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Movies Archive

Archives for August 2014

Movies
New horror film As Above, So Below: see or skip?New horror film As Above, So Below: see or skip?
Movies

The movie has some effective, unsettling images, but it’s also got an essentially meaningless story.

By Emily St. James
Binge-watch some of 2014’s best TV so far
Culture

Watch these shows over your long weekend — or any other weekends in your foreseeable future.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Emily St. James and 1 more
Culture
2014’s disappointing summer box office in 5 charts2014’s disappointing summer box office in 5 charts
Culture

Summer is when everyone’s supposed to go see the movies. But that didn’t happen this year.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent was a huge summer hitAngelina Jolie’s Maleficent was a huge summer hit
Culture

The success of Maleficent, fronted by Angelina Jolie, proves there is a substantial market for films featuring women who are strong, complicated, and front-and-center.

By Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Playlist: the best songs from this summer’s moviesPlaylist: the best songs from this summer’s movies
Culture

For Vox’s Summer Movie Week, we take a look back at some of the greatest movie soundtracks of the summer.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
Tony Soprano, Hello Kitty, and authorial intentTony Soprano, Hello Kitty, and authorial intent
Culture

These two stories are about exactly the same thing

By Emily St. James
Did Tony die at the end of The Sopranos?
Features

The show’s creator explains the controversial finale

By Martha P. Nochimson
Culture
The age of the beautifully directed blockbusterThe age of the beautifully directed blockbuster
Culture

These seven sequences from this summer’s movies show how blockbusters’ visuals are getting more and more impressive.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How Bryan Singer brought the X-Men franchise backHow Bryan Singer brought the X-Men franchise back
Culture

In order to restore faith in the franchise, prove First Class wasn’t a fluke and, at the same time, right Brett Ratner’s wrongs, Fox turned to Bryan Singer.

By Alex Abad-Santos
TV
The reactions of Emmy winners and losers, in GIFsThe reactions of Emmy winners and losers, in GIFs
TV

The Emmys are a night where we honor the greatest actors on television and their greatest performances. But there may be no greater performance than acting genuinely happy while accepting soul-crushing defeat.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Why did Guardians of the Galaxy feel so empty?Why did Guardians of the Galaxy feel so empty?
Culture

Our Summer Movie Week begins with a consideration of a common ailment for many modern blockbusters.

By Emily St. James
Movies
British man gets almost 3 years in jail for piracyBritish man gets almost 3 years in jail for piracy
Movies

A British man was sentenced to 33 months for uploading a copy of Fast and Furious 6. The judge faulted the man for his arrogant attitude.

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
Get to know the creator of Please Like MeGet to know the creator of Please Like Me
Culture

Josh Thomas tells us why his real best friend is also his TV best friend.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Movies
It’s too hot. Stay inside with pop culture picks.It’s too hot. Stay inside with pop culture picks.
Movies

The One I Love leads our list of ways to stay in this weekend.

By Emily St. James and Kelsey McKinney
Culture
Alfred Molina on his new film ‘Love is Strange’Alfred Molina on his new film ‘Love is Strange’
Culture

The star of the new love story talks about what attracted him to the film, and what it was like to work with his old friend.

By Brandon Ambrosino