Tag: paul bettany

182: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland

Posted: May 13, 2016 at 1:12 pm   /   Film, Reel Spoilers

You can take your solstice and cram it. We all know when summer really starts… ‘Captain America: Civil War.’ Matt Reedy sticks it out for another episode as we all gush over the latest MCU installment. We talk about how the Russo’s got practical effects right, how the Russo’s got the humor right, how the […]

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181: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Box Office Report (5/6 – 5/8)

Posted: May 11, 2016 at 2:57 pm   /   Film, Reel Spoilers

This week we’re joined by artist extraordinaire Matt Reedy. No shockers at the box office this week as the nerd-verse willingly tithed to the MCU. And a fight almost breaks out as Tom achieves a rare trifecta by making a Monkees reference, a sports reference and (wait for it)… a WWE reference. It’s like we […]

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93: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson

Posted: May 6, 2015 at 8:58 am   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

Summer blockbuster season kicks off in full blockbusteriness as Avengers: Age of Ultron finally hits the big screen. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, et al. return to avenge Ultron. Or avenge something Ultron did. Or age him, maybe? Like a fine wine or Kentucky bourbon. I don’t know. But we can promise you […]

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‏AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Opens May 1! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: April 20, 2015 at 1:26 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THE ST. LOUIS 3D ADVANCE SCREENING OF Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Age of Ultron, the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible […]

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41: ‘Transcendence’ Starring Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall

Posted: April 29, 2014 at 8:49 am   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

This week on the show we back up (and run over) Transcendence. We took a week off for Easter (some of us love Jesus, some of us love candy, some of us love plastic grass). We also touch briefly on The Other Woman and Brick Mansions. Dan is out this week. He failed our weekly […]

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Movie Review: ‘Transcendence’ Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany

Posted: April 18, 2014 at 7:55 am   /   Film, Local

“Yesterday Dr. Will Caster Was Only Human.” Chronologically, we have The Dark Knight Rises, Moneyball, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Batman Begins, The Italian Job, Insomnia, Memento. Those are some very impressive credits. Although Transcendence director wasn’t at the helm for the aforementioned films, he was the cinematographer – and very influential on how […]

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TRANSCENDENCE opens April 18! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: April 8, 2014 at 12:08 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to receive a pair of passes to a special advance screening! Dr. Will Caster is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have […]

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MARGIN CALL Opens October 21! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: October 16, 2011 at 12:11 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! The key players at an investment firm become entangled during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues […]

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Movie Review: “Priest” Starring Paul Bettany

Posted: May 13, 2011 at 10:25 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Everything old is new again, or so the saying goes. That’s certainly true in “Priest (in3D).” This Scott Stewart-directed film is littered with references to a host of movies, television shows and books that have come before it, almost to the point of distraction. I suppose that’s a given, considering “Priest” is based on a […]

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“Priest” Opens May 13! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: May 8, 2011 at 6:12 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Synopsis: A legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows […]

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