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First of all, let me alleviate the concern that this film is a rehash of Empire Strikes Back by affirming that it is indeed not. The La...

First of all, let me alleviate the concern that this film is a rehash of Empire Strikes Back by affirming that it is indeed not. The Last Jedi is by far the most original, surprising and exhilarating Star Wars film since the Disney-Lucasfilm acquisition in 2012. It's also a high point in the Star Wars saga, and I have no doubt it will be remembered as one of the most consequential chapters in the Star Wars mythos in the years to come.

The Last Jedi opens right where The Force Awakens left off. The First Order remains hellbent on extinguishing the remnants of the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). Attempts to evade the military forces commandeered by General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) cause friction among the rebels, as the charmingly impulsive Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) clashes with flinty war hero Vice-Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Laura Dern). Meanwhile, Rey (Daisy Ridley) tries to drag the legendary Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) out of his self-imposed exile - but finds him broken and bitter following his failure to keep his nephew, Ben Solo a.k.a. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), from turning to the Dark Side.

In one of the many trailers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we hear Luke Skywalker say, “This is not going to go the way you think.” That is a pretty fair description of the experience of watching The Last Jedi. Fans who think they know what to expect from this movie are going to have those expectations blown right out of the water when they get into The Last Jedi. The first 100 minutes are the strangest - and potentially most offputting - thing about The Last Jedi. For much of its first half, the film feels almost as if it's been stitched together from a handful of very different movies. It may open on an exhilarating intergalactic space opera, but it also dives deep into the shifting moods of an existentialist drama (featuring a 'hall-of-mirrors' sequence straight out of a drug-drenched arthouse flick), before landing smack in the middle of an odd-couple road-trip comedy.

The cast continues to be the best part of this entire franchise. Mark Hamill absolutely kills it. Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver also perform their roles as Rey and Kylo Ren perfectly. The rest of the cast is sound. Any moment Carrie Fisher is on screen is just a reminder of what a wonderful actress and person we lost. It makes every one of her scenes that much more moving and heartbreaking.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is an emotional roller coaster of a movie. It fakes you out with what you think is going to happen, and then completely flips that on its head.

Former The Voice contestant Melanie Martinez has been accused of sexually assaulting her BFF after mentally and physically manipula...

Former The Voice contestant Melanie Martinez has been accused of sexually assaulting her BFF after mentally and physically manipulating her and taking advantage of her trust and friendship. "When I wrote this story about my assault, I initially wasn’t going to [name] the abuser. But I think it’s important for you all to know this is about Melanie Martinez," Timothy Heller wrote on Twitter Dec. 4.

In an emotional and raw string of tweets, Timothy (who is female) described Melanie as "my best friend. She took me in, which I was so grateful for. I felt like I owed her my life." However, Timothy alleges that Melanie took advantage of this love, and tried to push her to do things she didn't want to, despite having a boyfriend. But she says Melanie kept pushing, for two nights in a row. Finally, things allegedly got physical.

"I said every form of no I could think of...I never said yes, I said no repeatedly," Timothy explained, revealing that her friendship ended soon after.

While Timothy still feels like "the thought of accepting that my best friend [assaulted] me seemed insane," fans don't feel that way. They quickly took to Twitter to bash Melanie, delete her music and destroy her merch. "Make sure y'all go at Melanie Martinez the same way Y'all go at other rapists, don't go easy on her because she's not a man," wrote one supporter. No proof is readily available of the assault, but fans of Timothy's and Melanie's have followed their friendship and seem to believe Timothy. Melanie, who appeared on The Voice in 2012, commented on the grave situation late last night.

"I am horrified and saddened by the statements and story told tonight by Timothy Heller. What she and I shared was a close friendship for a period of time. We came into each other's lives as we were both starting our careers as artists, and we tried to help each other," she wrote on Twitter. "We both had pain in dealing with our individual demons and the new paths we were forging, but I truly felt we were trying to lit each other up. She never said no to what we chose to do together. And although we parted ways, I am sending her love and light always."

Coco is an animated film co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. It is a story set in the fictitious Mexican town of Santa Cecilia, w...

Coco is an animated film co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. It is a story set in the fictitious Mexican town of Santa Cecilia, where young Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) embarks on a journey when his passion in life and dreams are called into question by his family. All Miguel wants from this life is emulating the great and famous singer Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt) but his abuela and relatives oppose. Miguel must come to terms with his family and return back home after he disrespects the "Dia De Los Muertos" tradition and a curse falls upon him, trapping him with the dead. He finds help from the deceased Hector (Gael Garcia) and members of his family like Mama Imelda (Alana Ubach) as he finds a way to express his talents and learns family history.

