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The Daily Stream: Fight Club Is More Nuanced Than Its Reputation Suggests, Thanks To Meatloaf And That Ending (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“Fight Club” Where you may Stream It:DirecTV, IMDb TV (free with ads), TBS/TNT/truTV The Pitch:An office worker escapes the drudgery of modern life by starting an underground fight club, which soon escalates beyond fisticuffs into a full-blown terrorist group....

The Dirty Harry Controversy Explained As police brutality has once again become a powder-keg issue in recent years, depiction of police in films and TV is coming under the microscope as well. One of the most controversial cop figures in movie history is Clint Eastwood’s iconic Harry Callahan in “Dirty Harry.” There are many reasons they call him Dirty Harry, one being he does any “dirty job” that comes his way....

Top 20 Stories Of The Week: Rogue One, Kingsman 2, Doctor Strange & More The Top 20 Stories of the Weekare the stories we think you should check out on/Filmfrom the previous week. This week brought a variety of stories surroundingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, news of aGame of Thronesafter show starting during the sixth season of the HBO series, the forthcoming arrival of the firstDoctor Strangetrailer, some updates forEdge of Tomorrow, KingsmanandBlade Runnersequels, early buzz onThe Jungle Bookand, of course, the first trailer forRogue One: A Star Wars Story....

Video: /Film Visits ‘Tolkien’ Locations And Interviews Stars Nicholas Hoult And Lily Collins Last week, I joined a handful of other journalists to visit Oxford, England, the old stomping grounds ofThe Lord of the RingsandThe HobbitauthorJ.R.R. Tolkien, who is the subject of a new biopic calledTolkien. In addition to interviewing the stars of the film,Nicholas HoultandLily Collins, I cut together a video featuring several of the locations we visited, including filming locations used in the movie and some key places where the real Tolkien studied, worked, and drank....

What Can We Learn From The Official Synopsis For ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’? Sony is rebooting Spider-Man’s screen image, and directorMarc Webbhas shotThe Amazing Spider-ManwithAndrew Garfieldplaying Peter Parker,Emma Stoneplaying Gwen Stacy, andRhys Ifansplaying Dr. Curt Connors, the man who becomes the Lizard. We know the basics of the story — Spider-Man’s beginnings are among the most oft-told comic book stories — but Sony has proclaimed thatThe Amazing Spider-Manwill feature the untold story of Peter Parker’s early years....

Whoa, ‘Darkwing Duck’ And ‘DuckTales’ Don’t Exist In The Same Universe Let’s get dangerous. That’s the tagline uttered by the caped crusader known asDarkwing Duck. The crimefighting mallard hit the airwaves in the early 90s, shortly after Disney’s other duck-centric animated seriesDuckTaleswent off the air and headed into theaters with its own movie,DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Since both the shows hailed from Disney, had anthropomorphic ducks, and shared two characters, many assumed thatDarkwing Duckwas a spin-off ofDuckTales....

‘A Dog’s Journey’ Review: It Sure Is Ruff To Sit Through This Tearjerker We don’t deserve dogs. Lovable, loyal companions that want nothing more than to be by our side (and eat our food), dogs are too good for this cruel, stupid world. While we don’t deserve dogs, dogs definitely don’t deserve movies likeA Dog’s Journey, the weepy, manipulative, upsetting sequel to the surprise hitA Dog’s Purpose. Once again, audiences will be forced to watch dog after dog roll over and play dead, all in the name of telling some sort of half-assed spiritual story about reincarnation....

‘Chemo Brain’ Is Deeply Human And Surprisingly Hopeful Look At Life With Cancer [SXSW] (The SXSW Film Festival may have been cancelled, but our coverage will go on with reviews of films and TV shows made available to our critics.)All of us think we’re invincible right up until the moment life smacks us in the face and reminds us just how fragile we are. Oliver (Adam Ild Rohweder) is your average guy, living his life as any 28-year-old would....

‘Coming 2 America’ Poster Teases A “Sequel Is In The Heir” Before The First Trailer Tomorrow After Amazon brought usBorat Subsequent Moviefilmearlier this year, they’re reaching back a few decades to bring us another anticipated comedy sequel in 2021. Coming 2 Americais the follow-up to the hit 1988 comedy starringEddie Murphyas the young African Prince Akeem who comes to America to find a queen whom he truly loves. A few decades later, Akeem must return to the United States when he learns that he’s the father to a son in Queens, New York, and the firstComing 2 Americaposter teases his arrival....

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 10 Trailer: We’re All Just Waiting For That Toaster To Ding It’s been two years since the ninth season of HBO’sCurb Your Enthusiasmcame to an end, but fans ofLarry David’s caustic, uncomfortable, and very funny comedy series have grown accustomed to long waits between seasons. But that wait is almost over, because a new trailer for the tenth season is here and it promises that new episodes will arrive next month....

‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Documentary Will Examine Stanley Kubrick’s Final Film Stanley Kubrick, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in the history of the medium, left this world in 1999, but right before his death he completed work on his final film,Eyes Wide Shut. The psychological journey into a night of Christmastime orgies and sexual frustration divided critics and audiences alike upon release, but in subsequent years has gained a steady following of fans who appreciate how brilliant the film is....

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins Brings James Baldwin’s Words To Life MoonlightdirectorBarry Jenkinsis back withIf Beale Street Could Talk, adapted from the James Baldwin novel of the same name. Jenkins' film follows a pregnant young woman hoping to clear her fiancé’s name after he’s imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Watch the newIf Beale Street Could Talktrailer below. If Beale Street Could Talk Trailer WithIf Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins has delivered another powerful, emotional film....

‘Pet Sematary’ Sequel Certainly Sounds Like A Prequel, Casts A Young Version Of Jud Crandall There’s a newPet Sematarymovie on the way, and it certainly sounds like it’s going to be a prequel. The film was called a prequel when it was first announced. However, a report surfaced later stating that nothing had been decided yet, and that the “plot’s direction is still being figured out and a prequel is not guaranteed at this time....