Get Lucky is an Indie comedy by Swedish director Ingela Ogard. Normally, a review would begin with a synopsis of the film. Still, for this film, which hews very closely to some familiar tropes, we can visualize that concept and…
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Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Constellation. The Big Picture A greater focus on personal dramas makes Constellation 's characters more tangible in Episode 4. With the matter of what the series is about resolved, we…
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I’m starting to like Bhumi Pednekar more and more. While I’m not a fan of her when they try to shoehorn her into leading ‘heroine’-type roles like in Thank You For Coming. But when she does these street-level grounded and…
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Director Sean Patrick Shaul’s documentary Cover Your Ears takes viewers on a 100-year journey through censorship in music. Racism, overreaching politicians, angry moms, and Christianity all show up as culprits in the struggle to maintain and define American culture, but…
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8400 seconds. 140 minutes. Two hours and 20 minutes. That is the seemingly daunting runtime of Cabrini, directed by Alejandro Monteverde, who came up with the story with screenwriter Rod Barr. Their inspiration is the life of Frances Xavier Cabrini, an…
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The Big Picture The Sweet East is a well-shot though ultimately empty absurdist look at Eastern America. The film follows Lillian as she goes from a field trip to a more wandering and scattered series of encounters. Talia Ryder delivers…
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One of the exciting aspects of film is when a filmmaker changes the narrative structure of a work. One can use flashbacks, or events could be shown, suggesting the whole story is a dream sequence. Tobias: Dark Hallway, written and directed…
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The leader of a fictional European country falls apart in HBO’s latest political satire, “The Regime,” premiering on March 3. The network has a long history of deconstructing power on shows like “Veep” and “Succession,” two programs that will undoubtedly…
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The Big Picture Kate Winslet is a standout in HBO's The Regime as Chancellor Elena Vernham, a paranoid and germaphobic ruler. The Regime struggles to strike a balance between its comedic and dramatic beats. Rather than skewer its despicable subjects,…
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A sinister force has waged war with the Dwarven Kingdom in Berdian Torres’ animated short, Fall of Hammerdome. Our tale takes us to the land of Highreigne in the Kingdom of Thrum led by King Theos. One day, communication from…
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When Roman Polanski made Macbeth for Hugh Hefner, he hired the theater critic Kenneth Tynan as a consultant. Tynan stressed the importance of a young lead because the lack of good parts in the play meant it was usually only staged by…
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Summary Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell deliver as two very different characters. The sci-fi movie's visual effects make for exciting action sequences. Code 8: Part II elevates over the original film in all aspects. Stephen and Robbie Amell, the talented…
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