With a stellar cast of voices by Benjamin Bratt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Alanna Ubach, Edward James Olmos, and newcomer Anthony Gonzales as the main protagonist Miguel, all providing flawless characterizations along with magnificent singing voices.

With the very sure hand of directors, Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina we are transported to the very colorful and vibrant world of Mexican folklore, combining it with a modern aesthetic that is both appealing and mysterious.

Coco is a flawlessly crafted movie. It's a visual marvel, a musical phenomenon that has three-dimensional characters, great sense of humor, a wonderful, deep message and some really emotional moments that will surely make you cry. Coco is about death, life, love, music, and hope. It's also the best and most loyal representation of Mexican culture and the Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday I've ever seen. At the same time, it's very refreshing, creative and authentic, which will surprise those who think it's a carbon copy of "Book of Life". The music is such a treasure here and sparks a range from traditional Mexican songs to the very touching and moving song "Remember Me" which serves as the vital core of the entire movie. It now has a special place in my heart and it's yet another masterpiece from the studio that reinvented the animation genre. One of my favorite scenes is when Miguel first enters and gazes upon the world of the dead, that is among the most impresses shots visually that I have seen in quite some time.

With a few twists and turns, well-developed characters, dazzling visuals, and one epic journey, Coco is yet another solid entry into Disney/Pixar's long list of animated adventures. I cried a lot during this movie. For me, this is the best animation movie in 2017.

Let's face it, the DCEU has had some iffy moments so far. Some great things have been in their movies but the overall movies have b...

Let's face it, the DCEU has had some iffy moments so far. Some great things have been in their movies but the overall movies have been disjointed, unsatisfying or leave the audiences wishing for more of the things that worked and less of the things that didn't. Wonder Woman turned the tide and now Justice league has shown that there is no future there.

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince (Gal Gadot), to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes-Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller)-it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

If Wonder Woman provided a glimmer of hope that DC Comics movies might start looking, moving and sounding differently than before, Justice League plops us right back into Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice territory, albeit with a little more wit and humanity.

Suffering a troubled production that saw original director Zack Snyder depart the project late in the piece due to a family tragedy and replaced by Avenger's mastermind Joss Whedon, Justice League has had a far from smooth run to cinemas, that includes the fact we've never truly been properly introduced to its new main players, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg, with DC keen to get this ensemble together as quickly as possible.

Considering all of this, Justice League is not what I'd call a "bad" movie, in the sense that I'd warn everyone against seeing it, but this often jumbled and sometimes just not that interesting blockbuster is still far from the all-around winner DC would've been hoping for with Snyder and Whedon's film lacking both a genuinely good story arc (new villain Steppenwolf is just generic baddie 101 or even worse) and any true memorable set-pieces or set-ups. Some of the action\fight scenes look completely not dynamic. They are boring and you don't empathize with the protagonist.

Affleck spreads a pall of dullness over the film. He doesn’t have the implacable, steely ferocity and conviction that Christian Bale had; he seems to have a faint sheen of sweat as if the Batcave thermostat is up too high, and his attempts at droll humor and older-generation wisdom make his Batman look stately and marginal. Henry Cavill is still a poor choice for Superman, I don't know if he over or under acts, but his performance doesn't feel like Kal-El is trying to blend into society, while Gal Gadot is once again great as Wonder Woman. Of the new cast, Miller is a fine addition as the awkward Allen, Jason Momoa gives fans hope that his standalone Aquaman will be a lot of fun, while it's surprising just how affecting Ray Fisher is as Cyborg even if his character doesn't seem cut out to get his own standalone feature.

Not the film of the year but an improvement from BvS but not enough to be attached to the characters.

It was September 18, Monday, Tree's birthday. That day, a hungover Tree Gelbman ( Jessica Rothe ) woke up in the dorm room of ner...

It was September 18, Monday, Tree's birthday. That day, a hungover Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) woke up in the dorm room of nerdy boy Carter (Israel Broussard). Later that night, she was attacked and murdered by a killer wearing a baby mask of their college mascot. Then she woke up again in Carter's room and relived the same day over only to die again at the hands of the same masked murderer. With each loop she goes through, Tree eliminates her suspects one by one until she thought she's got it all figured out.

Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman and Israel Broussard as Carter Davis are fantastic as the two leads. They have excellent chemistry and make us root for them. The likability of this whole film depended on the winsome portrayal of Tree by Jessica Rothe. There was something very charming about her mean girl whose cursed repeated reliving of her birthday (and death day) had humbled her down. Her bitchy Tree was played with tongue fully in cheek. With every day relived, she managed to project a different personality that kept the proceedings interesting. But in that sequence of her penultimate reincarnation, she was positively radiant.

