In a year of multiple Pinocchio movies, it may have been necessary to officially call this one Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, but it is also apt - the Mexican auteur's signature is all over it. From the story's fantasy elements…
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Thanks to a buddy of mine who has hopped on the PRIME import train I have an exclusive Strawberry Watermelon PRIME review to bring you today. Sitting here at home sipping PRIME fully aware that I’ve been sucked into the…
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Can the team behind Apple TV+ and Ted Lasso score another creative goal with Shrinking? That’s the plan. The new comedy tracks befuddled, grieving therapist Jimmy (Jason Segel), who suddenly starts breaking rules, telling his clients exactly what’s on his…
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Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that as soon as Disney+ started in late 2019, Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, and the Disney apparatus rolled out an ambitious plan for more and more “Star Wars,” including animated shows. While some…
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When Ruben Östlund jumped on a Zoom call to discuss his new film we weren’t interested in talking to him about the buzzed-about sea sickness sequence in “Triangle of Sadness.” That wasn’t a surprise. Östlund knows how to conceive universally…
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Bad Press, courtesy of Sundance Institute. When the 2015 Free Press Act is repealed, Angel Ellis and her colleagues at Mvskoke Media in Okmulgee, Oklahoma begin a long battle to offer transparent journalism for Muscogee Nation readers. Bad Press, directed…
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The Xbox Series S is a pretty awesome console. True, it’s not as powerful as the Series X and it doesn’t have an optical drive, but if you don’t need 4K gaming or physical media, it’s a great deal. I…
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Making a connection, falling in love, and starting a lasting relationship can feel like a dance, but in ways you’d never imagine. Writer-director Colby Day’s short, LEAD/FOLLOW, uses dance to chart the relationship between a man and a woman creating a…
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You don’t get very far into “5 Seasons of Revolution” before you realize something is off with one of the documentary’s participants. That person is Susu, a friend of the film’s director (simply credited as “Lina”). Along with Lina, Susu…
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The Many Saints of Newark star Michael Gandolfini will join Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio in Daredevil: Born Again. After taking on Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark, actor Michael Gandolfini will be making his mark in the…
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Actress Alice Englert can now add writer-director to her resumé, after premiering her directorial debut, Bad Behaviour, at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Following in the footsteps of her mother, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion, Englert’s feature is a…
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Sherry Cola and I were able to squeeze a phone call for our interview just moments before she had to get ready for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of her latest movie Shortcomings. Naturally, it was an exciting day for…
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