Punch, the New Zealand movie from filmmaker and academic Welby Ings, is a unique project. A boxing film that is ultimately against violence, Punch uses the testosterone and traditional masculinity of boxing to comment upon the bullying and prejudice that…
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These days, it feels difficult to even conceive of a television landscape where Ted Lasso didn't exist. The little-streaming-show-that-could, hailing from Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt, eventually earned a W in the hearts of countless viewers…
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If you’re a fan of true crime, you’re probably familiar with the experience of looking for something to watch in a landscape flooded with so many choices. To aid in your search, we’ve tackled one small slice of the true-crime…
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If you’d said to any Mel Brooks fan even three years ago that we’d finally be getting a long-awaited sequel to History of the World, Part I, the epic parody film that took audiences through all of human history, they’d…
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Harley Wallen has been steadily directing independent films for about a decade. Bret Miller has been writing short films for roughly that same amount of time. Now, these two have joined forces, with Wallen helming Miler’s feature-length screenwriting debut, Ash…
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Following recent talks, comedic power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally have officially joined the fourth season of The Umbrella Academy. And they’ve brought Arrested Development star David Cross with them. Confirmed by Netflix via Twitter, the three actors will…
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2022 was a great year for films, but 2023 is absolutely going to give it a run for its money. In 2023, we'll have new films from Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig, Steve McQueen, Michael Mann, Ben Affleck, David Fincher, Francis…
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Television and streaming services are populated with a variety of teen shows. There are a number of mythical creature series, post-apocalyptic shows, and teen murder dramas. With a myriad of coming-of-age storylines targeting teens and young adults, writers have to…
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Blood and bruises, anyone? It’s a battle of will and grit in The Siege. Saban Film’s new action thriller is a relentless tour de force, mightily held up by its bulky leading man, Daniel Stisen (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Justice…
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Cate Blanchett in TÁR According to cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, writer/director Todd Field often expressed his desired aesthetic for TÁR in a series of repeated Field-isms: Let’s just witness. Don’t gild the lily. Don’t make it look like a movie with a…
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After months of campaigning, the 95th Oscar nominations are here. And, in theory, with blockbusters such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (granted, a streaming blockbuster), and “Avatar: The Way of Water”…
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Luther: The Fallen Sun, directed by Jamie Payne (The Hour), is a great example of what television movies can be. Idris Elba’s (The Harder They Fall) seminal performance gets another chance to stretch its legs in this two-hour film. The…
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