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May 30, 2018

Ten years of films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe culminate in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR from directors Anthony and Joe Russo.  Iron Man, Captain America, Blank Panther, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and many other superheroes join forces to fight Thanos, who wants to bring balance to the universe by eliminating half of...


May 23, 2018

Joaquin Phoenix searches for missing girls and dishes out vengeance to those who harm them in writer-director Lynne Ramsay’s YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE.

Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss who they believe are the biggest new stars to emerge in the last twenty years and what qualities define stars...


May 16, 2018

A head injury causes Amy Schumer to lose all of her insecurities about her abilities and physical appearance, leading her to rise through the ranks of a luxury cosmetics firm in I FEEL PRETTY from co-writers/co-directors Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer praises director Jacques...


May 9, 2018

Writer-director Wes Anderson returns to stop-motion animation with the story of a boy searching Trash Island for his beloved, banished pet in ISLE OF DOGS.

Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff establish the Filmbound Canon, which are their personal collections of all-time great films released beginning in 1995.  Mark...


May 2, 2018

After an alien invasion by vicious creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, and their children must make as little sound as possible to avoid being detected and hunted in A QUIET PLACE.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer wrangles two dramas about the powerful connections between people and...