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‘Wonder Woman 84’ trailer drops and it’s wonderful

By The Geek Dec 8, 2019

Appearing before thousands of devoted Wonder Woman fans and cosplayers at Brazil's CCXP, actress Gal Gadot, who plays the titular character, and director Patty Jenkins introduc...

From Flash to Robin, ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ is here

By The Geek Dec 6, 2019

The biggest, and one of the most anticipated television crossover events, is about to start this Sunday. Five years in the making, the CW begins the five-night "Arrowverse...

Trailers

Scar Jo kills in first Marvel trailer for ‘Black Widow’

By The Geek Dec 3, 2019

This was an unexpected treat for the holidays. Like getting a Christmas Bonus. Long expected to be attached to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Marvel Studios wi...

Film

Run! ‘Book of Eli’ director to remake ‘The Fugitive’

By The Geek Nov 27, 2019

Let me just start out by saying I like Albert Hughes. I thought the Denzel Washington starrer, Book of Eli, while forgettable, was solid entertainment. I also thought Menace II ...

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John Turturro cast as Carmine Falcone in ‘Batman’

By The Geek Nov 26, 2019

Director Matt Reeves continues to surprise with his out-of-the-box casting for the upcoming The Batman. The director revealed via Twitter that he has added 2x Golden Globe nomin...

Awards Season

A24 leads 35th Spirit Awards nominations

By The Geek Nov 25, 2019

The good people at A24 are surely feeling thankful this week. The independent studio leads the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with 18 nominations. A24's noms i...

Film

Yes Virginia, Baby Yoda merch is coming for holidays

By The Geek Nov 23, 2019

There is no doubt that The Mandalorian, which can now be seen on Disney+, is a deservedly massive hit. While audiences got the action they were craving, they were surprised to d...

Reel 360 at AFI

Review: Strong chemistry, epic VFX lift ‘The Aeronauts’

By The Geek Nov 22, 2019

We last saw The Aeronaut stars Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them) and Felicity Jones (Rogue One, A Monster Calls) in the superb 2014 film, The Theory of Eve...

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Review: Hopkins, Pryce are divine odd couple in ‘Two Popes’

By The Geek Nov 20, 2019

As a Catholic, I've always had a fascination with what life is like for Popes. I mean, do they sit around praying to God all day? What Papal attire do they wear when you ...

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Review: Strong performances drive ‘Queen & Slim’

By The Geek Nov 18, 2019

We've all had Tinder dates that have taken a wrong turn. But in Melina Matsoukas' mostly-riveting romantic-thriller, Queen & Slim, this is a date that goes south. Really fa...

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Review: We are in luck with ‘Lucky Grandma’

By The Geek Nov 18, 2019

After a weekend that saw the failure of the $48 million production, Charlie's Angels, which was supposed to be Sony's big feminist anthem about strong, independent women, it's f...

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AFI Fest 2019 kicks off tonight

By The Geek Nov 14, 2019

If we haven't said it before, Fall is Reel 360's favorite time of year because of all the interesting events happening around Hollywood. Hot off the American Film Market, we are...

The force is with new United ‘Star Wars’ 737

By The Geek Nov 10, 2019

The galaxy just got a little friendlier as United Airlines has teamed up with Disney and LucasFilm for the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated conclusion to the Skywalker...

Film

Andy Serkis to play Alfred in Reeves ‘The Batman’

By The Geek Nov 7, 2019

Wow. Gollum (or for those of you who just remember Andy Serkis as Ulysses S. Klaw) is going to play faithful butler Alfred in director Matt Reeves' (War of the Planet the Apes, ...

Film

Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ cast evacuated after bomb scare

By The Geek Nov 5, 2019

Scary news from the set of Marvel's The Eternals. According to Comic Book Movie, production on the highly anticipated film was halted after the discovery of an unexploded b...

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Marvel Studios confirms ‘Ant-Man 3’ for 2022

By The Geek Nov 3, 2019

Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Francis Ford Coppola can say Marvel Studios is evil and ruining movies all they want. It won't stop the juggernaut. Or fans salivating for ...

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