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The Film: As we come to the third entry in the "Fantastic Beasts" series, "The Secrets of Dumbledore," it hardly has to be said that this is a spinoff franchise that's been having quite a lot of trouble finding its footing. The first film, while not particularly bad, suffered from a rather odd lack of focus on its main storyline, while the second was dragged down significantly by an over-long, over-convoluted story that was quite simply dull. With practically nowhere to go bu

The Film: For quite a while now, Sony Pictures has been enjoying raking in quite a lot of money through the "Spider-Man" franchise, especially when it comes to the more recent films that are officially a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an effort to expand on that foothold, they've also ventured into making films featuring the popular character "Venom," both of which also made a tidy sum, despite rather poor reviews. Now they look to expand again by exploring a lesse

The Film: It seems safe to say that there's no director out there who catches more flack for making over-the-top action films than Michael Bay. It's true that there are a number of somewhat sub-par entries in the genre throughout his filmography, including a number of "Transformers" films and other duds like "Pearl Harbor," though there are a few that actually pass for fun flicks, including "The Rock," "Armageddon," and "The Island." For his latest, he jumps right back into t

In 1948, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger joined together to create what would no doubt become their greatest collaboration, "The Red Shoes," a stunning tale of a ballerina torn between her love for a young man and her passion for dancing. The two had worked together before, and would work together several more times after, with one of those projects being an adaptation of Jacques Offenbach's opera "The Tales of Hoffman" in 1951. Their passion for the arts was plain to s