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Artemis Fowl Review: Kenneth Branagh Brings Teen Criminal Mastermind to Disney+

Originally destined to be a tentpole theatrical release in May, Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the much loved Eoin Colfer books instead premieres as a Disney+ exclusive. It’s a shame in a way, since Branagh’s movie is colorful, kinetic, and highly cinematic with several rollicking set pieces and some Harry Potter-level world building.  On the other hand, the streaming release does at least save fans of the books feeling cheated out of the price of a cinema ticket and a bucket of popcorn as well as a morally ambiguous and frequently ruthless main character. As many predicted, the least interesting thing…
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Kenneth Branagh Describes His Death on the Nile as Dark and Sexy

Kenneth Branagh and his absolutely ludicrous moustache will return to the big screen (plague dependent) later this year as Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Death on the Nile, Branagh’s follow up to the box office-raiding Murder on the Orient Express, is eyeing an October 9 release date, but Branagh has already witnessed the path of his latest movie, Artemis Fowl, veer off towards the streaming service pastures of Disney+ thanks to the current state of things, so we shall wait to see if Poirot’s next case is theater-bound. Branagh summoned a big cast for his new spin on…
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