it to this year's fest.
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All Things Serve The Beam: Could 'Castle Rock' Be Connected To 'The Dark Tower'?
As Hulu's Stephen King series continues, it's starting to look like there's a Castle Rock Dark Tower connection. Let's take a closer look.
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Employee Picks: A David Cronenberg Masterpiece, A Pretty Good Tarantino Rip-Off, And Some Underrated Sam Peckinpah
In this edition of Employee Picks, we take a look at alternate movie recommendations for August 2018, including a David Cronenberg masterpiece.
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Christopher McQuarrie Delivers The Franchise Ideal With 'Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'
With Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, director Christopher McQuarrie found a franchise, and an actor, perfect for his sensibilities.
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Brad Bird Animates Ethan Hunt In 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'
In Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, director Brad Bird takes what he learned in the realm of animation and directly applies it to live action.
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J.J. Abrams And the Hard Reboot Of 'Mission: Impossible III'
With Mission Impossible 3, director JJ Abrams set up a hard reboot of the series that pushed the movies to where they are today.
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John Woo Brought Genuine Hong Kong Spectacle To 'Mission: Impossible II'
With Mission Impossible 2, director John Woo made a full-fledged John Woo movie, something we couldn't appreciate 18 years ago.
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How Brian De Palma Subverted the Blockbuster With 'Mission: Impossible'
In 1996, director Brian De Palma made one of the most radical and thrilling blockbusters of all time with the original Mission: Impossible.
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Employee Picks: A Wacky Sex Comedy, Deranged Italian Horror, And Psychedelic '70s Sci-Fi
In this edition of Employee Picks, we offer up alternate movie recommendations tied to Blockers, Isle of Dogs, Ready Player One, and more.
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Wake Up Screaming: Seven Social Horror Films to Prep You For 'The First Purge'
The Purge isn’t the first horror movie to have social concepts on its mind. Here are a collection of social horror movies that explore real world issues via grisly terror.
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Eight-Legged Freaks: Revisiting the Creepy And Crawly 'Arachnophobia'
With news of a remake, we revisited Frank Marshall’s underrated tale of spiders run amuck and it’s still great. Here is Arachnophobia revisited.
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: A Tribute To Eric Taylor, The Greatest Screen Dad Of All Time
On the short list of names qualifying for the greatest TV dad, Coach Eric Taylor of Friday Night Lights immediately jumps to the top.
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Employee Picks: Giant Robots, An Underrated Revenge Thriller, And One Of Cinema's Best-Ever Debuts
In this edition of Employee Picks, a video store manager offers up some alternate movie recommendations, just in case you’ve exhausted the new releases.
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There's No Such Thing As An "Elevated Horror Movie" (And Yes, 'Hereditary' Is A Horror Movie)
Elevated horror doesn’t actually exist and it’s a phrase that spits in the face of a genre that has given us so many vital masterpieces.
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Employee Picks: Movie Recommendations From A Movie Rental Store Manager
In the first edition of Employee Picks, video store manager Jacob Knight offers up some alternatives for what to watch when you're tired of new releases.
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A Brief History Of The Spahn Movie Ranch, An Important Location In Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'
George Spahn and his Spahn Ranch play a role in the next film from Quentin Tarantino, with Burt Reynolds set to play Spahn. Here’s everything you need to know about this tragic and deeply weird story.
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/Film's Alternative Summer Movie Guide: What To Watch At Home Alongside The Big Blockbusters
Want a break from typical blockbusters? With /Film's Alternative Summer Movie Guide, you will have plenty of weird, wonderful and downright insane things to watch at home over the next few months.
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In Defense of Gerard Butler, King Of Modern Trash Cinema
We offer up a defense of Gerard Butler, who has transformed from B-movie actor to leading man to rom-com star to king of modern cinematic trash.
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Echoes Through Time: 45 Years Of 'Westworld'
It's the 45th Westworld anniversary this year, so let's explore how the original movie, its sequel, and HBO's series build upon and diverge from each other.
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Rank All Godzillas! – A Definitive Ranking Of The King of Monsters' Movies [Part Two]
Welcome to the grand finale. We ranked every single Godzilla movie from worst to best and here is the cream of the crop – the top 15.
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Rank All Godzillas! – A Definitive Ranking Of The King of Monsters' Movies [Part One]
The King of the Monsters has starred in movies both amazing and terrible, so let's rank them all. Here are all 31 Godzilla movies ranked!
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'Jackie Brown' at 20: Revisiting Quentin Tarantino's Best And Most Underrated Movie
Quentin Tarantino's best and most underrated movie is two decades old today, so let's celebrate everything that is wonderful about Jackie Brown.
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