Despite the rosy picture that sitcoms like Friends have painted for decades, young adulthood can be incredibly challenging, confusing, and even lonely at times. This formative time in life brings so many changes: new financial responsibilities, shifting family dynamics, relationships beginning and ending… the list goes on.
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A brilliant director is only as good as the cast of players he works with. This has always been true with the works of Bong Joon Ho. From The Host to Parasite, Bong has the incredible ability to bring out the best performances imaginable from stellar ensembles. His latest film, the stunning sci-fi satire, Mickey 17, once more features a cadre of the best actors working today, and it is our honor to say we were able to chat with three of the film’s biggest stars: Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, and Toni Collette.
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Why does cinema need satire? Because sometimes we need to be reminded that society is broken. It allows us to question the way things are, how they got there, and gives us hope that somewhere along the way, reels of celluloid will allow us to see ourselves, and help us learn to fix our flaws down the line. This is something that director Bong Joon Ho does masterfully. We’ve seen this in Snowpiercer, Okja, Best Picture winner Parasite, and now, Mickey 17.
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Few directors working in cinema today are as passionate and outspoken as the incredible Bong Joon Ho. From Snowpiercer to Parasite, the legendary Oscar winner has taken sharp, scathing looks at the inequality that exists in society; particularly within its socioeconomic caste systems. This March he’ll be doing it once more in his latest sci-fi satire, Mickey 17!
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Director Bong is back! One of the greatest filmmakers of this generation, the visionary Bong Joon Ho is following up his historic Oscar-winning Parasite with an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s Mickey 17! And we just got a trailer for it right now!
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The name Bong Joon Ho is one that instills excitement into every cinephile out there. Right up there with Spielberg, Tarantino, del Toro, and Nolan, any time a Bong project is announced, the film world stops, and speculates about what the master has up his sleeve.
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With Britney away, Keith and Dominic are left to recap the latest She-Hulk: Attorney at Law before they reveal why high fantasy shows like the prequels for Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones currently streaming are in their pop culture blind spots.
Before Keith, Britney, and Dominic do the Dance of Joy over the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+, they cover the latest news coming out of Warner Bros. Discovery, including the potential hire of Dan Lin to oversee DC.
The gang’s all here! Keith, Britney, and Dominic reunite to talk more about the HBO Max fallout from the Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Keith also reviews DC League of Super-Pets before the crew breaks down the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+.
Disney’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law premieres this week. The series stars Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters, an excellent lawyer trying to navigate through her career, family, and dating — all while also being a Hulk.
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Today, Marvel Studios and Disney dropped the first trailer for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law! The highly anticipated Disney+ show is due to hit the streaming platform August 17. See below to check out the trailer and poster for the upcoming series.
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The Adam Project stars Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener, and Zoe Saldaña. Reynolds and Shawn Levy, the movie’s director, also serve as producers alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger. Executive Producers include Mary McLaglen, Josh McLaglen, Dan Levine, Dan Cohen, George Dewey, Patrick Gooing, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin. The Adam Project was written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett, as well as Mark Levin.
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Now that it’s breaking box office records, Keith, Britney, and Dominic are joined by HK cinema and martial arts movie expert Raymond Chow to break down Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on a new episode of Hard NOC Life.
On a new episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith, Britney, and Dominic revisit the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, worry about the discourse surrounding Shang-Chi, how the Free Guy creative team should bring Deadpool to the MCU, and recap the latest episode of Disney+’s What If. They also look back at the one-year anniversary of Chadwick Boseman’s passing.
After it demolished box office records around the globe, we finally talk about Avengers: Endgame! Though the film has been out for more than a week, you should be aware that the discussion will be filled with spoilers throughout.
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“We’re in the endgame now.” The ominous words of Doctor Strange rang in everyone’s ears almost one year ago today. After months of crazy anticipation, and intense speculation by fans, we’re finally going to get closure and see what those words truly mean.
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Originally posted at The Daily Beast
Whenever I take a clickbait quiz to determine which of The Avengers I would be, I always game the questions to aim for the Hulk. No question, the Hulk is my Avenger, hands down, and I will always be upset that of the Avengers his stand-alone movies have fared the worst, box-office and critical-opinion-wise.
The main reason, of course, is that they didn’t get the right actor to play Bruce Banner until The Avengers hit theaters.
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