"Alien: Romulus" Gets Positive Major Reviews

Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Cailee Spaeny Is Compelling in a Flawed but Pulse-Pounding Homage to the Franchise’s Origins - The Hollywood Reporter

Review: ‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: The Primal Shock and Awe Is Gone, but It’s a Good Video-Game Horror Ride - Variety

Review List: Alien: Romulus - Rotten Tomatoes

Going back to its horror roots major publication reviewers are saying that this is a very good thrill ride although no one should go in looking for originality.

"Alien: Romulus" opens tomrrow, Friday, August 16.

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"Alien: Romulus" New Trailer Just Out

Trailer: Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer - 20th Century Studios

"Alien: Romulus" has a brand new trailer just out! As in keeping with the director's wishes, the movie keeps the reveals subtle, but there is a lot in this trailer to give you an idea what you are in for.

The film premieres in theaters in the U.S. on August 16.

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"Godzilla Minus One" Starts Streaming at Midnight

Article: GODZILLA MINUS ONE Digital Streaming Release Date Revealed - WhenToStream.com

"Godzilla Minus One," the first Toho kaiju film to win an Academy Award, will begin streaming on Netflix in the United States at 12 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, June 1. The movie just released on Netflix in Asian territories, as well as on Blu-ray in Japan. Netflix has confirmed the streaming date and time with a simple image of Godzilla from the new movie with the date and time.

The film debuted on December 1, 2023, so the date of June 1, 2024 fits into the contractural restrictions on when it would be allowed to stream in the U.S.

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"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" Teaser Trailer Is Out

Trailer: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE | Official Teaser Trailer - Warner Bros. Pictures

Just out is the brand-new Teaser Trailer for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Decades after the original, Michael Keaton and others from the original cast are back in the sequel again directed by Tim Burton.

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" will premiere on September 6.

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"Alien: Romulus" Teaser is Out

Trailer: Alien: Romulus | Teaser Trailer - 20th Century Studios

Just out this morning, the brand-new Teaser Trailer for "Alien: Romulus." After a TON of fake, fan-made trailers, the ACTUAL Teaser Trailer is finally out.

"Alien: Romulus" will premiere on August 16.

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Godzilla Minus One Wins Visual Effects Oscar

Article: Godzilla Minus One Just Made Kaiju History With Its Oscar Win - Gizmodo

Article: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Director Is 1st Filmmaker to Win Visual Effects Oscar Since Stanley Kubrick - The Wrap

The VFX Oscar makes the film's director, Takashi Yamazaki, the first to win an Oscar for his film's Visual Effects since Stanley Kubrick won for "2001: A Space Odyssey." Yamazaki, like Kubrick, directed his film's Visual Effects.

Click the Article Link above for more about what firsts this award achieved.

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"Godzilla Minus One" Trailer 2 is Out!

Trailer: GODZILLA MINUS ONE Official Trailer 2 - GODZILLA OFFICIAL by TOHO

Just out this morning, the brand-new Trailer 2 for Toho's "Godzilla Minus One." LOTS of great footage that will get you even MORE excited for the newest entry in the "Godzilla" from its original studio.

"Godzilla Minus One" has a special Early Access Fan Event on Novebmer 29.

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"Underwater" First Reviews

Review: Underwater - Variety

Review: Underwater - Hollywood Reporter

Review Score: Underwater - Metacritic



Reviews are mixed for the new Kristen Stewart sci-fi horror movie, "Underwater." Of the above, one is thumbs up, one is thumbs down. No Rotten Tomatoes score, as of yet. But, Metacritic is up. 49 score at this time.

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters - First Trailer

Trailer: Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Official Trailer 1 - YouTube

Official Site: Godzilla Movie - Warner Brothers



Having yet another group of charisma-free actors in a Godzilla movie doesn't help. And, are all the monster scenes going to happen in the dark again? Is the budget too low to show the monster battles so we can see them?

