Sinopse
We review the biggest theatrical release of each week, plus we choose a recent Indie festival favorite.
Episódios
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Live by Night | Under the Shadow
15/01/2017 Duração: 58minLive by Night (2016) A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan. Director: Ben Affleck Under the Shadow (2016) As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home. Director: Babak Anvari
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La La Land | Captain Fantastic
31/12/2016 Duração: 40minLa La Land (2016) A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. Director: Damien Chazelle Captain Fantastic (2016) In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent. Director: Matt Ross
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2016 End of Year Rankings
31/12/2016 Duração: 01h14minIn this episode we rank all of our reviewed films from the year 2016.
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Assassin's Creed | Passengers
24/12/2016 Duração: 49minAssassin's Creed (2016) When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society. Director: Justin Kurzel Passengers (2016) A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early. Director: Morten Tyldum
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
17/12/2016 Duração: 48minRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. Director: Gareth Edwards
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Westworld, Season 1
10/12/2016 Duração: 43minFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. Director: David Yates Westworld, Season 1 (2016) A Western-themed futuristic theme park, populated with artificial intelligence, allows high-paying guests to live out their fantasies with no consequences or retaliation from the android hosts, until now. Directors: Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
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Arrival | Hunt for the Wilderpeople
20/11/2016 Duração: 38minArrival (2016) When 12 mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the alien passengers inside. Director: Denis Villenueve Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Director: Taiki Waititi
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Doctor Strange | Nuts!
05/11/2016 Duração: 36minDoctor Strange (2016) A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts. Director: Scott Derrickson Nuts! (2016) The mostly true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who built an empire with his goat-testicle impotence cure and a million-watt radio station. Director: Penny Lane
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The Accountant | Dheepan
29/10/2016 Duração: 31minThe Accountant (2016) As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. Director: Gavin O'Connor Dheepan (2015) Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris. Director: Jacques Audiard
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The Birth of a Nation | Black Mirror, Season 3
23/10/2016 Duração: 44minThe Birth of a Nation (2016) Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Director: Nate Parker Black Mirror, Season 3 (2016) A television anthology series that shows the dark side of life and technology. Creator: Charlie Parker
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Snowden | Sing Street
17/09/2016 Duração: 37minSnowden (2016) The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. Director: Oliver Stone Sing Street (2016) A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes. Director: John Carney
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Sully | Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
11/09/2016 Duração: 27minSully (2016) The story of Chesley Sullenger, an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew. Director: Clint Eastwood Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015) A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley. Directors: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
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Summer Showdown 2016 Results
11/09/2016 Duração: 27minA review of the ten highest grossing films of Summer, 2016.
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Morgan | The Lobster
03/09/2016 Duração: 36minMorgan (2016) A corporate risk-management consultant must decide whether or not to terminate an artificially created humanoid being. Director: Luke Scott The Lobster (2016) In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
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Kubo and the Two Strings | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
28/08/2016 Duração: 45minKubo and the Two Strings (2016) A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past. Director: Travis Knight Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) King Regis, who oversees the land of Lucis, commands his army of soldiers to protect the kingdom from the Niflheim empire's plans to steal the sacred crystal which gives Lucis its magic and power. Director: Takeshi Nozue
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War Dogs | Belgica
20/08/2016 Duração: 37minWar Dogs (2016) Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan. Director: Todd Phillips Belgica (2016) The drama follows two brothers who start a bar and get swept up in its success in the midst of Belgium's nightlife scene. Director: Felix van Groeningen
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Sausage Party | Goodnight Mommy
14/08/2016 Duração: 30minSausage Party (2016) A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence. Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Goodnight Mommy (2014) Twin boys move to a new home with their mother after she has face changing cosmetic surgery, but under her bandages is someone the children don't recognize. Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
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Suicide Squad | Stranger Things
07/08/2016 Duração: 40minSuicide Squad (2016) A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse. Director: David Ayer Stranger Things, Season 1 (2016) When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back. Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
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Jason Bourne | The Last King
30/07/2016 Duração: 36minJason Bourne (2016) The CIA's most dangerous former operative is drawn out of hiding to uncover more explosive truths about his past. Director: Paul Greengrass The Last King (2016) In the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history. Director: Nils Gaup
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Star Trek Beyond | Z for Zachariah
24/07/2016 Duração: 44minStar Trek Beyond (2016) The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. Director: Justin Lin Z for Zachariah (2015) In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors. Director: Craig Zobel