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A Sturdy, Stoic John Magaro Anchors Moving Family Road Trip Drama [Sundance]
It’s only fitting that a road trip movie like “Omaha” would begin with a series of domestic still lifes depicting clutter. Screenwriter Robert Machoian’s unique entry into the subgenre is neither a transformational journey nor the ultimate destination for a…
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“We Wanted to Get Across a Sense of the Overbearing Heat”: DP Rufai Ajala on Mad Bills to Pay
Still from Mad Bills to Pay. Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) is director Joel Alfonso Vargas’s feature adaptation of his short film May it Go Beautifully for You, Rico. The film follows Rico, his family…
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Bowen Yang’s Hilarious & Heartfelt Romantic Comedy Revives What’s Been Missing From The Genre
Every once in a while, a film comes along that touches you in the most unexpected ways. The Wedding Banquet , a laugh-out-loud comedy that has a big heart, is one such movie. A remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 film,…
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‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Stars Join Helen Mirren in Anton Corbijn’s ‘Switzerland’
The novels about the fictional con artist, Tom Ripley, have been adapted for the screen many times before, and now it is time for Patricia Highsmith — the creative mind behind the character, to take center stage. BAFTA-nominated director Anton…
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‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A New Endearing Creature Classic With Old-School Fantasy Elements
We’ve been overdue for a solid family-friendly creature feature for years now, as it seems there’s been a lack of earnest entries in the genre since the Amblin Entertainment days of E.T. and Gremlins. But the drought may finally be…
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The Queens of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Promised an “Unforgettable” Season 17
The time has come for a brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race! Now celebrating its seventeenth season of the flagship franchise, fourteen sickening queens are about to show the world why they have the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent…
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The Ultimate MCU “What If” Is a Love Letter To the Iconic Web-Slinger
When Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was first revealed, it was initially pitched as a prequel to the Jon Watts trilogy starring Tom Holland. The series was set to fill us in on the details Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man:…
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Ben Whishaw And Rebecca Hall Get Lost In Ira Sachs’ Cinematic Exercise [Sundance]
PARK CITY – Sometimes, despite the best efforts of those involved, a movie isn’t really a movie. Maybe it’s really a short subject extended beyond its means. Maybe it’s more of an experiment or a well-intentioned exercise. In that context,…
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“There Are No Good Harnesses, Clips and Clamps That Keep a Drone on a Dog”: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady on Their Sundance Doc Premiere, Folktales
Still from Folktales. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. For Jesus Camp and Detropia directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, a film can be born from the most inconspicuous of things, like something they have overheard, or a phrase that stayed with…
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Jennifer Lopez Wows As An Alluring Diva In This Sensational Yet Flawed Musical
Adapted from the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, the second movie adaptation after the Brazilian film, Kiss of the Spider Woman , Bill Condon’s latest musical, is a lot of things. It’s extravagant and intimate, romantic and campy. It brings…
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11 Behind the Scenes Stories for You and Your Little Friends
Happy 84th birthday Brian De Palma! We celebrate with these Scarface behind the scenes stories, recounting the director’s crime-kingpin masterpiece. Starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, it’s one one of the most stylishly flamboyant and addictive films of all time.…
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A Complicated & Layered Portrait Of Identity Battles For Narrative Control [Sundance]
When is a documentary portrait not a conventional documentary portrait? Well, it certainly doesn’t hurt when you’re relentlessly battling for narrative control with your subject throughout and are engaged in a passive-aggressive tug-of-war for dominance. That’s the extra layer of…
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