Happy Death Day works best when it's conscious of its very own absurdity, when its unfortunate protagonist herself becomes so accustomed to dying, and when it's aware of its own limitations. It is adamantly a slasher flick, but one that upends its genre’s conventions by literally grounding its pleasures on the pains of repetition.

Christopher Landon’s Happy Death Day is a murder mystery by way of the same conceit used by films like Harold Ramis’ Groundhog Day (1993), Duncan Jones’ Source Code (2011) and Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow (2014). The film is helped by the fact that the conceit has been used so many times, it has become open to satire and parody.

Happy Death Day is one of the more fun slasher films I have seen in a long time. It's a movie that will appeal to many with its fun pace, decent comedy, intriguing mystery, and character that keeps you invested in their life.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is nearly a year-old and there’s still more to come. Work is already underway on the film’s sequel...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is nearly a year-old and there’s still more to come. Work is already underway on the film’s sequel, and Fantastic Beasts 2 just dropped a major teaser for its connection to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Over on Facebook, fans who follow the official Fantastic Beasts page were gifted a surprise. The account posted a photo of a leather-bound case adorned with a simple lock. The lock itself can be seen baring some initials, and the letters “NF” should be a big cue for any fan. After all, it is not every day that Harry Potter gurus are teased about Nicholas Flamel, a famous alchemist-slash-wizard who created the Sorcerer’s Stone.

“The only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone. What other mysteries may be locked away,” the photo’s caption read as it teased Fantastic Beasts 2.

Fans have known for awhile now that Fantastic Beasts 2 will feature Flamel. Recently, news broke that Brontis Jodorowsky was cast in the role, but fans know little else about the wizard’s involvement. The series has said before that Dumbledore and Flamel were close friends, so the Harry Potter legend may appear to help his friend track down Gellert Grindelwald when he inevitably escapes his American jailers.

However, the Fantastic Beasts 2 teaser does have fans wondering if Flamel’s role in the sequel will be larger than expected. The caption appears to tease that the wizard may be hiding something else just as powerful as the Sorcerer’s Stone, and that could mean danger for the wizarding world. During the film’s time, Flamel will still have the stone in-hand as he only hides it at Gringotts in 1991, so Grindelwald could go after the man for the Sorcerer’s Stone.

The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in theaters on November 16, 2018.

Source : http://comicbook.com/movies/2017/10/23/fantastic-beasts-2-harry-potter-connection-sorcerer-stone/

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K ( Ryan Gosling ), unearths a long-buried secret th...

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Much like the original, Blade Runner 2049 questions what makes us human, and why in the future we would attempt to differentiate ourselves from our creation, when they begin to adopt our traits. Though Gosling's K appears robotic in his movements at times, in his relationships, especially that with virtual intelligence Joi, we witness how human he truly is, their romance been as inventive as it is beautiful. The film takes itself very seriously when demonstrating the poignancy of machines sharing a connection, though the themes of slavery and child-labour, despite still been major topics today, are only briefly discussed.

This is not a happy film, let's get that straight. It is a dark, mysterious, grim, hopeless, sad and lonely film, set in a possible near future where the human race is hanging by their fingertips on the edge of doom. It is such a sad film, it's actually quite difficult to watch, but i went back and did it anyways.

BR2049 has some of the most gorgeous visuals i have ever seen. And there is literally no excuse to not give Roger Deakins the Oscar for best cinematography this time. This year he just knocked it out of the park, and is in his own league entirely. He has been nominated for 13 Oscars so far in his career.

After seeing the original film, I remembering wondering what the world outside of the dark LA nights in 2019 would be like? And that is just one of the ways 2049 has expanded that notion, leaving an open door to an even bigger world with deeper questions beyond it. Yes it is a long and relatively slow paced movie (by design), and so was 'Once Upon a Time in the West'. And yet just like that movie as well as the original Bladerunner, over time, this too will get more and more appreciation with age (and wisdom) for those who truly appreciate the art of film-making. It's not perfect, no movie ever will ever to everybody will it? But it is an amazing achievement and I look forward to my next viewing with different eyes, taking in what I may have missed because there is so much to see and overlook.

I think this is what the people should think when they talk about a summer blockbuster. An entertaining movie but also a good movie, no...

I think this is what the people should think when they talk about a summer blockbuster. An entertaining movie but also a good movie, not just some CGI creatures destroying a random city and nothing more. This movie offers a very good entertainment and a very good story.

