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by George Bate for @FilmCodex The nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards were revealed on Monday. The ceremony, scheduled to be held on April 25, saw a dramatic increase in diversity amongst the nominees, with more than one woman nominated for Best Director for the first time in Oscar history. Chloe Zhao, one of these […]
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More than just a director’s cut, Zack Snyder’s Justice League excels in virtually every department.
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by George Bate for @FilmCodex Tom Holland and the Russo brothers team up once again, except this time the superheroes and visual effects are left behind in exchange for a harrowing and uniquely told tale about the effects of PTSD and substance abuse. Tom Holland stars as an unnamed man, whose life is looking up
by Julie Catherine for @FilmCodex Avatar once again claimed the top spot at the all time box office this weekend, earning $21.1 million from a China rerelease to push it to over $2.8 billion worldwide, above Avengers: Endgame. Endgame previously dethroned Avatar after a staggering box office showing in the summer of 2019, with the
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by Josh Bate for @FilmCodex Aptly titled Coming 2 America, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall team up once again for a follow-up to the classic 1988 comedy that, despite moments of spark, is a largely dull and misguided exercise in nostalgia meeting modern pop culture. The film sees Murphy return as Prince Joffer, who once
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by Josh Bate Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon topped the box office this weekend with $8.6 million from 2,045 theaters. While Disney has not released official numbers, that number is bound to be significantly higher when the Disney+ rentals for the film are added in (it costs $30 to rent ‘Raya’, along with a
by George Bate Disney animation has a storied history of producing heartfelt, classic tales of characters and their journeys and, thankfully, Raya and the Last Dragon continues in this tradition. Although it sticks closely to Disney’s established formula for animated films, Raya and the Last Dragon is an immense tale of sacrifice, collaboration, and representation
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by Josh Bate It’s been a long wait for Doug Liman’s Chaos Walking. The film, based on Patrick Ness’ novel “The Knife of Never Letting Go”, was originally set to release on March 1st, 2019, but was delayed after the film underwent reshoots. After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the film was delayed once again, finally
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