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Face-Off: 2001: A Space Odyssey vs. Interstellar

Posted 11 years ago

Ridley Scott‘s THE MARTIAN hits theaters next weekend (check out our review from TIFF here), adding to the slew of gorgeous looking outer space movies we’ve been treated to over the past few years. Space is beautiful, terrifying, minimalist, quiet,...

Face-Off: Unbreakable vs Signs

Posted 11 years ago

With M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, THE VISIT, set to hit theaters this Friday, it seemed like an appropriate time to take a look back over the work of the filmmaker who rose to fame with the twisty 1999 ghost...

Face-Off: Scarface vs. Goodfellas

Posted 11 years ago

BLACK MASS hits theaters next week, and with the help of a terrifying Johnny Depp and the direction of the talented Scott Cooper, the film has the potential to be a solid addition to the gangster film genre. Mob movies...

Face-Off: A Nightmare on Elm St vs New Nightmare

Posted 11 years ago

We’re doing our best to honor Wes Craven, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, every step of the way this week with our columns. For the newly revived FACE-OFF, I figured a Craven vs Craven battle...

Face-Off: True Detective Season One vs. True Detective Season Two

Posted 11 years ago

True Detective. The first season of HBO’s stylized drama blew audiences away and made your average crime scene investigation show look like an episode of Scooby-Doo. Even people unhappy with how the story wrapped up praised the integrity of the...

Face-Off: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels vs. Snatch

Posted 11 years ago

Guy Ritchie didn’t exactly become the holy shit superstar his first two films led us to expect, with SWEPT AWAY, REVOLVER, and ROCKNROLLA receiving only moderate attention and mixed to negative reviews. Stepping slightly away from his usual fare, the...

Face-Off: National Lampoon’s Vacation vs. The Great Outdoors

Posted 11 years ago

Since Hollywood isn’t bothering to give movies unique titles anymore, the upcoming sequel/reboot to 1983’s VACATION is called, you guessed it, VACATION. While it’ll be interesting to see how the new generation of Griswolds fares, I doubt there will ever...

Face-Off: Gandalf vs. Dumbledore

Posted 11 years ago

Mr. Holmes is out this week, but we don’t have the server space for a massive Face-Off between the ever-growing list of Sherlocks out there. Instead, let’s look at two of the greatest wizards in fantasy-book-adapted-into-film history. This week, it’s...

Face-Off: Jaws 3-D vs Jaws: The Revenge

Posted 11 years ago

With the Fourth of July looming here in the states, my thoughts always turn to JAWS, which is the most famous movie to ever take place during the holiday. (Much more so this year since we just celebrated the 40th...

Face-Off: Sarah Connor vs. Ellen Ripley

Posted 11 years ago

TERMINATOR: GENISYS hits theaters this week, with Emilia Clarke stepping into the boots of the iconic Sarah Connor. Previously, her Game of Thrones costar Lena Headey tackled the character in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008-2009), but we have to...

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