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    Alfonso Cuaron considers his Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer” as a film
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    Alfonso Cuaron considers his Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer” as a film

    Given the setting and his previous reverence for cinema, as seen in his recent Oscar-winning film “Roma,” it would have been a fair question to ask director Alfonso Cuarón at the Venice Film Festival press conference whether his first television…

    Posted on Bronwen Cerys
    Alfonso Cuarón talks about a rare foray into television with the series “Venice”
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    Alfonso Cuarón talks about a rare foray into television with the series “Venice”

    The first four episodes of the limited series by Alfonso Cuarón, Disclaimercelebrate their world premiere today at the Venice Film Festival. Oscar winners Cuarón, Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline met with the press before the screening. The show is Cuarón’s…

    Posted on Bronwen Cerys
    Oops! The Borderlands movie is coming home
    Albany

    Oops! The Borderlands movie is coming home

    Although there is no direct correlation between a film’s box office success and the speed at which it is released on demand, it is often the case that the worse a film performs, the faster it is released in theaters….

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    The Lacroix of video game movies
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    The Lacroix of video game movies

    WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Reviewed by Alex Richardson Video game adaptations have a checkered history, falling out of favor after the Mortal Kombat film series ended. That was until a few years ago, when a combination of Detective Pikachu and…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    “Borderlands” is not the film you think it is, nor is it the film Eli Roth thinks it is
    Albany

    “Borderlands” is not the film you think it is, nor is it the film Eli Roth thinks it is

    So, folks, let’s get this over with. It is, with microscopic to virtually nonexistent exceptions, an unhealthy practice to make a final judgment about a film before actually seeing it for yourself. While you can sift through social media anecdotes,…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Borderlands is surprisingly not the worst film of the year
    Albany

    Borderlands is surprisingly not the worst film of the year

    I have never played Borderland game. Hell, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone play any of these games, so I’m a complete newbie to the franchise. I can’t tell you how the movie compares to the source material, and…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Borderlands and 3 other films are coming to theaters this weekend
    Albany

    Borderlands and 3 other films are coming to theaters this weekend

    This week, News 9’s Movie Man Dino Lalli introduces four new films, including one starring Blake Lively. Borderlands is based on a popular video game that mixes westerns and science fiction. Cate Blanchett plays Lilith, an outlaw who returns to…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    The Borderlands movie is an astonishing waste of potential
    Albany

    The Borderlands movie is an astonishing waste of potential

    On paper: Eli Roth’s Borderland Adaptation sounds like a recipe for solid sci-fi fun: Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as the quick-witted gunslinger Lilith; Jack Black, who just lent his voice to Bowser, as the quick-witted/annoying Claptrap; and Jamie Lee Curtis,…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Borderlands film review: Cate Blanchett’s action fantasy is a trap that isn’t worth the applause | Hollywood
    Albany

    Borderlands film review: Cate Blanchett’s action fantasy is a trap that isn’t worth the applause | Hollywood

    Borderlands Movie Review: Cate Blanchett has proven her versatility over the years, but she hasn’t had her Hunger Games or Mad Max yet. With her new film, she tries her hand at the fantasy-action genre, which unfortunately feels more like…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith
    Film review of “Borderlands”: Dull, boring and almost unbearable
    Albany

    Film review of “Borderlands”: Dull, boring and almost unbearable

    A still from “Borderlands” | Photo credit: YouTube/Lionsgate Movies It is an all too familiar motif in film history: the curse of the video game adaptation. Once a cautionary tale of doom, the genre has recently been given a new…

    Posted on Madoc Meredith

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