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WTF Happened to Pulp Fiction?

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Chris It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that in 1994, Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction revolutionized popular cinema. While 1992’s Sundance breakout, Reservoir Dogs, made Tarantino an indie icon, Pulp Fiction made him a household name, spawning a “cool crime”...

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WTF Happened to Battleship (2012)?

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Chris You sunk my Battleship! That’s probably what the executives at Universal Pictures were thinking the weekend Battleship, Peter Berg’s megabudget adaptation of the board game, opened in theaters. Costing a massive $200 million, Battleship was meant to kick off...

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WTF Happened to The Spirit (2008)?

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Chris Frank Miller’s The Spirit is a Neo-noir superhero film based on the classic character created by Will Eisner. A live-action film version of the character had been planned for years, with William Friedkin coming close to making a movie...

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WTF Happened to Assassin’s Creed (2016)?

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Chris The Assassin’s Creed movie wasn’t supposed to be bad. It was going to be the rare video game adaptation that got the source material right. Boasting a talented arthouse director, Justin Kurzel, and one of the most exciting leading...

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WTF Happened to Dungeons & Dragons (2000)?

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Chris Next year, Paramount Pictures is going to try and turn Dungeons & Dragons into the next huge fantasy franchise. Indeed, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has it all – a huge budget, a cast of stars (including Chris...

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WTF Happened to X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)?

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Chris 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix was supposed to be the movie that finally did justice to one of the comic’s most celebrated storylines, the Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. It had already been done, to disastrous...

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WTF Happened to Smokin’ Aces (2006)?

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Chris Joe Carnahan is considered one of the most fiercely independent directors in Hollywood today. Bursting onto the scene with Narc, it served as a cinematic calling card that landed him on the A-list as far as directors go, but...

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WTF Happened to Top Gun (1986)?

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Chris Tony Scott’s 1986 classic Top Gun is a definitive movie for its superstar lead, Tom Cruise. While he’s had (arguably) the best run of any movie star on the planet, Top Gun’s lead, Maverick, remains the part many of...

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WTF Happened to Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005)?

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Chris Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake of King Kong came with sky high expectations from fans. After all, it was his follow-up to the Lord of the Rings, so audiences weren’t only expecting a good movie – they were expecting a...

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WTF Happened to The 13th Warrior (1999)?

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Chris Back in the nineties, John McTiernan was perhaps the most well-regarded action director in Hollywood. He had an unmatched string of hits that included Predator, Die Hard, Die Hard With a Vengeance, The Hunt for Red October and more. At...

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