The film premieres May 2019.

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"Life" First Reviews!

Review: 'Life': Film Review | SXSW 2017 - The Hollywood Reporter

Review: SXSW Film Review: ‘Life’ - Variety

Review List: "Life" (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes



"Life" has just premiered at South by Southwest. And, Hollywood Reporter and Variety have both issued their first reviews!

"Life" debuts this Friday, March 24.

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"Kong: Skull Island" First Reviews

Review: 'Kong: Skull Island': Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter

Review: Film Review: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ - Variety

Review List: "Kong: Skull Island" (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes



"Kong: Skull Island" first reviews are out! And, Hollywood Reporter and Variety both give the film great reviews!

"Kong: Skull Island" debuts Friday, March 10.

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"10 Cloverfield Lane" First Reviews!

Review: Film Review: ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ - Variety

Review: ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’: Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter

Review List: "10 Cloverfield Lane" - Rotten Tomatoes



Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have both issued their reviews of "10 Cloverfield Lane." This is one of my most looked-forward-to movies of the year!

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"Godzilla" (2014) Movie Review

Movie Info: "Godzilla" (2014) - IMDb

Ratings: "Godzilla" (2014) - Rotten Tomatoes



Massively Disappointing

Ah! How to describe the MASS SUCKAGE that is Gareth Edwards' 2014 "Godzilla?" How about: 1.) It's bad when you know that a dude in a rubber suit is infinitely better than the $100 million in visual effects Edwards blows to no good effect in this thing, or 2.) That Roland Emmerich's laughable 1998 "Godzilla" is better than this thing!

There has been talk about finally getting The Oscars to create a Best Casting category. But, this movie deserved a Worst Casting Oscar! Wow, the completely-unable-to-act dude from "Kick Ass?" An Olsen twin? Bryan Cranston overacting himself into the ground? Ken Watanabe inexplicably droning through his dialogue unemotionally?

Now, I am most forgiving when I just see a movie on cable that I have already paid for. I am less forgiving when I pay to see a movie by renting the blu ray, etc. But, I am completely unforgiving when: 1.) I take the time to go to the theater, 2.) Paying evening prices to see a movie, and 3.) Pay the upcharge to see it in 3D. Well, "Godzilla" met all three of those, so yeah, I'm pissed at how badly Edwards @#$%ed this up! And, he did. Royally. It's hard to imagine that they gave him a "Star Wars" film to do! Luckily, it's just a spin off, and not one of the trilogy movies!

Everything is messed up in this. The story is bad, Godzilla is in the movie for only a few minutes. And, when he is, he's in the dark half the time. What a waste! Only the score by Alexandre Desplat is good. And, this is a composer who has left me very unimpressed with almost all of his work.

Avoid this LIKE THE PLAGUE and go see the upcoming Toho "Godzilla" movie, "Godzilla Resurgence" coming out later this year!

★ (1 Star Out of 5)

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"10 Cloverfield Lane" New Ad!

New Ad: 10 Cloverfield Lane Super Bowl Ad (2016) - YouTube

Website: 10 Cloverfield Lane  - Paramount Pictures



The Super Bowl featured a new ad for the upcoming sequel, "10 Cloverfield Lane." Watch it now!

Fans of the original "Cloverfield" were lighting up the Internet when the first trailer hit the Net, as well as being shown in front of "13 Hours."

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A "Cloverfield" Sequel Trailer is Out? What the What?!

Article: Watch: Trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Secret ‘Cloverfield’ Follow-Up - Variety

Article: Bad Robot’s ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Trailer: Is This ‘Cloverfield 2’? - /FILM



So, there's ACTUALLY going to be a sequel to the 2008 film, "Cloverfield?" And, J.J. Abrams has made this sequel in secret? DANG!

Fans of the film are lighting up the Internet over the new trailer, which is being shown in front of "13 Hours."

