On this edition of the Cinema Clash, Charlie and Hannah shed light on: THE DARK TOWER, a so-so battle of good vs. evil adapted from the Stephen King series; BRIGSBY BEAR, a quirky dramatic comedy with a surprising amount of heart; AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER, an engaging follow-up to Al Gore’s auspicious PowerPoint documentary on climate change; STEP, a feel-good doc about a step team at an all-girls school in inner-city Baltimore; and ESCAPES, an extremely odd documentary about actor-writer Hampton Fancher.

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: Charlize Theron kicks major butt in the stylish, hyper-violent spy thriller ATOMIC BLONDE; a motel becomes the flash point of an egregious miscarriage of justice during the 1967 race riots in the powerful docudrama DETROIT; and a heavy dose of 1990s nostalgia isn’t enough to make the indie dark comedy LANDLINE a top pick at your local Blockbuster store (even if it did still exist).

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: debate over just how great the unconventional World War II drama DUNKIRK really is – or isn’t; Charlie defies the mainstream majority in his exuberant praise of the alien space movie VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS; mutual admiration for the raunchy but hilarious GIRLS TRIP; and a split decision on the Thai drama POP AYE about a man and his elephant.

On this edition of the Cinema Clash, options for those who don’t go ape over blockbusters: A teenager’s wishes start coming true and people start dying in the horror film WISH UPON; a dead husband (in a white sheet with eye holes) returns home to check on his bereft wife but gets stuck in time in the ethereal, philosophically-heavy A GHOST STORY; a group of citizen journalists risk their lives to shed light on ISIS atrocities in their hometown of Raqqa, Syria in the grim documentary CITY OF GHOSTS; and a photographer with a penchant for Polaroid gets a ton of exposure in Errol Morris's documentary THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY.

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: a teenaged Peter Parker puts a new spin on a classic superhero in SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING; two veteran actors humanize the 2006 Northern Ireland peace talks in THE JOURNEY; the work of a 14th Century Italian author gets new life in a strange, raunchy convent comedy called THE LITTLE HOURS; a male nurse documents several distressing years in Iraq’s dangerous Diyala Province in NOWHERE TO HIDE; a distraught mother tracks down those responsible for her son’s death in a moody, psychological drama from France called MOKA; and the documentary VEGAS BABY details a reality-style competition for a free round of IVF. Oh baby – let the clash begin!

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: Third time is not the charm for DESPICABLE ME 3; BABY DRIVER is choreographed to succeed; THE BIG SICK offers up a healthy dose of romance, comedy and drama; OKJA will make you think – about becoming a vegetarian; THE EXCEPTION is a well-made retread of a well-worn genre, the WWII romantic spy thriller; and MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS stands little chance of becoming a sleeper hit. Let the Clash begin!

On this docu-centric edition of the Cinema Clash: Charlie, Hannah and special guest Jill Boniske (Arty Chick of chickflix.net) compare notes on a myriad of films about sports, entertainment, politics, the environment, space, and girl power that managed to make the cut at the 2017 AFI Documentary Festival in Washington, DC.

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: A victory lap for CARS 3; mixed feelings about THE BOOK OF HENRY; Sam Elliott pitches bbq sauce and redemption in THE HERO; and the Israeli film fest continues with PAST LIFE and THE WOMEN’S BALCONY.

On this packed edition of the Cinema Clash: THE MUMMY sheds light on what a bust the Dark Universe may be; IT COMES AT NIGHT attempts to scare the ‘it’ out of you; MEGAN LEAVEY gets a dog. Hoorah.; MY COUSIN RACHEL is sadly not a sequel to My Cousin Vinny; LETTERS FROM BAGHDAD is a weak doc about a strong woman; MANIFESTO taxes the brain with Cate Blanchett playing 13 roles; and a quirky little indie called BAND AID saves the day with humor, heart and a few catchy tunes.

On this edition of the Cinema Clash: Charlie and Hannah go to war over WONDER WOMAN, CHURCHILL, and GOD OF WAR. Plus, a plug for the British indie drama I, DANIEL BLAKE and a takedown of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS by Charlie and his four-year-old.