Denis Villeneuve is back with another sci-fi epic! This time around, he grapples with one of the most influential sci-fi novels of all-time: Frank Herbert’s Dune. With incredible scope and scale, Villeneuve beautifully articulates Herbert’s vision, delivering another meticulously crafted and masterfully executed sci-fi blockbuster for adults.
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Sopranos creator David Chase returns to the show that made him famous to deliver the prequel film no one asked for. Part origin story, part race relation film, part historical fiction, and part fan service feature, The Many Saints Of Newark is many things and nothing at all.
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With Cry Macho, Clint Eastwood climbs back in the Western saddle for the first time since 1992’s classic Unforgiven. After nearly 30 years, his return is hardly a triumph. This ambling slow-burn isn’t without its charms, but its soft-boiled sentiments on masculinity don’t amount to much, either.
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Director James Wan returns to his horror roots and funnels his Aquaman money into one of the weirdest studio-backed films in recent memory with Malignant. Part possession film, part Giallo, and thoroughly WTF, Wan whips up a stylish and atmospheric potpourri that glorifies the gory and commemorates the silly and strange.
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Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy makes her feature film debut with the wistfully nostalgic genre mishmash, Reminiscence. Blending elements of sci-fi, thriller, mystery, romance, and noir into a soggy pulp, the film plays with a lot of interesting, albeit unoriginal ideas, but doesn’t possess the power to fully captivate. For all its creativity, it will likely remind many viewers of better films, rather than excite them.
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Writer/director James Gunn makes his triumphant return with the absurdly silly and immensely fun summer blockbuster, The Suicide Squad. Working the same magic he did with MCU’s Guardians Of The Galaxy, Gunn gives the DCU a refreshing boost, delivering a fun-filled cinematic experience full of entertaining stupidity, viscera, weirdness, laughs, and heart.
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In a blatant attempt to cash in on the growing 90s nostalgia and foist the Looney Tunes on a new generation of children, Warner Bros. tries to breathe life into Space Jam’s lungs with A New Legacy. Despite LeBron James and Don Cheadle leading the charge, this thoroughly doughy and shamelessly messy soft reboot delivers a flagrant foul to all cinemagoers.
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Steven Soderbergh returns with No Sudden Move, an exceptionally well-crafted throwback noir that boasts his sharpest ensemble cast to date. Written by Ed Solomon (one half of the screenwriting team that gave us the Bill & Ted trilogy) and gorgeously lensed by Soderbergh himself, No Sudden Move marks his tightest film (in our opinion) since 2000’s Traffic. This ain’t nothing to sleep on!
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Two of cinema’s biggest icons collide in an all-out brawl in the latest installment into Legendary’s Monsterverse, Godzilla vs. Kong. Although the franchise is still struggling with the human component, Godzilla vs. Kong smartly sticks to its name, delivering bout after bout of stupidly enjoyable, monster-fueled mayhem.
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We’ve got the early insight into writer/director Andrew Morgan’s feature debut, Long Gone By, which is set to premiere at HBO's New York Latino Film Festival on August 17, 2019 (more info here). Understated and emotionally raw, Long Gone By is an intimately unnerving portrait of a woman willing to sacrifice everything to give her daughter the chance at a life she never had.
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