I confess that, as a film critic, I go into movies cold these days. Trailers tend to give too much away. Social media is ablaze with factoids about new projects; I don’t want to know what a movie will say…
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The most hotly anticipated update to what amounts to, as someone with every right to make such a claim once said, “the only list serious movie people take seriously”, has arrived, bearing the most uproarious shifts in its 70-year history.…
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Moviegoers in May 1999 did not receive the film that they were expecting. While Election is an R-rated high school comedy, this was no American Pie. The film's marketing misdirected audiences into believing that Alexander Payne's film was an easy-going,…
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Sing 2 is the star-studded second installment of the popular musical franchise Sing. The plot of this movie follows Buster Moon, owner of the Moon Theater, as he takes his show to the big city. He dreams of making it…
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If you ever questioned it before, let “Bardo” — wordily subtitled ‘or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths,’ as was the director’s wont with 2014’s “Birdman” — lay your queries to rest: Alejandro Iñárritu really, really loves Fellini. He’s…
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Stronger, the new film from screenwriter John Pollono and director David Gordon Green, is currently playing in cinemas and focuses on the life of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both of his legs below the knee on…
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The concept of bullying has been around in film for ages when it comes to adolescence and the portrayal of female friendships on screen. In Sissy, writer-directors Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes tackle these issues through their character Cecilia, a…
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The Yellowstoners, Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez, have returned. This time, instead of breaking down the latest episode of “Yellowstone,” the hosts turn their attention to the latest spinoff series, “1923.” Also created by Taylor Sheridan, “1923” follows Jacob Dutton (Harrison Ford) and Cara…
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Let the mom-and-me TV marathon begin. With NYE right around the corner, I've rounded up all the TV shows worth watching from Netflix to Hulu that your mom would totally appreciate, too. Take a look: Tell us: What shows did…
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James Gunn recently announced that he is writing the next Superman movie that will focus on a younger version of the character. It was also confirmed that Henry Cavill will not be returning to reprise his role as the Man…
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A predictable cycle always seems to crop up in the press right around the time that Netflix is gearing up to premiere a new season of The Crown. Someone makes headlines with the declaration that Peter Morgan's longtime series should…
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Bryan Tyree Henry in the Maple Leaf Bar on Oak Street in Causeway The title of the new film Causeway refers to the 24-mile strip of road that cuts over Lake Pontchartrain to connect the New Orleans suburbs of Mandeville…
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