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Two new trailers dropped in the last 48 hours. One for the Hellboy reboot and another for the Men In Black reboot.

Both left a 'meh' taste in my mouth.

This is because there is a sense of unfulfilled destiny regarding both projects. It's a real shame.

That's not to say the films won't be great. Perhaps they will?

But the trailers remind one of the glory days of these projects in a past life. What do you think?

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A review of the BRILLIANT short 'The Mask Maker' from Crypt TV and Director John William Ross - Click the link to watch for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Ke9Aoqy58&t=52s

In this episode, Jim reviews the short Horror from Crypt TV and writer/director Dan Allen 'Tap Tap'. The film was co-written and stars Issy Knopfler, Daughter of Mark Knopfler. Watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VGWaGAPYnM&t=1s

Steven Spielberg is one of the world's most renowned filmmakers. It goes without saying. He is also an avid gamer. Back in 2011 he used his knowledge of game control and merged it with his practical knowledge of filmmaking to create the film 'The Adventures of Tin Tin'. Cut to 7 years later and millions of people tune in daily to a guy named Ninja creating digital films on his youtube channel that showcase him playing the game Fortnite. He too uses a controller to tell his story. What's the difference? Does this make Ninja a filmmaker also?

The Trailer for Triple Frontier just dropped. The film stars Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac as mercs who attempt to rob a Mexican Drug Cartel. Why you should pay attention to this film when it drops in March 2019 is because it is written by Oscar Winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) and directed by J.C Chandor. Chandor is the Sidney Lumet of today. He is a living legend. Every film he touches is a masterpiece. DO NOT LET THIS FILM GET LOST IN YOUR NETFLIX FEED

The Golden Globe Nominations for 2019 and does the outcome even matter? That's the question, really.

We here at Minnimal are curious, as are everyone to see what the always accurate HFPA (hollywood foreign press assoc) have to say about what they think the best films of the year are.

Almost always, it's films that haven't been released yet. This year is no different.

Commenting today on the Screen Junkies News reaction video to the snubs that they feel were unfairly overlooked. Noticeably, Toni Collette and her performance in Hereditary.

Sure - it's sad. But the entire awards ceremony exists in a bubble that the market as a whole does not care about.

What about if we just use the market to judge the best films - that would mean the little guys wouldn't get a say.

But if the little guys made their way to the top to be viewed by all - having lifted the standard of their work - they would be in with a chance.

It would be a true metric.

I'm not saying it would work - i'm saying 5 - 10 years from now it might work.

But we'll never know.

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Romeo + Juliet (1996), Baz Luhrmann's brilliant piece of cinematic mastery is 22 years old. It is a film that still burns bright - in fact, it's a Goldilocks movie.

That is - it's perfect. The sum of its parts has created a mastery of achievement.

It. is. perfect.

It has the right soundtrack, casting, direction, production designm run time.... oh yeah - and story!

What we witnessed 22 years ago was magic.

We have the celluloid to prove it.

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MGM hold the rights to the original 'Child's Play' film and have went ahead and re-made it (wrapping production this week). Meanwhile, series creator Don Mancini has begun production on his child's play TV-series that continues the storyline from his original creation. Is there enough fuel in the fire to sustain two rival Chucky franchises?

James A. Janisse's 'Dead Meat' youtube channel - featuring 'The Kill Count' webshow - is so worth your time, it's NOT funny. Here's my brief review of the channel and why you should not only watch but subscribe (2 Million Youtube Watchers Can't Be Wrong!)

One day, Disney will run out of animated IP to re-kindle into live-action entertainment. The lunchboxes won't sell themselves, so what is Disney to do?...