On September 18th, 2009, the Megan Fox-Amanda Seyfried horror comedy “Jennifer’s Body,” directed by Karyn Kusama (“Girlfight,” “Destroyer”) and written by Diablo Cody (“Juno,” “Young Adult”), was unleashed upon an unsuspecting audience. Critics and audiences alike ...
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Listcore: 10 Reasons Why “Jennifer’s Body” Was Ahead of Its Time
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7 Shots, Scenes and Moments from “Roma” That Reveal Its Cinematic Genius
Tonight at the Oscars, the record-breaking “Roma” shone bright, winning three Oscars for writer, director, and DP Alfonso Cuaron. Cuaron won for Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Cinematography. Its lead actress, Yalitza Aparicio, ...
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The Rocky Balboa Movie Power Rankings
Note: This list was originally published on December 9th, 2015, but has been modified to include and rank the recently-released “Creed II.” So, as I really hope you know by now, the “Rocky” series has ...
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8 Things I Learned from Watching “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” in 2018
31 years ago, John Hughes released a movie that, in 2018, seems quaint, dated, and newly necessary all at once. Think of how many movies you know — particularly family movies from the 1980s-2000s — ...
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Armani’s Top 13 Of ’17
Editor’s Note: For 2017 Best-of lists, Filmcore contributors must have seen at least 35 movies in 2017. 2017 was a year packed with both pleasant franchise surprises and unique original content. I wouldn’t claim some ...
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TV Core-ner: 10 Of The Most Underrated Modern TV Shows
It’s that time of year again. The glow of the holidays has passed, but your yearning for cuddling entertainment still rages on like your conservative uncle. Fear not. There’s no need to re-watch “Friends” this ...
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Does Everybody Want Alex’s 2016 Year-End Movie Power Rankings?
Before we get cracking with my 2016 power rankings, I have some housekeeping to do with you, dear readers. The first item: you’ll notice that my 2016 movie intake is significantly down from my 2015 ...
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Best Pictures, Bostonians And Broncos: Chris Takes Stock Of 2016 In Movies
2016 signaled a big shift for American movies, as a new generation of younger filmmaking voices rose to the top of the heap with bold new storytelling choices, joining a few familiar faces like Richard ...
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Filmcore’s Emmy Predictions Listcore
On July 16th, 2016, the 68th Emmy nominations were unveiled. As has become the norm lately, cable was the big winner this time. “Game of Thrones” (23 nominations), “The People v. O.J. Simpson: An American Crime Story” ...
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Quack Attack Is Back, Jack: Bonus “Duck”
Bonus Jonas! Presenting a few choice quotes from “Howard The Duck,” as curated by Alex Kirschenbaum and ENS (click here for our ferocious shredding of George Lucas’s anti-classic): “No one laughs at a master of quack-fu.” ...