Summary Dana Carvey apologized for SNL sketch where Sharon Stone is made to strip to her underwear. Stone was unbothered by sketch, calling it a misdemeanor from a different era. Carvey explained there was no malice in the sketch, while…
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Summary Harriet can time travel by listening to songs from her past relationship with Max. Harriet struggles with the desire to save Max, rather than embrace a new love interest. Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min shine in a messy…
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The Casagrandes Movie might be an okay film for kids who are fans of the Nickelodeon animated television series The Casagrandes, but it may not be the ideal choice for anyone else who is looking for something more exciting and…
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The Big Picture Director Micahel Mohan wanted to make sure star Sydney Sweeney had enough room to go wild in the ending to their horror film Immaculate . Questions of perspective and agency were ones the director reflected on throughout…
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A Luc Besson film provokes thought as much it takes viewers along a mesmerizing emotional journey. Besson is the brainchild behind Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, and Lucy. Besson's new film,…
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NBC News has officially decided to part ways with its newest on-air contributor, Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair, just days after she was hired. “After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided…
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The Big Picture David Krumholtz is terrific in Lousy Carter despite the film's shaggy limitations. Lousy Carter is a darkly comic dramedy that almost deconstructs its own rhythms. Krumholtz ensures the film works through its messy ending, delivering a great…
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The utterly convoluted lengths filmmakers will go to contrive some excuse to make monsters fight has become exasperating. Moreover, the unique paradox at the heart of Legendary’s Monsterverse series continues. Much like “Godzilla Vs. Kong,” also directed by Adam Wingard,…
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David Krumholtz in Lousy Carter In 2012, Bob Byington won a Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival for Somebody Up There Likes Me; last year, he returned with Lousy Carter. Writing about the festival, I said of the…
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Summary Gwyneth Paltrow believes there's a limit to original, quality superhero stories in the over-saturated genre. Huge blockbusters have struggled at the box office, needing ridiculous sums to profit in an age where streaming is preferred. Low-budget films prosper while…
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It’s well-established in the annals of pop cultural TV history: the final season of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” was one of the most controversial ever, arguably the most hated of any series that was once fully beloved. Originally conceived as…
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Despite a near-fatal brush with death in the early new year of 2023, Jeremy Renner is back at it in the acting game, almost as if nothing ever happened. Miraculously healthy, healed, and back to work in early 2024, Renner…
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