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ReviewsForty-plus years later, The Goonies still holds up. Behind the scenes, the cast then and now, the Fratellis, the sequel news, and…
ReviewsGreat performances and a couple of gut-punch scenes can't save a season held together by contrivance, coincidence and a very convenient dog.
ReviewsWith a Jack Black and Paul Rudd reboot of Anaconda on the way, we went back to the jungle to revisit the…
ReviewsAfter 40 years, the band is back. Before we get into the sequel, we revisit the first-ever mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap…
Rankings & ListsIt takes a special kind of awful to bury a multi-million dollar franchise — but somehow these 10 films pulled it off.
Reviews"What the hell did I just watch?" That's the question we were left with after Darren Aronofsky's new crime thriller, Caught Stealing.
ReviewsDinosaurs. Vietnam. Special forces. Primitive War throws it all into one wild action-horror ride.
ReviewsThe Fantastic Four are finally back on the big screen — but is this Marvel's redemption story or just another letdown?
ReviewsThe Shadow may be one of the best films you've never seen. Starring Alec Baldwin, it took the superhero genre down a…
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