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‘Star Trek Collection,’ ‘Justice League,’ ‘Great White,’ More on Home Entertainment

Blu-Ray / DVD Reviews News By Angela Dawson|September 6, 2021 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features Movies A Life at Stake (Film Noir) Cinedigm, the leading independent streaming entertainment company serving enthusiast fan bases, announced today that The Film Detective (TFD), a media streaming network and film archive that restores and distributes classic fi [...]

Photos: ‘Justice League’ Strikes Out

Film Review Photos News Photos Photo Gallery Review Photos By James Dawson|November 16, 2017 |0

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‘Justice League’ Strikes Out

Film Reviews Reviews By James Dawson|November 16, 2017 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Even drafting Marvel MVP Joss Whedon to co-write the screenplay and offer an uncredited directing assist to Zack Snyder isn’t enough to keep this dismally uninteresting bore from being another DC Comics strikeout. “Justice League” i [...]

The Gang’s All Here in ‘Justice League’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|November 14, 2017 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features LONDON—Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman are joined by fellow DC Comics superheroes Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg in the highly anticipated fantasy action spectacle “Justice League.” Ben Affleck reprises his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman, alongside Gal Gadot, who [...]

Sadism and Tedium Defeat ‘Batman v Superman’

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 23, 2016 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic Stupid, sadistic and absolutely no fun whatsoever, the relentlessly dreary “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” offers further proof that every 21st-century Warner Bros. movie featuring those characters seems doomed to be dark, depressing [...]

Cavill, Affleck Go Mano-a-Mano in ‘Batman v Superman’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 21, 2016 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Henry Cavill reprises his role as the Man of Steel and is joined by Ben Affleck as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s heavyweight matchup “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” the first big studio tent pole of the year. The legendary DC Comics superhero [...]

Green, Headey Provide Girl Power in ‘Rise of an Empire’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2014 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Though the follow up to the hit 2007 swords-and-sandals epic “300” is a stylish, hyper-realistic war movie with lots of men wielding swords, decapitating their enemy most gruesomely in meager uniforms that show off their sweaty pecs, it’s the fairer s [...]

‘300’ Sequel Surpasses Original

Film Reviews Reviews By Angela Dawson|March 3, 2014 |0

By JAMES DAWSON Front Row Features Film Critic “300: Rise of an Empire” is the rare sequel that manages to surpass its predecessor, 2007’s sensationally stylish swords-and-sandals saga “300.” That’s due mainly to the impressive arrival of actress Eva Green (who [...]

Crowe, Lane Provide Parental Guidance to ‘Man of Steel’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 13, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Russell Crowe and Diane Lane are both accomplished and versatile actors. Crowe is a three-time Oscar nominee, who took home the statue for his standout performance in “Gladiator.” Lane is a former child star who earned an Oscar nominee for heartbreaki [...]

Henry Cavill Suits Up for ‘Man of Steel’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|June 12, 2013 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Henry Cavill joins an elite group of actors who have played “Superman” since the superhero character was first created for a comic book in 1938 and subsequently adapted for TV and movies. The buff and handsome 30-year-old Brit, however, had to put tho [...]