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ROBIN HOOD2010Directed by Ridley ScottWritten by Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, and Brian HelgelandSpoilers: moderate, but higher than you'd think possible in a movie described as "the origin of Robin Hood"You can't say that the 2010 film bearing the simple title Robin Hood isn't doing something novel...
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THE BANDIT OF SHERWOOD FOREST1946Directed by Henry Levin and George ShermanWritten by Wilfred H. Pettitt and Melvin LevyTHE SON OF ROBIN HOOD1958Directed by George ShermanWritten by George S. Slavin and George W. George (no, really)Spoilers for either: moderateSo when one sets their mind to a...
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MORTAL KOMBAT1995Directed by Paul W.S. AndersonWritten by Kevin Droney (based on the video game by Ed Boon and John Tobias)Spoilers: moderateOnce upon a time, video game movies were not a major pillar of the global film box office, and in fact were pretty widely-shunned, in part because, once upon...
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More capsule or at least capsulish reviews as we finally finish cleaning up the movies of the previous year, three months and change into the new one. Herein we discuss Resurrection, House of Dynamite, Black Bag, and The Running Man.RESURRECTIONCan you guess the theme of these five graybles? I...
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I mean, part of the reason might be the rather underwhelming slate of Best Picture nominees this past year, and in fairness to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, they were confronted with a deeply underwhelming year in 2025—though I think we could all name some very obvious snubs...