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Hot Take: Of course it’s awful. How could it not be? The question was never, “Is this going to be bad?” It was, “Why would anyone make this in the first place?”

If you choose to see Nine Lives and whine about how bad it is, you have no one to blame but yourself. If you’re too young to remember the switch movie craze of the late ’90s and early 2000s, you’re probably just the right age for this movie and won’t dwell too much on trying to figure out what kind of gambling debts Kevin Spacey must have to pay off to take such a role. If you are old enough to remember those movies, you probably were left wondering if this movie came out of a time capsule. At one point I was expecting the 90s to call and ask for their movie back.Read More →

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Hot Take: I was kind of half bored, half fascinated by the whole thing.

Woody Allen’s Café Society is well written and loaded with more than capable performers who efficiently bring the writing to life. Not only do the bigger names — Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Parker Posey — sparkle but the less recognizable members of the cast — Jeannie Berlin, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott, Anna Camp and others — also deliver performances that enhance what amounts to a rather small but entertaining film.Read More →

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How much will Suicide Squad shatter the August opening record by? Currently, the biggest August opening sits at $94.3 million. The record, held by 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, will probably fall by Saturday as Suicide Squad should pass $100 million in 2 days. The only other movie opening this week is a comedy that feels like a throwback to a different time period in filmmaking as a comatose Kevin Spacey gets trapped in a cat’s body. While there are currently no theater counts on the other 4 movies mentioned with an expected release date of August 5th, here is MHT’s recommendations on what to see or not see for August 5th:
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Hot Take: Viggo Mortensen is fantastic in this twisted family drama with a polarizing plot and thought-provoking story.

Captain Fantastic has a rather scrupulous plot about a family headed by Ben (Viggo Mortensen) who lives in the deep woods of the Pacific Northwest. Ben is focused on turning his six children into book smart, athletic survivalists who can do everything from recite the U.S. Constitution (and debate its merits) to set a broken bone. Ben’s wife has bipolar disorder which is what brought the family to the forest years ago in the first place but early in the first act, while receiving treatment at a hospital, she kills herself. Against her wishes, her parents decide to give her a traditional Christian burial (despite the fact she is now a Buddhist) and her father (Frank Langella) bans Ben and her children from the funeral.Read More →

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While August is not always the strongest month, this August should see Suicide Squad possibly become the biggest August release of all time. To do so, it would have to surpass the $333.2 million Guardians of the Galaxy brought home in 2014. While it’s all but a foregone conclusion Suicide Squad will take the top spot at the box office this month, there are plenty of other films to look forward to. Here’s a list of the 27 movies headed to theaters this August ranked in order of anticipation:

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August 2nd is a big week for DVD releases. It took three posts to break down the 15 releases and after recommending to buy The Lobster and The Bronze in the first 2 parts (while delivering the verdict on 8 others), here is the final 5 releases to receive the buy it, rent it, stream it, skip it treatment with 1 more recommended purchase. (Hint: It’s Keanu!):Read More →

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With 15 new titles headed to DVD this week, BuRStS has been split into three parts. There’s enough entertainment worth watching to keep you busy for a while as only 3 of the 15 make the “Skip” list (although 2 of those are currently ranked 105 and 106 of 106 on MHT’s Top Movies of 2016). Read on to see what to buy, rent, stream and skip for the week of August 2nd:Read More →