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"Godzilla" (2014) - Movie Review

(SPOILERS) - Best to Read if You Have Already Seen It, or Don't Care!

I thought the new "Godzilla" was just okay. It just got over the mark of being okay from being disappointing. I love Godzilla, and was hoping that this movie would do it right, but it didn't. Only the monster action at the end gets the movie over that line.

I get it. Director Gareth Edwards was trying to recapture the feeling of the great original Japanese 1952 "Gojira," which I have just seen. Yes, I know! It took me all this time to get the original from Criterion. And, it's much better than the choppiness of the Americanized 1954 "Godzilla: King of the Monsters."

In that film, there is really only about 10 minutes or so of actual Godzilla crushing stuff. The rest is the human drama with the well-drawn characters. But, in that movie, those characters are very well realized. They are fully fleshed out, and the drama that plays throughout carries through to the emotional conclusion.

The problem here is that all the characters, except Bryan Cranston's, are bland and uninteresting. Plus, there isn't a compelling storyline here, as there was in the 1952 "Gojira." And, most critically (MAJOR SPOILER) Cranston's character dies early on. He could have been used as that tragic character who has to sacrifice himself. But, unfortunately, he just dies and that's it. (END SPOILER).

I almost titled my review "Godzilla Without Godzilla," since there isn't that much Godzilla in the movie, and when we get to see him, it's mostly in the dark. You would think, 16 years after the much-laughed-at 1998 Emmerich-Devlin "Godzilla," we'd technologically be at the point where we didn't have to stage the monster action in the dark and/or the rain. But, the $160 million spent here doesn't seem to be enough to make that happen.

Hopefully, since Godzilla lives to fight another day at the end of this movie, we'll get a sequel where we get to see some good old fashioned monster action. In the daytime, please!

*** (3 Out of 5 Stars)

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"Godzilla" (1954) - Movie Review

Having not seen all the "Godzilla" movies, I don't know if this is the best one. But, I'm guessing that it does have the best story and characters. There are two versions of this: The original Japanese version ("Gojira"), and the "Americanized" version, where Raymond Burr is inserted into the story, and other cuts are made.

I've seen both versions (available from Criterion, by the way). As you'd expect, the original version is better. In this case, however, the Japanese version (which has a separate IMDb page), is far superior. This is because we get to know the characters much better. There is a lot more human emotion in the original. Also, the cutaways to Raymond Burr (shot separately, two years later in the U.S.) don't distract from the story. The cuts from the original are critical, since they are about the characters.

A thematic difference is that there is the angle of Godzilla being the product of American Hydrogen Bomb testing. Definitely guessing that Americans didn't want to hear that part, which is why those comments are deleted from the Americanized version.

Of course, the 1950's American monster movies blame their monsters on radioactivity, so in that way, there isn't too much of a difference!

The original version also has a bit more Godzilla smashy-smashy action! If you are in a hurry to see it, you are in for a wait. 'Zilla doesn't show up (except for a quick head shot) until about the 42-minute mark in both versions.

I definitely recommend the Japanese version. Yes, there are subtitles, but it's worth it! The American version runs 1:20 and the Japanese version runs 1:36.

Japanese version: **** (4 Out of 5 Stars)
American version: **1/2 (2 1/2 Out of 5 Stars)

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Godzilla Reviews!

Review: "Godzilla" - Variety


"Godzilla" is four days away, and the reviews are starting to come in. Here is the review from Variety.

Also, here is the link to the review listing on Rotten Tomatoes:
"Godzilla" - Rotten Tomatoes

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Godzilla in Action! - New Video

Video: "Godzilla" vs. the FIAT 500L - FIAT USA


We've all been waiting for better looks at the new Godzilla! And now, we got some, courtesy of FIAT. (What?!) Yeah, we're not getting the video from Legendary/Warner Bros., who made the film. We're getting it from FIAT USA, who put their 500L up against the giant monster. Hey, we'll take it!

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