Baby (Ansel Elgort), a young, adorkable, but highly skilled getaway driver with a dark and troubled past. Baby acts as a getaway driver for a rotating crew of stick up men who pull high end jobs like bank and armored truck robberies, Doc, veteran criminal mastermind (Kevin Spacey) was impressed by the car thief's skills and guts and is able to use his connections to track Baby down and force him to join the crew as getaway driver in order to pay off his debt because stole his Mercedes. Baby's driving skills prove to be so exceptional that Doc refuses to accept Baby's resignation after his debt has been repaid, Over the course of the numerous heists Baby pulls off with the ever-changing four man roster he is teamed up with numerous dangerous, experienced and violent criminals like Buddy (Jon Hamm), a handsome party animal Wall Street trader with an expensive drug habit that he finances with bank robbery along with his action girl wife, Darling (Eiza Gonzalez), and impulsive, ax-crazy gun slinger, Bats (Jamie Foxx) who even declares that he is the one in the group with mental problems and there isn't room for another.

The movie is not predictable, it surprises you! Also every aspect of the film is measured , not too much romance, not that much action: the perfect amount. Fun characters, sure most of them are cliché, and it is deliberate! Just look at their nicknames: Doc (the mastermind), Buddy (the friendly muscle), Darling (the bubblegum-popping fierce gal), Baby (literally babyface kid), and Bats (the crazy one).This is played so perfectly to a point. Fun romance. Ain't nothing more fun than an innocent teenage first date with a flirtatious (on both sides) counterpart in a laundromat. And they didn't even have to cheapen it with a sex scene. What a breath of fresh air there. Fun heist plot. It's almost like a different version of Ocean's eleven.

I must give credit to Edgar Wright for using actual cars and stunt-men rather than CGI for the car chases, they feel so real and everything is shut perfectly for you to see what is happening.

Surprisingly, the best part of the film for me were Ansel Elgort and Lily James, the two actors I was initially very skeptical about. Ansel made Baby's character likable and Lily just looked unbelievably cute. All the supporting cast was super fun to see on screen. Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, and Jon Bernthal. Jon Hamm and newcomer Eiza Gonzales do a twist on Bonny and Clyde and steal all their screen time.

Outstanding Drama Series : The Handmaid's Tale Outstanding Comedy Series : Veep Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series : St...

Outstanding Drama Series : The Handmaid's Tale

Outstanding Comedy Series : Veep

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series : Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series : Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series : John Lithgow (The Crown)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series : Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series : Donald Glover (Atlanta)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series : Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series : Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Life)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series : Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Life)

Outstanding Limited Series : Big Little Lies

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series : Riz Ahmed (The Night Of)

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series : Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Series or Movie : Alexander Skarsgrard (Big Little Lies)

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series or Movie : Laura Dern (Big Little Lies)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series : Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series : Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Reality Competition Program : The Voice

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series : Donald Glover (Atlanta)

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series : Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale)

Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series or Movie : Jean-Marc Valle (Big Little Lies)

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series : Bruce Miller (The Handmaid's Tale)

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series : Aziz Anshari & Lena Waithe (Master of None)

Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series or Movie : Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror : San Junipero)

Nicole Kidman

Aziz Anshari & Lena Waithe

Ann Dowd

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Bad Genius is essentially a caper thriller and it is as suspenseful as they come. Brilliant student Lynn ( Chutimon Chuengcharoen...

Bad Genius is essentially a caper thriller and it is as suspenseful as they come.

Brilliant student Lynn (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying) makes money by helping her classmates cheat on school tests. Her friends Grace (Eisaya Hosuwan) and Pat (Teeradon Supapunpinyo) then propose a million-Baht idea – to help students cheat on the STIC, an important standardized test used to gain placements in prestigious universities in the US. Lynn agrees to do it, but she can't do it without Bank's (Chanon Santinatornkul) help.

Bad Genius is one dynamite of a film. Who would have thought a simple idea of cheating in a test can go supernova. The narrative structure employed to tell the story is brilliant and assured. The twists and turns just keep on piling up, and not one time did I fall out of the story. The plot may be crazily far-fetched, but writer-director Nattawut Poonpiriya keeps it plausible and on the pulse. By that I mean it is instantly relatable, especially when we come up through the pressure-cooker education system. Initially, I think the script should be better without giving the ending away so soon but later I realize it's highly intelligent as it keeps the viewer more suspenseful and curious later.

The acting is good too. The female lead don't have the usual pretty face like most Thai movies but she carried the scenes so well I don't think anyone else can replace her role. Most of the cast are newbies. Their rawness shines through and it makes the characters compelling and believable. The writing is a mark of genius in that it comes up with ingenious methods to beat the school system; the trailer will give you a glimpse of that.

On top of that the movie has loads of heart and it puts the relentless pressure to succeed in the school system under the microscope. Bad Genius also works as a cautionary tale in that the end does not justify the means. The film clearly scores full marks in where it matters – a superb piece of entertainment.